Ray Stannard Baker Quotes

The streets and alleys of the ward were notoriously filthy, and the contractors habitually neglected them, not failing, however, to draw their regular payments from the city treasury.

Ray Stannard Baker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 17, 1870 - July 12, 1946

Topics

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The first time I had to hold a baby, I was really nervous, but I soon grew in confidence.

Jessica Raine

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My wife and I are living large in our beloved Miami and I'm working on the things that are important to me.

Jeb Bush

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In politics, there's a kind of literal-mindedness. It's what you say, not what you mean, and you have to say only what you mean.

Michael Ignatieff

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I'm getting ready to write a piece now, and it's been six months thinking about it, changing the instrumentation, changing the name, doing more reading.

John Zorn

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Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs.

Stephen Covey

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The closer we get to achieving equality of opportunity between the sexes, the more clearly we can see that the next major obstacle to improving the well-being of most men and women is the growing socioeconomic inequality within each sex.

Stephanie Coontz

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My people came from western Tennessee and western Kentucky.

Rodney Crowell

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When President Obama took office, I was transitioning out of the military and just seeing that he was taking the country in a direction that I didn't think was consistent with the Founding Fathers and with our constitutional roots.

Ron DeSantis

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I have two quite large houses, and every cupboard and drawer is stuffed with books.

Ruth Rendell

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The immigrant blame game is constant. Cynical politicians believe it drives poll numbers; cynical commentators believe it drives TV ratings.

Luis Gutierrez

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I was a creative player, but I got some bad injuries early on and I decided that if this was a jungle we were playing in then it's better to be a lion than a lamb.

Johnny Giles

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Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.

William S. Burroughs

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