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Daniel Patrick Moynihan Quotes

Citizen participation is a device whereby public officials induce nonpublic individuals to act in a way the officials desire.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: american
Birth: March 16, 1927 - March 26, 2003

Topics

Desire Citizen Way Participation Act

I prefer girls who are young.

Young Who Prefer

I'm not fond of cities: the constant activity and swarms of people.

People Activity Constant Fond Cities

I still haven't come to grips with our success.

Michael Hutchence

Success Come Still Our Grips

I'm the absolute opposite of a hoarder.

Opposite Absolute

I define success as being comfortable with yourself and your life. And that is about as good as it gets, really.

Life Success Good Yourself Define

When these suckers had formed roots in the open ground, or kind of nursery where they were planted, they were looked over and the best taken up for potting.

Best Roots Kind Over Open Ground

The family has a social function and so it should be sustained.

Rocco Buttiglione

Family Social Function Should

This is what really makes real jazz musicians: people coming out with their own voice.

Roscoe Mitchell

People Voice Musicians Jazz Real

I had this funny family. At one end, they were breeding dogs in south-east London - for greyhound racing - and at the other, my uncle was living in Downing Street. And I would actually go to Downing Street, which didn't strike me as funny. I'd get on the number 15 bus.

Michael Moorcock

Family Funny Me End Racing Uncle

Long before the thousand millions are here, the mighty centrifugal tendency, inherent in this stock and strengthened in the United States, will assert itself.

Long Will Mighty United Here Before

I wasn't passionate about food until I'd been cooking for a while. I started long before food became part of the mainstream media. I just wanted to cook, period.

Food Cooking Media Long Passionate

I grew up doing all that stuff because I was obsessed with the '50s. I had sock hops for birthday parties. So I've always done The Twist and stuff. It was pretty natural and, with my parents doing it all the time, I'd just copy them. Not very pretty.

Birthday Time Parents Doing Copy Up

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