Quote by Elizabeth Hardwick
Mothers born on relief have their babies on relief. Nothingness, t

Mothers born on relief have their babies on relief. Nothingness, truly, seems to be the condition of these New York people. They are nomads going from one rooming house to another, looking for a toilet that functions. – Elizabeth Hardwick

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The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. – Elizabeth Hardwick

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The fifties — they seem to have taken place on a sunny afternoon that asked nothing of you except a drifting belief in the moment and its power to satisfy. – Elizabeth Hardwick

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Dont gag people with welfare, theyll never make an effort. – Source Unknown

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Our whole way of life today is dedicated to the removal of risk. Cradle to grave we are supported, insulated, and isolated from the risks of life – and if we fail, our government stands ready with Bandaids of every size. – Shirley Temple Black

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What a racially segregated system once taught the young black about living with his inferiority is now taught by a benevolent social welfare system. The difference was that in an earlier age a black parent could fight the competing influences. – Charles Alan Murray

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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. – Italian Proverb

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I took the process of doing as much myself as I could like a duck to water. I set up my own label and publishing, etc, and it was a fun learning curve two decades ago. – David Knopfler

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Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you all is very, very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence. – Pope John Paul II

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Fairness is not an attitude. Its a professional skill that must be developed and exercised. – Brit Hume

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Well I would say that were regular people first of all and were normal and its obvious by some of the things that have happened just because our name is famous were not immune to tragedy. – Brett Favre

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