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A neighborhood is a residential area that is changing for the wors

A neighborhood is a residential area that is changing for the worse. – John Ciardi

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It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their confusions. – John Ciardi

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Courage
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John Ciardi
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A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea. – John Ciardi

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Change
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One has not great hopes from Birmingham. I always say there is something direful in the sound. – Jane Austen

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Paris, a city of gaieties and pleasures, where four-fifths of the inhabitants die of grief. About Paris – Sebastian Roch Nicolas Chamfort

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Washington is no place for a good actor. The competition from bad actors is too great. – Fred A. Allen

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Cities, like cats, will reveal themselves at night. – Rupert Brooke

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