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Town Quotes

When you have a small town where all of a sudden there’s 3,000 black people living in a neighborhood where there were never black people before, that’s a dramatic change. I’m not sure how much the people in the north are acknowledging that this is a permanent phenomenon, that it is going to change the social fabric Picture Quote #1

It makes you a better person to know where you came from, because whereever you go, there is somebody in some town, city, hamlet, whatever, that has the same dreams you have Picture Quote #1

I was a big rugby player and into my motocross, so I lost loads of weight and a rumor went around the town that I had picked up a drug addiction! Picture Quote #1

Tyrone, I think they’re taking to festivals. I don’t know which festivals it will be at. It’s like a buddy picture. It’s a couple of guys driving across the country and they get to a small town and they hit a guy. The guy turns out to be a drug smuggler Picture Quote #1

With ‘Verdict’ I was away for six months, touring, with a week in each town. I did not really enjoy that aspect of it Picture Quote #1

You know what my earliest memories are? Going from one burlesque town to another. My father was in burlesque Picture Quote #1

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I was born in Iowa City and spent my early childhood on a hippie commune just outside of town Picture Quote #1

In my early teens, I knew I wanted to do television production. I loved cameras, editing and producing, anything that had to do with television production. My friend had a production studio across town, and we’d go over there at night and shoot and edit. I produced my father’s televised service for 17 years Picture Quote #1

Because I first made my name as a rapper claiming South Central L.A., people often assume I’m strictly a West Coast cat. But my family was actually from back East. I was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in Summit, an upscale town in north Jersey Picture Quote #1

I was born in a middle class Muslim family, in a small town called Myonenningh in a northern part of Bangladesh in 1962. My father is a qualified physician; my mother is a housewife. I have two elder brothers and one younger sister. All of them received a liberal education in schools and colleges Picture Quote #1

New England has a strong tradition of localism. What is ordinarily called election day in most of the United States is called town meeting day in Vermont Picture Quote #1

I was born in the small town of Gorizia, Italy, on 31 March, 1934. My father was an electrical engineer at the local telephone company and my mother an elementary school teacher Picture Quote #1

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Following graduation from high school in 1948, I attended Harvard University where I became a physics major. Having grown up in a small town, I found Harvard to be an enormously enriching experience. Students in my class came from all walks of life and from a great variety of geographical locations Picture Quote #1

Los Angeles is a one-horse town. It’s entirely driven by the entertainment business and that’s what it is Picture Quote #1

The first time that you escape from home or the small town that you live in - there’s a reason a small town is called a small town: It’s because not many people want to live there Picture Quote #1

I wanted to escape Small Town U.S.A. To dismiss the boundaries, to explore. My life experience came from watching movies, TV, and reading books and magazines. When your culture comes from watching TV everyday, you’re bombarded with images of things that seem cool, places that seem interesting, people who have jobs and careers and opportunities Picture Quote #1

I come from a small town and I come from a background where we didn’t have money to travel. I thought I’d have to join the military to get to Europe. So I’m thrilled to travel Picture Quote #1

I just love performing so much, and I threw myself into every musical theater production that was going in my home town and at school. And then, I went to the National Youth Music Theatre, which was really a galvanizing experience for me when I was 17 Picture Quote #1

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People have kind of latched on with my personality and how I play golf and how I carry myself. It seems like every town we go to, I’m experiencing newer things with these types of fans Picture Quote #1

I consider myself Istanbul’s storyteller. My subject matter is my town. I consider it my job to explore the hidden patterns of my city’s clandestine corners, its shady, mysterious places, the things I love Picture Quote #1

I don’t think fake people living in a fake house in a fake suburb are any less dismissible or believable than a fake psychic attending a fake school in a fake town. Nothing’s inherently believable about any kind of fiction, because all of it’s untrue Picture Quote #1

John Glenn’s father, known as Herschel, was mostly deaf from injuries in World War I. To help out at home, young Glenn sold rhubarb all over town from the family garden Picture Quote #1

I was the first one in my family to go away to college. I came from a small town where there was no guidance in the high school at all. It was a mill town, and I never knew anyone who made their living from the arts. When you did go away to college, you went away to be something - an engineer, or a teacher, or a chemist Picture Quote #1

I was one of two Jewish kids in my school. We were probably one of two Jewish families in our town Picture Quote #1

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I would hate to think I’m promoting sadness as an aesthetic. But I grew up in not just a family but a town and a culture where sadness is something you’re taught to feel shame about. You end up chronically desiring what can be a very sentimental idea of love and connection. A lot of my work has been about trying to make a space for sadness Picture Quote #1

When I look back, I’m glad I grew up in a small town. There, it’s just you, your family and whatever you make of it Picture Quote #1

Everyone’s parents were famous actors at my school, pretty much! I think I went to school with Paris Hilton when I was three. That’s what L.A. is, though - it’s an industry town. You go to school with kids and you think, ‘Well that’s normal, they make movies Picture Quote #1

Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy Picture Quote #1

I grew up a fat kid in a small town in Minnesota who was a tomboy and happened to play a mean violin. My goal was to be a famous concert artist some day Picture Quote #1

In my town, I had only one adult American male role model: my father. I grew up taking it for granted that missionaries were what American boys grew up to be Picture Quote #1

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When you have a small town where all of a sudden there’s 3,000 black people living in a neighborhood where there were never black people before, that’s a dramatic change. I’m not sure how much the people in the north are acknowledging that this is a permanent phenomenon, that it is going to change the social fabric. (Town Quotes) It makes you a better person to know where you came from, because whereever you go, there is somebody in some town, city, hamlet, whatever, that has the same dreams you have. (Town Quotes) I was a big rugby player and into my motocross, so I lost loads of weight and a rumor went around the town that I had picked up a drug addiction! (Town Quotes) Tyrone, I think they’re taking to festivals. I don’t know which festivals it will be at. It’s like a buddy picture. It’s a couple of guys driving across the country and they get to a small town and they hit a guy. The guy turns out to be a drug smuggler. (Town Quotes) With ‘Verdict’ I was away for six months, touring, with a week in each town. I did not really enjoy that aspect of it. (Town Quotes) You know what my earliest memories are? Going from one burlesque town to another. My father was in burlesque. (Town Quotes) I was born in Iowa City and spent my early childhood on a hippie commune just outside of town (Town Quotes) In my early teens, I knew I wanted to do television production. I loved cameras, editing and producing, anything that had to do with television production. My friend had a production studio across town, and we’d go over there at night and shoot and edit. I produced my father’s televised service for 17 years. (Town Quotes) Because I first made my name as a rapper claiming South Central L.A., people often assume I’m strictly a West Coast cat. But my family was actually from back East. I was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in Summit, an upscale town in north Jersey. (Town Quotes) I was born in a middle class Muslim family, in a small town called Myonenningh in a northern part of Bangladesh in 1962. My father is a qualified physician; my mother is a housewife. I have two elder brothers and one younger sister. All of them received a liberal education in schools and colleges. (Town Quotes) New England has a strong tradition of localism. What is ordinarily called election day in most of the United States is called town meeting day in Vermont. (Town Quotes) I was born in the small town of Gorizia, Italy, on 31 March, 1934. My father was an electrical engineer at the local telephone company and my mother an elementary school teacher. (Town Quotes) Following graduation from high school in 1948, I attended Harvard University where I became a physics major. Having grown up in a small town, I found Harvard to be an enormously enriching experience. Students in my class came from all walks of life and from a great variety of geographical locations. (Town Quotes) Los Angeles is a one-horse town. It’s entirely driven by the entertainment business and that’s what it is. (Town Quotes) The first time that you escape from home or the small town that you live in - there’s a reason a small town is called a small town: It’s because not many people want to live there. (Town Quotes) I wanted to escape Small Town U.S.A. To dismiss the boundaries, to explore. My life experience came from watching movies, TV, and reading books and magazines. When your culture comes from watching TV everyday, you’re bombarded with images of things that seem cool, places that seem interesting, people who have jobs and careers and opportunities. (Town Quotes) I come from a small town and I come from a background where we didn’t have money to travel. I thought I’d have to join the military to get to Europe. So I’m thrilled to travel. (Town Quotes) I just love performing so much, and I threw myself into every musical theater production that was going in my home town and at school. And then, I went to the National Youth Music Theatre, which was really a galvanizing experience for me when I was 17. (Town Quotes) People have kind of latched on with my personality and how I play golf and how I carry myself. It seems like every town we go to, I’m experiencing newer things with these types of fans. (Town Quotes) I consider myself Istanbul’s storyteller. My subject matter is my town. I consider it my job to explore the hidden patterns of my city’s clandestine corners, its shady, mysterious places, the things I love. (Town Quotes) I don’t think fake people living in a fake house in a fake suburb are any less dismissible or believable than a fake psychic attending a fake school in a fake town. Nothing’s inherently believable about any kind of fiction, because all of it’s untrue. (Town Quotes) John Glenn’s father, known as Herschel, was mostly deaf from injuries in World War I. To help out at home, young Glenn sold rhubarb all over town from the family garden. (Town Quotes) I was the first one in my family to go away to college. I came from a small town where there was no guidance in the high school at all. It was a mill town, and I never knew anyone who made their living from the arts. When you did go away to college, you went away to be something - an engineer, or a teacher, or a chemist. (Town Quotes) I was one of two Jewish kids in my school. We were probably one of two Jewish families in our town. (Town Quotes) I would hate to think I’m promoting sadness as an aesthetic. But I grew up in not just a family but a town and a culture where sadness is something you’re taught to feel shame about. You end up chronically desiring what can be a very sentimental idea of love and connection. A lot of my work has been about trying to make a space for sadness. (Town Quotes) When I look back, I’m glad I grew up in a small town. There, it’s just you, your family and whatever you make of it. (Town Quotes) Everyone’s parents were famous actors at my school, pretty much! I think I went to school with Paris Hilton when I was three. That’s what L.A. is, though - it’s an industry town. You go to school with kids and you think, ‘Well that’s normal, they make movies. (Town Quotes) Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. (Town Quotes) I grew up a fat kid in a small town in Minnesota who was a tomboy and happened to play a mean violin. My goal was to be a famous concert artist some day. (Town Quotes) In my town, I had only one adult American male role model: my father. I grew up taking it for granted that missionaries were what American boys grew up to be. (Town Quotes)

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