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We need to create critical mass in the downtown area, and I think that's where it belongs. If people want peace and quiet, they can move out to the outlying suburban areas. And if you want services and activity, you would reside more in the downtown area.


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MADHURI DIXIT Now is the only time we have, and the only time we have any control over.
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NINA SIMONE Once I understood Bach's music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life ...
NINA SIMONE Humility is attentive patience.
SIMONE WEIL It is only the impossible that is possible for God. He has given over the possible to the mechanics ...
SIMONE WEIL I love a good Netflix binge!
SIMONE BILES This may be a dream, but I'll say it anyway: I was supposed to be married last year, and I bough...
NINA SIMONE As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least t...
SIMONE WEIL What I was interested in was conveying an emotional message, which means using everything you've...
NINA SIMONE I would suggest that barbarism be considered as a permanent and universal human characteristic which...
SIMONE WEIL I dated someone in the '90s who was really into Metallica, and I remember thinking at the time, ...
HANNAH SIMONE Before a big event, I usually go to church and light a candle for St. Sebastian, who is the patron s...
SIMONE BILES I'm just a really big fan of street style. When I went to New York for Fashion Week, it was grea...
HANNAH SIMONE