17 Quotes by Tom Owens

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    We are not a world capital. But I believe they have hope that disputing peoples will come here. I would love to see Muhammad Ali come back and put his blessing and his encouragement at those tables of reconciliation.

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    I firmly believe if a person is just bound and determined to self-destruct, what can you or anybody else do? What we can do is to make sure that child doesn't just sit there and watch it.

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    He is the most recognized figure in the history of this city and when visitors ask about him, I point to the center. We hope he has a long and continuing life and hopefully, one day, he will come home.

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    I went nuts. I went to the school board and told them they couldn't can't refuse this, we've gone this far.

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    It is a two-way street, no question. This (the visit) is a strong symbol, a very strong symbol.

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    Our business here doesn't really fit with what's happening in this end of the city. It's all condos and residential.

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    We've only had 30 months experience as a new government. We are feeling our way along on an issue as divisive as this one,

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