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“If you do nothing, that just empowers the gangs.”

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Curtis Sliwa is a well-known talk show host celebrated for his charismatic personality and engaging interviews. Born on March 26, 1954, Sliwa has made a significant mark in the entertainment industry with his distinctive approach to hosting. more

“What we do best is we target the young men and women who are on the fringe. They could go either way. Maybe they have been in trouble before, but not serious trouble. ... We cherry-pick them and circumvent them away from the gang members and drug dealers ... (and encourage) them to hang out with us and become a Guardian Angel.”

Men Way Has Beens Young Trouble Serious Drug Members Picks Men And Women Angel Young Man Target Hanging Out Gang Guardian Fringe Dealer Cherries Guardian Angel Drug Dealers Gang Members

Author:Curtis Sliwa

“One night in Pittsburgh, thirty-thousand fans gave me a standing ovation when I caught a hot dog wrapper on the fly.”

Night Fans Dog Thousand Standing Hot Caught Thirty One Night Pittsburgh Hot Dog Ovation

Author:Dick Stuart

“I know I'm the world's worst fielder, but who gets paid for fielding? There isn't a great fielder in baseball getting the kind of dough I get paid for hitting.”

Knows World Kind Worst Baseball Paid Hitting Dough

Author:Dick Stuart

“Isn't it odd? A guy bats .301 and has 35 homers. Then everybody starts to tell him what a good fielder he has become.”

Guy Odd Bats

Author:Dick Stuart

“You just can’t live in Texas/if you don’t have a lot of soul.”

Ifs Soul Texas

Author:Doug Sahm

“I first met (Bob Dylan) in '65. We've had a friendship for a long time. He decided to play on a record I was making in New York. We were just friends playing together.”

Firsts Long Play Together Records New York Mets Long Time Decided Bob Dylan Just Friends Playing Together

Author:Doug Sahm

“I don't know if I'd wanna be in the limelight.”

Ifs Knows Limelight

Author:Georgia Salpa

“You have to help good people see how they have let their institutions do their sinning for them. All around the world there are those who long to see your human goodness translated into a different, more compassionate way of relating with the rest of this bleeding planet.”

People World Way Humans Long Different Helping Planets Goodness Institutions Around The World Compassionate Good People Bleeding Sinning

Author:Peter Storey

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