California Pro Figure

Famous quotes containing the words california, pro and/or figure:

    “This land is your land, this land is my land, From California to the New York Island. From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and me.”
    —Woody Guthrie (1912–1967)

    “The upbeat lawyer/negotiator of preadolescence has become a real pro by now—cynical, shrewd, a tough cookie. You’re constantly embroiled in a match of wits. You’re exhausted.”
    —Ron Taffel (20th century)

    “Once, when lying in bed with no paper at hand, he began to sketch the idea for a new machine on the back of his wife’s nightgown. He asked her if she knew the figure he was drawing. “Yes,” she answered, “the figure of a fool.””
    —For the State of New Jersey, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)