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Toni Morrison Novelist, Essayist
Ohio

"In Ohio seasons are theatrical. Each one enters like a prima donna, convinced its performance is the reason the world has people in it."

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Abraham Lincoln Political Leader
Ohio

"All the armies of Europe combined could not by force make a track upon the Blue Ridge, or take a drink from the Ohio. If we are to be destroyed, we must do it ourselves."

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Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Ohio

"I always loved that old song Banks of the Ohio - it was always such a man's song, so I've always wanted to record it."

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Neil Young Musician, Singer-Songwriter
Ohio

"Tin soldiers and Nixon coming, We're finally on our own. This summer I hear the drumming, Four dead in Ohio."

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Noam Chomsky Linguist, Philosopher, Activist
Ohio

"Because the 1979 strike against U.S. Steel in Youngstown, Ohio was an occupation - and actually, that's a model that really should be pursued now.They went on from striking to trying to have the workforce and the communities take over the abandoned factories that U.S. Steel was dismantling."

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Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher
Ohio

"This fair homestead has fallen to us, and how little have we done to improve it, how little have we cleared and hedged and ditched! We are too inclined to go hence to a "better land," without lifting a finger, as our farmers are moving to the Ohio soil; but would it not be more heroic and faithful to till and redeem this New England soil of the world?"

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Fred Thompson Politician
Ohio

"During a campaign speech in Ohio, President Obama said, 'I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth'. So to be fair, he wants to take your silverware and spread it around."

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