Upstairs Quotes
All my blessings, I take 'em as a lesson, make 'em into questions then relate 'em to the present. Should I take it as a present or a penalty, but everything is from the Man Upstairs. I could barely sing 'cause the man upstairs beatin' on the floor.
- Lupe Fiasco

[The first floor - the original ranch house - was dark and contained the entry, sitting room, and bedrooms (a master suite had been carved from the old kitchen and bath), while the airy top floor housed a large living room, kitchen, dining room, studio, and loft, and it opened onto a rear deck. It was a design layer cake that wasn't all that appetizing.] When you walked in on the ground floor, you had no idea what was upstairs... It was two totally different houses.
- Gary Wolf

[MISSING MARKO: Backup OT Marko Cavka underwent surgery yesterday to insert a metal plate in his fractured left forearm, according to a source. It wasn't a fractured wrist, as first reported by the team. He will miss eight to 10 weeks. ... Abraham, in his latest comments about his franchise tag/contract dispute, reacted coolly toward the front office.] I came back strictly for my teammates, not for the people upstairs... I feel like I've proved myself, but that's not proof for them. I have to work with what they're doing.
- John Abraham

[Daniel Hernandez had always felt intimidated by both the machinery and people at his gym. He needed a trainer to get him started. After eight sessions, the 30-year-old designer learned to use just about all of the equipment at his club and knew how to design an effective weight routine.] My trainer was so thorough, ... He opened up a whole new world. Now I go upstairs to the free-weight room where all the big guys go.
- Daniel Hernandez

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