am not in theme cause I haven’t read the entire list (but have a lot of question here as well) but what I’d do is position them absolute (to take them out of the float) and define the position by margin-left: -150px (app) and top: -50px (app) - quick’n dirty spoken.
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I’ve left them at the default line-height with no margin until I can figure this out. Not really sure what quote marks are supposed to look like as it relates to this, but having the right quote mark below the quoted text looks strange to me.
Plus, I’m still not happy with it throwing my text off center. But then again, I’m learning to adapt to this new responsive world we now live in, so I guess I shouldn’t sweat it. 
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The “quotes” you add are pseudo elements - right?
Pseudo elements can be seen as two DIVs for free - one before and one after the green rectangle you placed on your workspace (which isn’t meant as their real place, they can be placed everywhere) - those new ghosty items are sticked to their parent DIV.
Position them relative, they are placed within the parent box which is disturbing the float of the parent-content.
So simply replace the word “relative” with “absolute” and add some properties to position them related to its parent such as:
margin-left (name): -100px (value play with it)
top(name): -50px (value play with it)
for the “before”
and
margin-right (name): -100px (value play with it)
bottom(name): -50px (value play with it)
for the after.
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Much, much better. Thank you Thomas!
BTW, while we’re on this subject, I’m still a little confused about when I should be using pixels and when I should be using ems.
Can somebody educate me on the best practice for both of these measurement styles?
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Uh oh. I just realized that this didn’t work for all of my quote pages. Only the first one.
http://mtc.idealynx.com/about-us.html
http://mtc.idealynx.com/perfect-palate.html
http://mtc.idealynx.com/edible-petals.html
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try margin-left:-48% (percentage could be the key)
haven’t considered all other pages.
If it doesn’t work go back to your default settings. Maybe someone wiser here than me (for sure).
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OK - Kelly:
that’s the fiddle behind (which isn’t different to Walter’s btw):
Let me explain:
To make the pseudo-elements visible, I added a slight background to it (this is recommended to find the position). Naturally you need to delete this style afterwards.
With this positioning it should theoretically stick always with the top-left and right-bottom corners of the parent no matter what page (or item) it is applied.
Absolute positioned items do no nothing about floats - remove it. Line-height can change the necessary top/left and bottom/right values.
Fingers crossed.
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Thanks Thomas. Right now I have the quotes positioned with relative positioning, which, for the most part, is working okay.
I’ll try your idea tomorrow.
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if you’re happy - I’m too
it should btw way be read as:
Absolute positioned items “know” nothing about floats.
grrrr … nerds like me should have the opportunity to edit their posts.
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You and me both.
BTW, I visited German back in 2000. My wife and I had a great time. We went to Stuttgart, the Black Forest, Munich, Bavaria, and Tergernsee.
Got to drive 185 kmh on the Autobahn in an Audi A4. It was scary fast, but fun. Had a couple of Porches and a Ferrari pass us by like we were standing still.
I still remember a police car running radar from an overpass driving into Munich. They had 4 chase cars positioned down the road a little ways. I didn’t get a ticket, but I did end up having my car towed in Munich, which cost me $200 USD. I also like that McDonalds serves beer. That was way cool.
I really love your country. Hopefully we can save up enough money to get back there one day.
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… and visit me cause I am just 100km from Stuttgart away to the direction Lake of Constance (another 90km). I am very close to the Black Forrest - indeed I live in-mid of it (nearby).
My area is something we call “3 country corner (gosh - what a bad translation)” cause we reach France, Switzerland and Austria in nearby 1 hour each.
I anyway dream of a kind a meeting or keynote - in London perhaps having the opportunity to get to know you all. Maybe I just do it - knocking on SP towers door
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You got it my friend and if you’re ever in the US be sure to look me up as well.
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