We’re a family with a pretty light sense of humor but, still, on the anniversary of my mom’s passing we don’t feel like getting ‘colorful’ and remembering her favorite foods. Every March 5th, the anniversary of her passing, we go to church and are sad for pretty much the rest of the day. Marcela Valladolid Read Quote
It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea. Robert Anton Wilson Read Quote
As a child, I was an obsessive reader, as was everybody in my family all winter long with my father. I think I was only 8 when I read Edward Gibbon’s ‘The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.’ Jim Harrison Read Quote
I considered becoming a priest very seriously. I wanted to travel the world. By the time I turned 16, I realized I was only in it for selfish reasons. And, more importantly, I didn’t want to sacrifice the ladies! James McAvoy Read Quote
I’m not terribly science-y. I couldn’t tell you what’s the binomial equation or how many atoms in a mole. Andrew Scheer Read Quote
If somebody attacks me with words, I’m always like, ‘Do you know me? Do you know me that well? Let’s have a beer and talk about it.’ Chris Bosh Read Quote
Almost the first thing Obama did in the White House was to return the bust of Winston Churchill to the British embassy. That suggests a major re-ordering of things. It’ll be fascinating to see what happens from now on. It was a genuine break with the recent past – perhaps to re-connect with the past past. Amanda Foreman Read Quote
When I decided to become a doctor, I was very, very young, when my mother, her seventh child, became pregnant, and she was feeling terrible pain, and I could not know how to help her. And my mother died in front of my eyes, without knowing why, which diagnosis. So I decided to be a doctor. Hawa Abdi Read Quote
I wanted to pursue my own thing – I had desires, ideas I wanted to accomplish, and I needed to be on my own for that. Yani Tseng Read Quote
The man I lived with is a Christian, so I would talk to him about it. What would this person do in the Bible? What’s the story around this person? Generally, when people talk about characters in the Bible, there’s one thing they’re known for, like Job. Lucinda Williams Read Quote
