A Pike, in the California dialect, is a native of Missouri, Arkansas, Northern Texas, or Southern Illinois. The first emigrants that came over the plains were from Pike County, Missouri; but as the phrase, ‘a Pike County man,’ was altogether too long for this short life of ours, it was soon abbreviated into ‘a Pike.’ Bayard Taylor Read Quote
Every fact in my films is true. And yet how often do I have to read over and over again about supposed falsehoods? Michael Moore Read Quote
My mother told me two things constantly. One was to be a lady and the other was to be independent, and the law was something most unusual for those times because for most girls growing up in the ’40s, the most important degree was not your B.A. but your M.R.S. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Read Quote
My childhood shaped the person I became. It was artistic, musical and left-wing. Rosanna Arquette Read Quote
Most men have an insecurity of some sort. But we’re brought up to believe that we can’t show them. Luke Evans Read Quote
I would never jeopardize classified information to be brought out to the public. This information is all open source. There is no reason to worry about classification. It is simply an attempt by bureaucrats to cover their rear ends. Curt Weldon Read Quote
When I grew up, we didn’t have a TV, and I think more families today have ambitions of getting out of their environment, such as sending their children to university. Robert Winston Read Quote
I have absolutely no idea about space exploration. I’m a software guy. But because I’m a non-expert, I’ve been able to bring the software concept of modularity into the space sector, which was never done before. Naveen Jain Read Quote
