No writer should minimize the factor that affects everyone, but is beyond control: luck.
John Jakes
Recitation: by Male by Female
Everybody has different issues, good or bad, that they carry with them on the court. It affects you. And for me, it affected me to where sometimes I would be overly aggressive and, in other ways, it would affect people to where they can't perform on the court.
Metta World Peace
GoodPeopleMeYouBadSometimes
My dad came over from Ireland when he was 13 and lived on the streets, working on building sites, and has just retired from his job delivering furniture for John Lewis. My mum has had the same job for 30 years as a sales assistant at Marks and Spencer. They've always been really great; they just want me to be happy.
Amanda Hale
GreatJobHappyMeBe HappyWant
For America, 1812 became the war in which it had finally gained its independence. For Britain, 1812 became the skirmish it had contained, while winning the real war against its greatest nemesis, Napoleon.
Amanda Foreman
WarWinningIndependenceAmerica
I think when I was a kid, and I was in England and it was all about The Stones, The Who, The Kinks and The Beatles and that's what my dad was into.
Slash
ThinkKidStonesBeatlesWhoAbout
I always wanted to make a pop record. I'm a dancer myself, so I want to make something that people listen to and just want to dance to.
Sofia Carson
MyselfDancePeopleWantListenPop
Getting the government to put money into social programs run by religious institutions is a practice that started during the Clinton years, when Bill Clinton advocated the AmeriCorps program.
Tony Campolo
MoneyGovernmentPracticeRunYears
As an entertainer, Justin Timberlake has learned from the past. He can cradle a mic stand like Elvis Presley, move like Michael Jackson, and swoon like Frank Sinatra.
Roger Stone
PastStandMoveMicElvis Presley
Anecdotal thinking comes naturally; science requires training.
Michael Shermer
ScienceTrainingThinkingNaturally
I'm not a great card player. Keeping my cards close has always been a challenge for me.
Christian Slater
GreatChallengeMeCardsAlways
It's really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your politics and tell me what you need and how you're going to get it to these people.
Bob Geldof
SimplePoliticsPeopleMeDieYou
I write fiction and I'm told it's autobiography, I write autobiography and I'm told it's fiction, so since I'm so dim and they're so smart, let them decide what it is or it isn't.
Philip Roth
SmartWriteDecideFictionSince
When my kids are in college, maybe I'll drag my fishnets and high heels out.
Sheena Easton
CollegeHigh HeelsHeelsOutHigh
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