Michael Ashcroft Quotes

Eric Ashcroft, a gentle, kind, popular man with a wicked sense of humour, was always modest about his wartime exploits, but eventually, with much prompting from his persistent son, he told me of his terrifying experience on D-Day.

Michael Ashcroft

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SonExperienceManMeKindGentle

I've grown up a lot, and I've realized that what I need to make myself happy is the people around you.

Jessie J

MyselfHappyPeopleYouNeedUp

I'm not one of these people who say how much better American drama is than English. I find it mostly too American, except for The Sopranos, which I think is the best thing.

Andrew Davies

BestPeopleThinkBetterAmerican

Nobody puts constraints on God. She doesn't like it.

Andrew Greeley

GodNobodySheConstraintsLike

Listening to the stories told in jazz music and how those artists expressed their truths about the times and what they were dealing with is what struck me the most.

Andra Day

MusicMeListeningJazzArtistsHow

The more studies that come out that talk about concussions and so forth, it makes me wonder. I wonder, more importantly than the stroke, the impact that concussions have had on my life, particularly as I get older.

Steve Largent

LifeMeImpactMy LifeWonderTalk

I am a spiritual person in an eastern religion kind of way. I learned that happiness for all of us is a switch that you flick in your brain. It doesn't have anything to do with getting a new house, a new car, a new girlfriend, or a new pair of shoes. Our culture is very much about that; we are never happy with what we have today.

Tom Ford

HappinessCarTodayShoesCulture

But I think it is a serious issue to wonder about the other platonic absolutes of say beauty and morality.

Roger Penrose

BeautyThinkWonderSeriousMorality

President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet. My promise... is to help you and your family.

Mitt Romney

FamilySlowHelpYouRisePresident

By the way, the secret of speaking French is confidence. Whether you are right or wrong, you don't hesitate.

Joseph Epstein

ConfidenceYouWrongWayRight

Fashion is not superficial; it is a dynamic tool to transform oneself, and it can be used to command the attention of those around you.

Christian Siriano

FashionAttentionYouToolUsed

I cannot think of a tactical alliance with the Left because I represent the idea that there is a peaceful, nonviolent way to dislodge a dictatorship... A tactical Left alliance damages my argument. If I succeed with them, we will never know if peace can really produce freedom.

Corazon Aquino

FreedomPeaceSucceedThinkPeaceful

I don't understand why, to rise to the level of being president of my country, one has to be a monster. I used to say that George Bush was defiling the Oval Office, but it's been held by a long line of monsters. We don't have to support our administrations to love our country.

Cindy Sheehan

LoveSupportLongRiseCountrySay

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