Our culture is obsessed with real events because we experience hardly any.
David Shields
Recitation: by Male by Female
I've been a director and chairman of three good, modest clubs - Coventry, Charlton and Fulham - and the abuse you get can be cruel and shameful. I've had a wonderful life and wouldn't change a moment of it professionally - except that I should never have become a director.
Jimmy Hill
LifeChangeGoodMomentYouThree
I would always get a lot of work as a writer, but that wasn't what I wanted to be. For me, I was only doing half of what I really wanted to do - write and direct.
Jocelyn Moorhouse
WorkMeDoingWriteAlwaysHalf
For dance recitals, my mom would do my makeup all extravagant because obviously I was really little and where else would I be wearing makeup? We would always be in her bathroom before the dance recital, and she'd do our hair and makeup.
Jillian Hervey
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I promise you that during my life, I was more concerned about not letting people down, about doing my part, than I was ever into what it did for me.
Jerry Jones
LifePeopleMeMy LifeDoingYou
The function of the politician, therefore, is one of continuous watchfulness and activity, and he must have intimate knowledge of details if he would work out grand results.
John George Nicolay
WorkKnowledgeDetailsResultsOut
The desire to do different things was the main motivator that made me leave late night because I'd been there seven years. The combination of an entrepreneurial desire to see how far I could push my success and a short attention span. But now I've done other things. And I'm sort of ready to sit somewhere and sit in the same place for a while.
Andy Richter
SuccessMeNightShortPushLate
I grew up as a British kid - I went to school in London, roamed the streets of London - but having these interactions with my roots and going back to Ghana, I'm like, 'Yeah this is sick.' I love my country and my people, and the energy and vibes that they bring back. So I want to rep that and be a part of it.
Stormzy
LoveSchoolPeopleRootsEnergy
I'm a Chicago Cubs fan. I grew up in Libertyville, Illinois, and attended my first game at Wrigley Field when I was four.
Tom Morello
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Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions.
Roger Babson
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The direction is going the right way for respect for aboriginal people in North America, and all we can do is stand up and say, 'Please do it faster.'
Robbie Robertson
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Unfair trade agreements, passed by both Republicans and Democrats, have sent millions of jobs to other countries. We need to stop this hemorrhaging and find ways for American workers to compete in the new market.
Russ Feingold
AmericanFindStopNewUnfairNeed
I'm very good in letting things go; there's always new things, and I'm a big believer in 'everything happens for a reason' kind of thing.
Julia Garner
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