James Green Somerville Quotes

My father was a Presbyterian minister, working among the poor in West Virginia. He had taken what amounted to a vow of poverty when he accepted that call and so we never had much money.

James Green Somerville

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FatherMoneyPovertyPoorNever

I think I knew acting was what I wanted to do. But I was from this small town and there was no place for an adult to recognise it.

Joan Allen

SmallThinkSmall TownActingPlace

But with a rate of return of 1.6 percent or less, or a negative rate of return, our children and our grandchildren, if we do not make changes, will in fact not have a secure retirement. Indeed, they will not have the funds when they go to retire to even minimally get by.

John Shadegg

ChildrenNegativeRetirementGoWill

Many instances exist of small children who seem to remember and describe their previous life in another body, another place, and with other people. These memories emerge usually shortly after these children begin to talk.

Stanislav Grof

LifeMemoriesChildrenPeopleSmall

If I write a book where all I've ever experienced is success, people won't take a positive lesson from it. In being candid, I have to own up to my own failures, both in my marriage and in my work environment.

Sonia Sotomayor

PositiveWorkSuccessMarriageBook

I realized I was tired of singing about trees and flowers. I wanted to sing about real life. From then on, nobody could tell me anything was better than blues.

Robert Cray

LifeTiredFlowersMeSingingTrees

From the day I got out of school, I was looking for an idea.

Tom Golisano

DaySchoolLookingOutGotIdea

Carving is easy, you just go down to the skin and stop.

Michelangelo

EasyYouDownStopSkinGo

I don't think I'm afraid of anything.

Louis Theroux

ThinkAfraidAnything

I am all for greening tall buildings, but I'm also very keen to note that greening a building doesn't cope with the problem of the tall building in the texture of the city.

Joseph Rykwert

I AmCityBuildingProblemBuildings

A life lived with integrity - even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shining star in whose light others may follow in the years to come.

Denis Waitley

LifeIntegrityLightFameFollow

But then in novels the most indifferent hero comes out right at last. Some god comes out of a theatrical cloud and leaves the poor devil ten thousand-a-year and a title.

Anthony Trollope

GodHeroDevilCloudPoorRight

I find that I'm just drawn to anything that's going to challenge me as an actress. So, anything that's going to help me grow.

Audra McDonald

ChallengeMeGrowHelpFindGoing

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