I think I became a Catholic to annoy my father.
A. N. Wilson
Recitation: by Male by Female
My father is a retired army captain and banking software salesman, and my mother is an English teacher.
Jim Parrack
FatherMotherTeacherArmyCaptain
Whenever we have had a need for a national security or public safety issue, Congress has always followed the recommendations of the White House, regardless of who is in control, giving them the resources to keep America safe and to enforce our laws.
Jim Sensenbrenner
SafetyControlGivingAmericaHouse
I'm a huge sports fan, and I'm a huge entertainment fan.
Mauro Ranallo
SportsEntertainmentSports FanFan
In every debate, whatever the format, whatever the questions, there is one and only one way to identify the winner: Who commands the room? Who drives the narrative? Who is in charge?
Jeff Greenfield
QuestionsWinnerDebateWayWhatever
If the pace of change outside is moving more quickly than the pace of change inside, you get a bit left behind.
Steve Easterbrook
ChangeMovingYouMoreOutsideLeft
Right after the draft, when I came out to Oakland, there was a press conference and a dinner with the owner, GM, and Coach Nelson. We did some sightseeing and some house searching the next day, but to be honest, I had no idea what I was doing. I tried to find a spot close to our gym, because I figured that's where I'd spend most of my time.
Stephen Curry
TimeDayDinnerDoingGymHouse
Every time I sat in a chemistry lesson, I thought, 'What am I doing this for? I don't ever want to be in a job that involves a Bunsen burner.'
Simon Cowell
TimeJobThoughtDoingLessonWant
If a pitcher makes a mistake inside, I'm going to hit it.
Miguel Cabrera
MistakeInsideGoingPitcherHit
June Jordan, who died of cancer in 2002, was a brilliant, fierce, radical, and frequently furious poet. We were friends for thirty years. Not once in that time did she step back from what was transpiring politically and morally in the world. She spoke up, and led her students, whom she adored, to do the same.
Alice Walker
TimeStepWorldFierceFriendsBack
You know, Lisa, for the longest time, did not sing.
Priscilla Presley
TimeYouKnowSingLongestDid
I think all animals have souls. I feel certain that if we have souls, octopuses have souls, too. If you grant something a soul, it demands a certain level of sacredness. Look around us. The world is holy. It is full of souls.
Sy Montgomery
SoulWorldThinkFeelYouLook
Revolution is usually a bloody affair. Our Revolution of 1911 did not shed much blood because our people are a peace-loving people. This peace-loving quality is the greatest virtue of the Chinese.
Sun Yat-sen
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