Patrick O'Brian
Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES I turned the house into a studio and invited over a bunch of sailors, who were actually students I'd... KENNETH ANGER I have these plants in my house that are dying, so having a robot butler to water them when I'm ... CARY FUKUNAGA BRIAN JACQUES I sailed a bit as a child, but it wasn't until I was around 40, when I was halfway through Patri... BILLY CAMPBELL PATRICK O'BRIAN All Patrick employees who went to Pacific National when the joint venture was formed in 2002 were re... CHRIS CORRIGAN STEPHEN CHBOSKY DIEGO LUNA When I was a junior, boys were allowed to come visit me at the house. We could sit on the porch unti... DAISY FUENTES The girls were hitting the ball and being aggressive on the bases. Kelly pitched a great game. Even ... ANGIE KELLEY When I first wrote 'Papa Hemingway,' there were too many people still alive, and the lawyers... A. E. HOTCHNER When you have ADHD your home reflects our thought. disorganized and in disoray. And like with a diso... SARAH YOUNG JESSE OWENS It isn't just the patient who often needs assistance, families are disrupted in many cases, and this... JIMMY BARNES Many working mothers feel guilty about not being at home. And when they are there, they wish it coul... CATHY RINDNER TEMPELSMAN WILLIAM SOMERSET MAUGHAM It was like a Japanese ball player being invited to play first base for the Yankees. GERALDINE KIDSTON Octavia Spencer rocks. But just as a human being, she's so down-to-earth. Talk about being pleas... CIARA BRAVO JOE GIBBS (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON GAIL COLLINS Although the payment is in one sense largely symbolic, it has also made a difference for many, many ... BRUNSON MCKINLEY SAMUEL RICHARDSON ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH When you put these services out on the Web, you can also employ new rules that allow for better data... CYNTHIA SACCOCIA HILLARY CLINTON TAMMARA WEBBER The prospects for a coherent, hilarious and consistent American comedy seem to lessen every year, as... STEPHEN HUNTER FRANCINE RIVERS Whether it's people walking off 'The View' when Bill O'Reilly makes a statement abou... ERIC CANTOR CLAIRE TOMALIN FULTON J. SHEEN JEFFREY EUGENIDES GEORGE TAKEI MADS MIKKELSEN CRAIG GROESCHEL While it only takes one spouse to be friendly, it takes both spouses to be friends. When both spouse... MARK DRISCOLL DAVID GUTERSON DANA ARCURI FRANCINE RIVERS FRANCINE RIVERS Class action reform has a tendency to make class actions less desirable, and the class action device... BENJAMIN ZIPURSKY STEPHEN CHBOSKY STEPHEN CHBOSKY STEPHEN CHBOSKY STEPHEN CHBOSKY STEPHEN CHBOSKY STEPHEN CHBOSKY That one moment when you know you are not a sad story. You are ALIVE. STEPHAN CHBOSKY STEPHEN CHBOSKY STEPHEN CHBOSKY STEPHEN CHBOSKY STEPHEN CHBOSKY STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like the deep breathes after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore st... STHEPHEN CHBOSKY STEPHEN CHBOSKY STEPHEN CHBOSKY STEPHEN CHBOSKY JESSE OWENS We're concerned about these statements. But the proof will come when it's time for him to rule on th... TROY NEWMAN DAVID O. RUSSELL We set a record for points for a B-Division winner. I think all the girls were very happy. They did ... CYBIL PACHECO When the team is getting better, it's tougher for a guy to make a team. And it's tougher for us coac... BILL CASTRO LOU BROCK These kids are all really close, and they've proved that all year by being a fantastic team. They pr... BILL VERBETEN Look to your heart and soul first, rather than looking to your head first, when choosing. Rather tha... JEFFREY R. ANDERSON PAUL MCCARTNEY It's a lot more work to do it in-house, but it proved out for us last year -- the rewards were there... FRED BROWN They made the plays when they needed and we didn't. I thought they did an excellent job of running a... DIXON SAULS This was about a bunch of garbage that nobody cared about. His problem was that he put all his prest... TONY QUINN GEORGE R.R. MARTIN TOM BROKAW A lot of these trends are to be expected. This is the age when young people experiment with differen... DR. KATHLEEN MULLAN HARRIS I saw T.O. peeling away from the defender. I tried to put the ball in a position where he could run ... DONOVAN MCNABB MARIAN KEYES I want to feel proud and happy about my selflessness. But what happens when being selfless takes awa... JAYE ROBIN BROWN REZA ASLAN CATE BLANCHETT MINDY KALING Time is of the essence in these cases in gathering and sharing information, and anything that slows ... JAMES ROTH The investigations also proved that there were many cases of spontaneous deviation, i.e. cases where... ROBERT BARANY DONALD TRUMP When my family first found out about my part in 'EastEnders' they were happy for me and very... BEN HARDY BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI C. JOYBELL C. ROSS CHEIT I'm in favor of this, ... We did it for the unions, and I believe these people deserve recognition f... CHARLES SHULTZ I cannot sing Vampirella artist Patrick Berkenkotter's praises loudly or often enough. NANCY A. COLLINS THIERRY HENRY I feel respect is in your hands as an actor when portraying a character, particularly when it's ... AJAY MEHTA FRANCES BEINECKE I like happy endings in movies. I think life has a happy ending. When it's all said and done, it... JON FAVREAU It makes sense that seniors would be invited to a discussion about the prescription drug benefit pro... ALLEN ABNEY I know what it's like to be ignored, and I think that is the big problem about the prison system... 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Absoballylutely top hole, wot. A and B the C of D I'd say. . . Above and Beyond the Call of Duty. 
Wit is the unexpected copulation of ideas. 
No hay nada como respirar hondo después de reírte tanto. Nada en el mundo como el dolor de estóma... 
Many times when you're a tourist you can just stay on the surface and not really experience the ... 
Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White House to... 
American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope to find in... 
Patrick stepped in there and did a heck of a job. And I don't know if you can say enough about Santa... 
Billy Jean King could not get credit when her husband was in law school and she was winning the Wimb... 
Handsome husbands often make a wife's heart ache. 
Oh happy day! A day to make a hay! And when it is mid-day, think about the day! And when you think a... 
It is often when night looks darkest, it is often before the fever breaks that one senses the gather... 
You're full of contradictions, Ms. Wallace." 
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When we are stuck in a rut we are being invited to grow and expand. 
If I provide for this life and turn away from the Lord, I am wise for a moment, but lost forever. 
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Two weevils crept from the crumbs. 'You see those weevils, Stephen?' said Jack solemnly.
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All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed. 
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Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better. 
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