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CAROL DOVER I am not sure how much I would like being married if I wasn't married to him. A man who likes fl... LYNDA BARRY He was a professional rugby player in the area that I played as a youngster. So a lot of people who ... RYAN GIGGS He's a couple of years older. I knew who he was, but that was about it. ALLYSON DARNELL It was about 1951. She had written me and said he was very special and he thought she was very speci... EDYTHE SCOTT BAGLEY I was really very happy to see this from a young fighter who knew that he had a training session in ... KOSTYA TSZYU I was four when I started modeling. My mom was very much an off-the-stage mom who knew nothing about... CHARLOTTE ARNOLD I was one of the first people to learn that Jackie was going to marry Aristotle Onassis. PIERRE SALINGER I was very proud to be Mrs. Curtis Amy. My thing in life when I married Curtis Amy was being Mrs. Cu... MERRY CLAYTON I knew then that she was a very unique cat. SHIRLEY PIEL My dad was a terrible father. Dreadful. But he had a very difficult childhood. He was fostered - he ... MARK BILLINGHAM A gentleman who had been very unhappy in marriage, married immediately after his wife died; it was t... SAMUEL JOHNSON She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I love my mom so much. I don't care if that's corny to say. I think on my next birthday, I'm going t... STEPHEN CHBOSKY We Are All Infinite STEPHEN CHBOSKY You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I saw other people there. Old men sitting alone. Young girls with blue eye shadow and awkward jaws. ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That one moment when you know you are not a sad story. You are ALIVE. STEPHAN CHBOSKY Somos quienes somos por un montón de razones.Quizás nunca conozcamos la mayoría de ellas.Pero aun... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Ambos dijeron que tomara asiento y parecían hablar en serio, así que me senté. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all beco... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like the deep breathes after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore st... STHEPHEN CHBOSKY no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I have to give Ibo (Cooper) his props, as a musician and the kind of musician who can lead a band or... ROGER LEWIS I knew who I was as a girl but I had to find who I was as a woman. DELTA GOODREM I realized that day that blessings come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes. CRAIG GROESCHEL The only way I could endure being a coward was if I was the only one who knew it. PAT CONROY I really had to get over not being able to walk for a week and then not being able to run for months... ERIN LIPPIE It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained. QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and... QUEEN ELIZABETH II My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have to be seen to be believed. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughou... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in th... QUEEN ELIZABETH II What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something e... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts an... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Grief is the price we pay for love. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a nobl... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Chr... QUEEN ELIZABETH II For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses w... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your s... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are g... QUEEN ELIZABETH II We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the man... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as... QUEEN ELIZABETH II These wretched babies don't come until they are ready. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters... QUEEN ELIZABETH II No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and o... QUEEN ELIZABETH II The affection in which Princess Diana is still held is remarkable, but I knew Dodi and, far from bei... BILL MITCHELL He was an absolute great guy, ... He knew the people in the county. He knew the civil process book. ... CHARLES DEAN I am a very committed wife. And I should be committed too - for being married so many times. ELIZABETH TAYLOR Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator... LLOYD BENTSEN I came here when Judy was president, and that was definitely one of the things that kept me there. I... CHRISTINA NORMAN A gentleman who had been very unhappy in marriage, married immediately after his wife died: Johnson ... SAMUEL JOHNSON I know I yelled, but I'll have to watch the video to see what else. I knew he was very aggressive an... CINDI WILLIAMS For those that don't know, my sister was born with Down Syndrome, and she was institutionalized ... NIKKI SIXX I was bribed into starting swimming with the promise of sweets and by being told that you can win me... ALISTAIR BROWNLEE My mum had a very strong moral code, which I kind of came with. I never really had to be told what w... GLORIA ESTEFAN I think the secret to the guy was that he was very simple, not stupid, but not a genius, and he ende... KEN STRINGFELLOW When Jonathan Winters died, it was like, 'Oh, man!' I knew he was frail, but I always though... ROBIN WILLIAMS We'll sort of get over the marriage first and then maybe look at the kids. But obviously we want... PRINCE WILLIAM Family is the most important thing in the world. PRINCESS DIANA You philosophers are lucky men. You write on paper and paper is patient. Unfortunate Empress that I ... CATHERINE THE GREAT With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still you... KATE MIDDLETON As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. KING SOLOMON I don't mind a big fascinator. I think there is more scope for artwork in a fascinator rather th... ZARA PHILLIPS I was always told from the hat-makers that you should have your hair up because it shows the hat mor... ZARA PHILLIPS I don't think I'll still be riding at 40. There are a couple of people who are still riding ... ZARA PHILLIPS My dad's not a big talker. ZARA PHILLIPS My dad can be pretty critical sometimes. ZARA PHILLIPS I'd love to have kids, but not at the moment. ZARA PHILLIPS You cannot make horses 'safe.' ZARA PHILLIPS Virtually everything that gets printed about me is wrong anyway, so it doesn't really matter wha... ZARA PHILLIPS It's stupid to say that I don't like being in the public eye, but I don't like doing stu... ZARA PHILLIPS I'm an affectionate person. 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LYDIA MARIA CHILD It is my mission to help in the breaking down of classes, and to make all men feel as if they were... LYDIA MARIA CHILD The eye of genius has always a plaintive expression, and its natural language is pathos. LYDIA MARIA CHILD Thy treasures of gold Are dim with the blood of the hearts thou hast sold; Thy home may be lo... LYDIA MARIA CHILD A reformer is one who sets forth cheerfully toward sure defeat. LYDIA MARIA CHILD There was a time when all these things would have passed me by, like the flitting figures of a theat... LYDIA MARIA CHILD Nature made us individuals, as she did the flowers and the pebbles; but we are afraid to be peculiar... LYDIA MARIA CHILD Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is... LYDIA MARIA CHILD Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angel... LYDIA MARIA CHILD Home -- that blessed word, which opens to the human heart the most perfect glimpse of Heaven, and he... LYDIA MARIA CHILD But men never violate the laws of God without suffering the consequences, sooner or later. LYDIA MARIA CHILD Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father! LYDIA MARIA CHILD Every human being has, like Socrates, an attendant spirit; and wise are they who obey its signals. I... LYDIA MARIA CHILD Over the river and through the wood, To grandfather's house we go; The horse knows the way LYDIA MARIA CHILD Reverence is the highest quality of man's nature; and that individual, or nation, which has it sligh... LYDIA MARIA CHILD But men never violate the laws of God without suffering the consequences, sooner or later. LYDIA M. CHILD Genius hath electric power which earth can never tame. LYDIA M. CHILD I was gravely warned by some of my female acquaintances that no woman could expect to be regarded as... LYDIA M. CHILD None speak of the bravery, the might, or the intellect of Jesus; but the devil is always imagined as... LYDIA M. CHILD You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to con... LYDIA M. CHILD The cure for all the ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrows, and the crimes of humanity, all lie in... LYDIA M. CHILD A reformer is one who sets forth cheerfully toward sure defeat. LYDIA M. CHILD Every human being has, like Socrates, an attendant spirit; and wise are they who obey its signals. I... LYDIA M. CHILD Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is... LYDIA M. CHILD That a majority of women do not wish for any important change in their social and civil condition, m... LYDIA M. CHILD Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is... LYDIA M. CHILD Flow on, forever, in thy glorious robe
Of terror and of beauty. Yea, flow on
Unfathomed and r... LYDIA HUNTLEY SIGOURNEY And say to mothers what a holy charge
Is theirs--with what a kingly power their love
Might rul... LYDIA HUNTLEY SIGOURNEY Over the river and through the wood, To grandfather's house we go; The horse knows the way To carry ... LYDIA M. CHILD You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to con... LYDIA M. CHILD