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Everything went just well for me today. It is my birthday so I have double reason to celebrate today...
HERON GREY![]()
Ah, much deluded! lay aside
Thy threats, and anger misapplied!
Art not afraid with sounds ...
JOHN MILTON So my parents, particularly my mother, she noticed that I seemed to be interested, so on my seventh ...
HERBIE HANCOCK![]()
The little boy greeted his grandmother with a hug and said, "I'm so happy to see you grandma. Now ma...
UNKNOWN When I saw that the journey would snake through Thailand, Laos and Tibet, I knew it would be a perfe...
ABDUL LATIF I always dedicate my goals to my mum. I lost her a couple of years ago. She was my biggest supporter...
FRANK LAMPARD![]()
A girl likes to be crossed a little in love now and then.
It is something to think of
JANE AUSTEN It's more than six years since my last hat-trick so it was sweet to get another one. I'm getting bac...
MICHAEL BRIDGES![]()
I came to love, I came into my own.
THEODORE ROETHKE I've got one Aussie flag on my car. It would be nice to have two.
TOM LEHMAN I'm absolutely delighted. I looked in the mirror in the morning and told myself it was going to be m...
PAUL HARTLEY Why would I? This helped me get to my birthday.
HAROLD WEFER![]()
My mom raised me to be clean, so it's in my nature. I have two little girls, and I'm married...
VANILLA ICE![]()
Said the little boy, Sometimes I drop my spoon.
Said the little old man, I do that too.
The li...
SHEL SILVERSTEIN![]()
The Little Boy and the Old Man
Said the little boy, "Sometimes I drop my spoon."
Sai...
SHEL SILVERSTEIN![]()
I told my father I wanted to play the banjo, and so he saved the money and got ready to give me a ba...
JACKSON BROWNE We came out and played hard. I'm happy to score three goals to win this game. It's my first hat tric...
ALEXANDER OVECHKIN It was to be a birthday surprise for Letterman, who is a huge fan. But Tom said 'We've got commitmen...
JOHN ZIEGLER![]()
I used to spend most of my time straining to be a nice guy so people would like me.
ELIA KAZAN When I bowled my hat-trick delivery, I just tried to bowl normally at the right line and it worked.
IRFAN PATHAN![]()
A couple of years before he died, I kissed my father goodbye. He said, 'Son, you haven't kis...
TERRY WOGAN I got into music when I was a little boy. My dad was always into jazz. I got my education from him. ...
TED KING![]()
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![]()
if it doesn't come bursting out of you
in spite of everything,
don't do it.
unless it...
CHARLES BUKOWSKI![]()
My husband, after two weeks of dating, asked me, if our relationship were to work out, would I be OK...
JENNIE FINCH![]()
One, one, two, zero,” I told him through the chattering of my teeth. “It’s my birthday.
PATRICIA BRIGGS I love my life right now. I am back performing and I have a family. My work is being fixed around my...
ALISON HINDS![]()
Artie said it would be nice if we got married. I said it would be nice, too. The next thing I knew, ...
LANA TURNER The untented Kosmos my abode,
I pass, a wilful stranger:
My mistress still the open road R.L.S. ![]()
I always said a prayer before I ran, and my prayer was to win. My prayer was that God would allow me...
GAIL DEVERS![]()
I have a terrible tendency to lick my fingers when I cook. So much so that I got a telling off from ...
YOTAM OTTOLENGHI![]()
Beneath me, the bed tipped as Cole edged closer. I felt him lean over me. His breath, warm and measu...
MAGGIE STIEFVATER I tip my hat to him that way.
MIKE HOLMGREN I have worked very hard to shed away my chocolate boy image in order to get a tough look for this ac...
UDAY KIRAN The market is still waiting for HSBC results, which will have a big impact on the direction of the m...
ANDREW TO Property shares had a technical rebound, but interest rate concerns will still affect properties unt...
ANDREW TO Bank of China's results were quite good; double-digit growth can be taken as good results for a bank...
ANDREW TO The index tried to challenge 18,000 but failed, so that triggered profit taking. Tokyo's slide also ...
ANDREW TO Trading seems to be focusing on selective counters because investors are cautious amid interest rate...
ANDREW TO We're seeing a minor technical rebound after Wall Street rebounded from two days of losses. The key ...
ANDREW TO Some investors have returned to pick up the stock at bargain prices.
ANDREW TO I think the take-up for the placement is not too good and other property developers may be discourag...
ANDREW TO We are afraid that our freedoms and liberties will be infringed in the future.
ANDREW TO I think there was some minor selling pressure on telecom stocks as the market continued to see a wea...
ANDREW TO![]()
My mom was an amazing singer and music was a big part of my life, so I grew up listening to Nat King...
GLORIA ESTEFAN teacher:"I'm teacher, not because i want to teach children something. I am teacher just because I li...
MY TEACHER![]()
I love my mom so much. I don’t care if that’s corny to say. I think on my next birthday, I’m g...
STEPHEN CHBOSKY![]()
When I was a little boy I used to borrow my father's hat, and make a press card to stick in the ...
CHARLES KURALT![]()
I learned early that crying out in protest could accomplish things. My older brothers and sister had...
MALCOLM X![]()
When I was little I thought, isn't it nice that everybody celebrates on my birthday? Because it&...
GLORIA STUART I would celebrate the Holy Communion service in my pajamas if I thought it would help someone to fin...
NICHOLAS STACEY My youngest daughter Naomi had never been to Disney World, so I thought I would kill two birds with ...
HERMIE SADLER The summer before my third year of law school, I worked at a law firm in Washington, D.C. I turned 2...
DEVAL PATRICK![]()
I remember always being baffled by other children. I would be at a birthday party and watch the othe...
GILLIAN FLYNN![]()
If I was freer than I had ever been in my life, I was not yet entirely free, for I still hung on to ...
WENDELL BERRY![]()
My dream tour would be like, me, Cole, Drake, Sean, Meek. I think that would be dope, something like...
WALE As a boy in school, I already had the drive to be No. 1. If I achieve my goals, OK, but if not, I al...
JOHN GOKONGWEI My theory was that they all saw me do it and if Andy Mac could do it ...' Macdonald said.
DANNY WAY![]()
Cole,” I said, “do you think I’m lovable?”
“As in ‘cuddly and’?”
“As in ...
MAGGIE STIEFVATER I trained my son to be a puppeteer since he was a little boy.
STAN FREBERG![]()
I like to go to anybody else's birthday, and if I'm invited I'm a good guest. But I neve...
MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV It's kind of nice to get the monkey off my back and get two goals and now I don't have to think abou...
HAYLEY WICKENHEISER![]()
I want my children and my grandchildren to live in a world with clean air, pure drinking water, and ...
BINDI IRWIN![]()
To be, or not to be, that is the question.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE![]()
So she told me a story. A story about a boy who was born with very green eyes, and the man who was s...
TAHEREH MAFI I went undefeated last year, and my two losses are to him. So if I make it to the finals I hope it's...
CHAD VALLONE It was a very weird happening. But it feels good that I had so many friends from my home town here t...
JOANNIE ROCHETTE![]()
I had Hallowe'en parties every year, as it was my birthday five days before. My parents would ac...
BAT FOR LASHES I can't remember my previous hat trick. Certainly most of the praise and merit goes to Kaka and the ...
FILIPPO INZAGHI![]()
The cake had a trick candle that wouldn't go out, so I didn't get my wish. Which was just that it wo...
JANET FITCH Kelsey, that's her first hat trick of her career, which is an accomplishment at any level. That's gr...
DAVID COPE![]()
Well, sir, do you mean to remain there, commending my father’s taste in wine, or do you mean to ac...
GEORGETTE HEYER As a child, I got bored with my surroundings, so I would be another person for a little while.
ELIZABETH DEBICKI I don't spend a lot of time online. My mother's really good at picking out if she sees a rea...
NATHAN FILLION On my first date, my boyfriend asked me if I wanted to eat a la carte, and I said that I would prefe...
CRISTIN MILIOTI![]()
I never know what to get my father for his birthday. I gave him a hundred dollars and said, 'Buy you...
RITA RUDNER Only write what inspires you to write. If nothing inspires you write, anyhow. Something might come u...
A.J. CHILSON![]()
The return of my birthday, if I remember it, fills me with thoughts which it seems to be the general...
SAMUEL JOHNSON![]()
My father was murdered when I was two. Duane, even though he was only a year and 18 days my elder, h...
GREGG ALLMAN I notice in my midsection, I've got to watch what I eat, boy. Last year, I was heavier than I wanted...
CLIFF ROBINSON It’s too dangerous…I would never be able to forgive myself if something happened to him. I would...
ASHLEY EARLEY I think he's got me a little bit. I'd have to throw two shutouts in a row. I think he's done a great...
CLIFF LEE The easier games, I usually don't play up because they're resting me up so I don't get hurt. My ribs...
MICHAEL HARDY My little boy was no more and even though he'd come home for vacations, our relationship would never...
SALLYANN MURPHEY![]()
In the next room, a very nice young lady, who happened to be completely naked, wanted me to tell her...
JOHN SCALZI I got a trick up my sleeve for when we really need it so we'll just get ourselves in position, and w...
CARL EDWARDS I got my first camera when I was 21 - my boyfriend gave it to me for my birthday - but at that point...
CARRIE MAE WEEMS![]()
Time had not faded my memories (as I had prayed to God it might), nor had it healed my wounds as it ...
ORHAN PAMUK I tip my hat to him. That's taking the hard way.
AL HARRIS I tip my hat to him. Noah was just fantastic tonight.
DENNIS FELTON![]()
I've said it before, but it's absolutely true: My mother gave me my drive, but my father gav...
LIZA MINNELLI A coin is examined, and only after careful deliberation, given to a beggar, whereas a child is flung...
PETER WESSEL ZAPFFE![]()
My mom had me at 16 and took me every place she went. I remember going on peace marches. She tried t...
DEBI MAZAR I had a nightmare. So my friend asked me what it was. I told him it was him sleeping with my mom. He...
MUNTAZIR M. My birthday was coming up and we hadn't talked about it. I dreaded it. I was in no mood to celebrate...
E. J. HARINGTON![]()
A teacher observed a boy entering the classroom with dirty hands. She stopped him and said, "Johnny,...
UNKNOWN I had to be a grown-up when I should have been a little boy, and now that I'm a grown-up my litt...
ALAN CUMMING![]()
I've always wanted to buy a sports car. After the England series, I went up to my dad and said t...
SURESH RAINA![]()
My goal is to be one with the music. I just dedicate my whole life to this art.
JIMI HENDRIX When I auditioned for drama college, they asked me to do my Shakespeare. I couldn't do it. They ...
HANS MATHESON
HERON GREY
Ah, much deluded! lay asideThy threats, and anger misapplied!
Art not afraid with sounds ...
JOHN MILTON So my parents, particularly my mother, she noticed that I seemed to be interested, so on my seventh ...
HERBIE HANCOCK
The little boy greeted his grandmother with a hug and said, "I'm so happy to see you grandma. Now ma... UNKNOWN When I saw that the journey would snake through Thailand, Laos and Tibet, I knew it would be a perfe...
ABDUL LATIF I always dedicate my goals to my mum. I lost her a couple of years ago. She was my biggest supporter...
FRANK LAMPARD
A girl likes to be crossed a little in love now and then.It is something to think of
JANE AUSTEN It's more than six years since my last hat-trick so it was sweet to get another one. I'm getting bac...
MICHAEL BRIDGES
I came to love, I came into my own. THEODORE ROETHKE I've got one Aussie flag on my car. It would be nice to have two.
TOM LEHMAN I'm absolutely delighted. I looked in the mirror in the morning and told myself it was going to be m...
PAUL HARTLEY Why would I? This helped me get to my birthday.
HAROLD WEFER
My mom raised me to be clean, so it's in my nature. I have two little girls, and I'm married... VANILLA ICE
Said the little boy, Sometimes I drop my spoon.Said the little old man, I do that too.
The li...
SHEL SILVERSTEIN
The Little Boy and the Old ManSaid the little boy, "Sometimes I drop my spoon."
Sai...
SHEL SILVERSTEIN
I told my father I wanted to play the banjo, and so he saved the money and got ready to give me a ba... JACKSON BROWNE We came out and played hard. I'm happy to score three goals to win this game. It's my first hat tric...
ALEXANDER OVECHKIN It was to be a birthday surprise for Letterman, who is a huge fan. But Tom said 'We've got commitmen...
JOHN ZIEGLER
I used to spend most of my time straining to be a nice guy so people would like me. ELIA KAZAN When I bowled my hat-trick delivery, I just tried to bowl normally at the right line and it worked.
IRFAN PATHAN
A couple of years before he died, I kissed my father goodbye. He said, 'Son, you haven't kis... TERRY WOGAN I got into music when I was a little boy. My dad was always into jazz. I got my education from him. ...
TED KING
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
if it doesn't come bursting out of youin spite of everything,
don't do it.
unless it...
CHARLES BUKOWSKI
My husband, after two weeks of dating, asked me, if our relationship were to work out, would I be OK... JENNIE FINCH
One, one, two, zero,” I told him through the chattering of my teeth. “It’s my birthday. PATRICIA BRIGGS I love my life right now. I am back performing and I have a family. My work is being fixed around my...
ALISON HINDS
Artie said it would be nice if we got married. I said it would be nice, too. The next thing I knew, ... LANA TURNER The untented Kosmos my abode,
I pass, a wilful stranger:
My mistress still the open road
I always said a prayer before I ran, and my prayer was to win. My prayer was that God would allow me... GAIL DEVERS
I have a terrible tendency to lick my fingers when I cook. So much so that I got a telling off from ... YOTAM OTTOLENGHI
Beneath me, the bed tipped as Cole edged closer. I felt him lean over me. His breath, warm and measu... MAGGIE STIEFVATER I tip my hat to him that way.
MIKE HOLMGREN I have worked very hard to shed away my chocolate boy image in order to get a tough look for this ac...
UDAY KIRAN The market is still waiting for HSBC results, which will have a big impact on the direction of the m...
ANDREW TO Property shares had a technical rebound, but interest rate concerns will still affect properties unt...
ANDREW TO Bank of China's results were quite good; double-digit growth can be taken as good results for a bank...
ANDREW TO The index tried to challenge 18,000 but failed, so that triggered profit taking. Tokyo's slide also ...
ANDREW TO Trading seems to be focusing on selective counters because investors are cautious amid interest rate...
ANDREW TO We're seeing a minor technical rebound after Wall Street rebounded from two days of losses. The key ...
ANDREW TO Some investors have returned to pick up the stock at bargain prices.
ANDREW TO I think the take-up for the placement is not too good and other property developers may be discourag...
ANDREW TO We are afraid that our freedoms and liberties will be infringed in the future.
ANDREW TO I think there was some minor selling pressure on telecom stocks as the market continued to see a wea...
ANDREW TO
My mom was an amazing singer and music was a big part of my life, so I grew up listening to Nat King... GLORIA ESTEFAN teacher:"I'm teacher, not because i want to teach children something. I am teacher just because I li...
MY TEACHER
I love my mom so much. I don’t care if that’s corny to say. I think on my next birthday, I’m g... STEPHEN CHBOSKY
When I was a little boy I used to borrow my father's hat, and make a press card to stick in the ... CHARLES KURALT
I learned early that crying out in protest could accomplish things. My older brothers and sister had... MALCOLM X
When I was little I thought, isn't it nice that everybody celebrates on my birthday? Because it&... GLORIA STUART I would celebrate the Holy Communion service in my pajamas if I thought it would help someone to fin...
NICHOLAS STACEY My youngest daughter Naomi had never been to Disney World, so I thought I would kill two birds with ...
HERMIE SADLER The summer before my third year of law school, I worked at a law firm in Washington, D.C. I turned 2...
DEVAL PATRICK
I remember always being baffled by other children. I would be at a birthday party and watch the othe... GILLIAN FLYNN
If I was freer than I had ever been in my life, I was not yet entirely free, for I still hung on to ... WENDELL BERRY
My dream tour would be like, me, Cole, Drake, Sean, Meek. I think that would be dope, something like... WALE As a boy in school, I already had the drive to be No. 1. If I achieve my goals, OK, but if not, I al...
JOHN GOKONGWEI My theory was that they all saw me do it and if Andy Mac could do it ...' Macdonald said.
DANNY WAY
Cole,” I said, “do you think I’m lovable?”“As in ‘cuddly and’?”
“As in ...
MAGGIE STIEFVATER I trained my son to be a puppeteer since he was a little boy.
STAN FREBERG
I like to go to anybody else's birthday, and if I'm invited I'm a good guest. But I neve... MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV It's kind of nice to get the monkey off my back and get two goals and now I don't have to think abou...
HAYLEY WICKENHEISER
I want my children and my grandchildren to live in a world with clean air, pure drinking water, and ... BINDI IRWIN
To be, or not to be, that is the question. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
So she told me a story. A story about a boy who was born with very green eyes, and the man who was s... TAHEREH MAFI I went undefeated last year, and my two losses are to him. So if I make it to the finals I hope it's...
CHAD VALLONE It was a very weird happening. But it feels good that I had so many friends from my home town here t...
JOANNIE ROCHETTE
I had Hallowe'en parties every year, as it was my birthday five days before. My parents would ac... BAT FOR LASHES I can't remember my previous hat trick. Certainly most of the praise and merit goes to Kaka and the ...
FILIPPO INZAGHI
The cake had a trick candle that wouldn't go out, so I didn't get my wish. Which was just that it wo... JANET FITCH Kelsey, that's her first hat trick of her career, which is an accomplishment at any level. That's gr...
DAVID COPE
Well, sir, do you mean to remain there, commending my father’s taste in wine, or do you mean to ac... GEORGETTE HEYER As a child, I got bored with my surroundings, so I would be another person for a little while.
ELIZABETH DEBICKI I don't spend a lot of time online. My mother's really good at picking out if she sees a rea...
NATHAN FILLION On my first date, my boyfriend asked me if I wanted to eat a la carte, and I said that I would prefe...
CRISTIN MILIOTI
I never know what to get my father for his birthday. I gave him a hundred dollars and said, 'Buy you... RITA RUDNER Only write what inspires you to write. If nothing inspires you write, anyhow. Something might come u...
A.J. CHILSON
The return of my birthday, if I remember it, fills me with thoughts which it seems to be the general... SAMUEL JOHNSON
My father was murdered when I was two. Duane, even though he was only a year and 18 days my elder, h... GREGG ALLMAN I notice in my midsection, I've got to watch what I eat, boy. Last year, I was heavier than I wanted...
CLIFF ROBINSON It’s too dangerous…I would never be able to forgive myself if something happened to him. I would...
ASHLEY EARLEY I think he's got me a little bit. I'd have to throw two shutouts in a row. I think he's done a great...
CLIFF LEE The easier games, I usually don't play up because they're resting me up so I don't get hurt. My ribs...
MICHAEL HARDY My little boy was no more and even though he'd come home for vacations, our relationship would never...
SALLYANN MURPHEY
In the next room, a very nice young lady, who happened to be completely naked, wanted me to tell her... JOHN SCALZI I got a trick up my sleeve for when we really need it so we'll just get ourselves in position, and w...
CARL EDWARDS I got my first camera when I was 21 - my boyfriend gave it to me for my birthday - but at that point...
CARRIE MAE WEEMS
Time had not faded my memories (as I had prayed to God it might), nor had it healed my wounds as it ... ORHAN PAMUK I tip my hat to him. That's taking the hard way.
AL HARRIS I tip my hat to him. Noah was just fantastic tonight.
DENNIS FELTON
I've said it before, but it's absolutely true: My mother gave me my drive, but my father gav... LIZA MINNELLI A coin is examined, and only after careful deliberation, given to a beggar, whereas a child is flung...
PETER WESSEL ZAPFFE
My mom had me at 16 and took me every place she went. I remember going on peace marches. She tried t... DEBI MAZAR I had a nightmare. So my friend asked me what it was. I told him it was him sleeping with my mom. He...
MUNTAZIR M. My birthday was coming up and we hadn't talked about it. I dreaded it. I was in no mood to celebrate...
E. J. HARINGTON
A teacher observed a boy entering the classroom with dirty hands. She stopped him and said, "Johnny,... UNKNOWN I had to be a grown-up when I should have been a little boy, and now that I'm a grown-up my litt...
ALAN CUMMING
I've always wanted to buy a sports car. After the England series, I went up to my dad and said t... SURESH RAINA
My goal is to be one with the music. I just dedicate my whole life to this art. JIMI HENDRIX When I auditioned for drama college, they asked me to do my Shakespeare. I couldn't do it. They ...
HANS MATHESON
I pay attention to lyrics and I know what rap fans care about. I try to write for the average listen... 
If I was to go to sleep before midnight, I would feel weird about myself, like I wasted a day. My mo... 
I was a class clown. At 12, I was definitely clowning. I was making all the jokes. But I was smart, ... 
Me and Luke are fraternity brothers. Luke Bryan was already in Nashville when I got to college. He h... 
Every single day I wrote a song, I was hoping somebody like Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean or whoever woul... 
We need to take care of people that are out there busting their butts trying to make it; that's ... 
I write what I like to read, and I enjoy love triangles in YA and adult fiction - not to mention in ... 
Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose... anythi... 
...a woman's voice said, "if you've reached this message and you weren't trying to contact Regin the... 
His debtors always assumed he'd demand their firstborn. Like I'm fucking Rumpelstiltskin? What would... 
He may have hair upon his chest but, sister, so has Lassie. 
You are ninety-eight cents' worth of cosmic star dust floating at the obscure edge of an ordinary ga... 
In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking but now, God knows, anything... 
I think it's important to find the little things in everyday life that make you happy. 
The most common thing I find is very brilliant, acute, young people who want to become writers but t... 
I like women who can throw a ball and laugh loud and have some spine, and I like men who don't m... 
I think of my shows as family reunions. I give 100% every time. I just do. It's a huge therapeut... 
One of the chief characteristics of a mob is its quickness. It is sudden. It pounces. 