November 11, 1802, I arrived at Judge Patterson's at Lisle. This respectable family treated me with every mark of distinction and friendship, and likewise all the people did the same. I really want for words to express my gratitude.
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Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES It's really all about family, love and the children for me. I work at that every day. CELINE DION I did my first professional play at 11, and there was really nothing else I ever dreamed of doing. I... ERIC JOHNSON I'll find you, don't worry. My body won't be with you all the time, but you'll always have my heart.... P.C. CAST I want to personally express my gratitude to the citizens of Waller County for the support and court... CHERYL PETERS We all act like we know everything in life, but nobody really does. That's what I want people to... ALESSIA CARA I don't want to have one hit, one song of the summer, and then have me disappear forever. I real... ALESSIA CARA I want to give back and show my gratitude to the indies. At the same time, cherish the mainstream pr... COCO MARTIN I want to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to JaMarcus for opening up and sharing his h... FATS DOMINO I don't think my dad really knew what to do with me, as a daughter. He treated me like a boy; my... EMMA WATSON Not everybody should be laughing at everything at the same time. That's not even natural. My thi... PATRICE O'NEAL I've always thought respectable people scoundrels, and I look anxiously at my face every morning for... BERTRAND RUSSELL I'm coming into places with some people who just want to hear what I did before, with some peopl... BETH ORTON There are times when I'm super-overwhelmed, and everything feels like it's hitting me in the... SHAWN MENDES I remember my first visit with my guru. He had shown that he read my mind. So I looked at the grass ... RAM DASS This heart within me I can feel, and I judge that it exists. This world I can touch, and I likewise ... ALBERT CAMUS I feel more and more, every day of my life, how much my dear mamma has done for my establishment. I ... MARIE ANTOINETTE One's family is the most important thing in life. I look at it this way: One of these days I'... ROBERT BYRD I like to think that people who really know me understand I am the same person - and that is somethi... SERGIO AGUERO It's not always possible to sit down and eat at home in this day and age of fast-paced living, b... MICHAEL SYMON After Lock, Stock, all these really nasty small town characters came knocking at my door trying to t... GUY RITCHIE When I read 'Stand By Me,' it was like, 'This is a look back at the same time period whe... ROB REINER I am not pleased at all with whatever has happened. Having played cricket with respect and distincti... INZAMAM-UL That left a lasting mark on me. Here was a person who bled the same color as I did, yet he was treat... DON HASKINS Some bloke came up to me in Tesco a couple of years ago at 11:30 pm and said: 'Excuse me, would ... RICHARD GRIFFITHS My upbringing was faith-based, but we believed you should love all others as you want to be loved, b... NICK JONAS There was a perception of me, and I earned it because I was really intense, really gruff. I treated ... KIRK GIBSON I'm just so very lucky to be able to do what I do for a living, and giving back is a way for me ... PEWDIEPIE A perfect dinner for me is being with people I really want to be with. It starts and stops with my c... CATHERINE BACH I know this has been difficult for his family and I want to express that our prayers and hopes are w... FRANK GARCIA Swedes are a really humble and shy people in many ways, but I think it's pretty much the same as... JOEL KINNAMAN People will see me at Chelsea the way I am and judge me the way they want to. EDEN HAZARD My father was a civil servant, so having a regular job, being respectable is a big deal for me. Resp... HANIF KUREISHI It's no secret that I have, at best, a strained and awkward relationship with my dad. The Wasser... CASEY WASSERMAN I wanted to be looked at for the skateboarder that I was. I didn't want to be the 36-year-old sk... JASON LEE I am so happy for this team, for Mike Shank and for Mark Patterson. Everything went almost perfectly... OSWALDO NEGRI There's just a lot of stuff that really moves me, and I don't know how to express it, and I ... CAT POWER I'm thankful to God for having a family that's been there for me. He's been there from t... ASHTON SHEPHERD I'm at peace with my family, my friends, myself and God so there's really nothing else that ... LANCE BASS I want to try with someone who loves me enough to try with me. I want to grow old looking at the sam... RACHEL GIBSON I liked myths. They weren't adult stories and they weren't children's stories. They were better than... NEIL GAIMAN Today, I'm here to express on behalf of my father, my family, and the principality of Monaco, my sor... PRINCE ALBERT I really want to do the unexpected, and I think that's what I did when I executed 'Long.Live... ASAP ROCKY I love the game. But I love my wife and kids more. I can't tell you how many sacrifices I make t... ERIC WEDDLE I want people to feel safe around me. Calm and at peace and I want to make people feel accepted. I w... CHARLOTTE ERIKSSON This morning I awoke and was reminded of the preciousness of life. I realized I should express my gr... SWAPNA RAJPUT I've done all my schooling at Chennai - it's always home for me. All my growing up years hav... DULQUER SALMAAN I come from a family of compulsive collectors, and my first memories are really all about collecting... MARGHERITA MISSONI The kids look at me, 'Ah, you're my hero.' I want to teach those kids. 'Hey listen, ... ALBERT PUJOLS These thoughts did not come in any verbal formulation. I rarely think in words at all. A thought com... ALBERT EINSTEIN Streaming is a really big market for me. We've been doing great in the streaming market, so it... RIHANNA I haven't changed at all. I'm the same as when I was 11. STEVEN WRIGHT Don't judge me. You wanna judge me, put on a black gown and get a gavel. Get in line with the re... LIL WAYNE When I'm auditioning for something, if it's not me, I really hope the part doesn't go to... RACHEL KELLER I want to extend my gratitude and thankfulness to all those who care and love my family and myself, ... CHEN GUANGCHENG Some people say, ‘Do not judge the book by its cover!’ Well, I say not to judge at all. People c... TOBA BETA I'm very focused on what I do professionally, and I'm very focused on my family, and I don... VICTORIA BECKHAM I did the same thing as every Irish person who comes to New York. I arrived on a Wednesday, and by S... ADRIAN MCKINTY My family loves to take me out, and we do regular things like go to the movies. My friends do that a... OLIVIA HOLT The bulk of my fans are my age, and I'm aging at the same rate they are. That makes me relevant.... RON WHITE If you really want to be able to express what goes on with other people, you have to be able to look... LINDSAY WAGNER I'm at this point in my career where I'm trying to step away from the realm of fine arts, be... VIK MUNIZ I read the 'Fargo' hashtag and what people tweeted at me and every article and every comment... ALLISON TOLMAN People sometimes think of 'queen' as a title that's shrouded with protocol and formality... QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN I don't think I have the words to express how I feel at this moment. RAFAEL BENITEZ I don't want to think about what I'm doing in 20 years. All I want is I want to be happy, an... SAM SMITH I have a tight family group that's really important to me. I don't want to work all the time... ED HARRIS I am building a 11 by 11 log cabin at home, using the same techniques, ... This is my hobby. CHARLIE BROWN As much as I don't want to admit it, I really am a people pleaser. If I throw a party at my hous... RACHAEL HARRIS No one is the same, and we all have different life experiences. It's not my place to judge them ... JOANNA KRUPA Words are not even within me. They're not in my vocabulary to really express the kind of feeling... TANYA TUCKER I never wanted to do Shakespeare; I never liked watching it, it's always frightened me, and I... SAMUEL BARNETT The first memory I have in the world is of death and tears. That is how I would mark the beginning o... CHARLES M. BLOW I discovered Deborah Ellis's books in the school library after my head teacher encouraged me to ... MALALA YOUSAFZAI I don't know if I have a favorite color. KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl. KATE MIDDLETON There's six of us, and they didn't treat any of us different. They loved us the same. They t... J. R. SMITH One time I tried bangs, and people just weren't feeling it at all, but it's my hair. It'... JUSTINE SKYE At the heart of every really good Christmas movie is the threat, I suppose, to Christmas. Something ... JAMES MCAVOY I don't lift weights at all. Every muscle on my body is for an actual task; there is no muscle t... RONDA ROUSEY For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look ... ELIE WIESEL At the end of the day, I got to live my life for my family, for my children, and I'm going to do... T.I. I want to thank God, obviously for the health, for the talent He's given me, for my family who s... STEPHEN CURRY I read the Koran and it appealed to me. At the time I was agnostic and it really breathed spirituall... Q-TIP For me my friendship with Omar Rodriguez from Mars Volta that friendship really means a lot to me be... JOHN FRUSCIANTE I can only speak for myself, and hope people hear my words and see me on television speaking for mys... JENNIFER LOPEZ Our personalities are the not the same, Coach Saban and I. And I have the utmost respect for what he... KIRBY SMART I very rarely think in words at all. A thought comes, and I may try to express it in words afterward... ALBERT EINSTEIN I'd say my mother made more of a difference to me than anyone else did. I know that's a conv... HERB KELLEHER I don't want a lot of people nosing round my studio and bothering me. I don't want to see th... WINSLOW HOMER 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
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DEBORAH NORVILLE So many self-help ideas are like meringue - you take a big bite, and there's nothing there. DEBORAH NORVILLE It is important for women to know who they are, and to know what makes their hearts sing. DEBORAH NORVILLE Grateful people may recover faster from trauma. DEBORAH NORVILLE Motherhood is wonderful, but it's also hard work. It's the logistics more than anything. You... DEBORAH MAILMAN A sister is someone who owns part of what you own: a house, perhaps, or a less tangible legacy, like... DEBORAH TANNEN The world belongs to no one. There are very few people who fit into the world. And part of the strug... DEBORAH EISENBERG My school friends thought I was outgoing and bubbly, but that masked a lot of insecurities, and mayb... DEBORAH MAILMAN Many mothers and daughters are as close as any two people can be, but closeness always carries with ... DEBORAH TANNEN In this world, conversations are negotiations for closeness in which people try to seek and give con... DEBORAH TANNEN For each other, at each other: Sisters can be either or both. The same could be said of people in an... DEBORAH TANNEN The club shows are really intense and powerful, but for a shorter time, and the audiences are in clo... DEBORAH COX I've done that I was touring a couple of years ago with R. Kelly and the Lillith Fair, I would d... DEBORAH COX I like solitude. I'm very good at being disconnected. I do a lot of disappearing. People who kno... DEBORAH MAILMAN Telling stories with visuals is an ancient art. We've been drawing pictures on cave walls for ce... DEBORAH WILES God has blessed me with the gift of cheerfulness. DEBORAH RANEY Letting go is the hardest part... but you have to look at it through their eyes and realize the pain... DEBORAH REBER Your choice is to be active or passive in your responses. DEBORAH DAY If you put out acceptance and warmth, you tend to attract the same. DEBORAH DAY True beauty radiates not from outer cosmetics, but from the simple joy of making a difference for th... DEBORAH BARNES The traditional writer is a sensitive only child, asthmatic, who sits on the window seat watching th... DEBORAH MOGGACH The Australian film industry is a small industry, so you have to really be flexible within working i... DEBORAH MAILMAN The Australian film industry is a small industry, so you have to really be flexible within working i... DEBORAH MAILMAN I do believe that we baby-boomers are reinventing ageing as we enter it. We're living longer and... DEBORAH MOGGACH An assumption underlying almost all comments on interruptions is that they are aggressive, but the l... DEBORAH TANNEN Asian cultures... place great value on avoiding open expression of disagreement and conflict because... DEBORAH TANNEN For many women, and a fair number of men, saying 'I'm sorry' isn't literally an apol... DEBORAH TANNEN If you understand gender differences in what I call 'conversational style', you may not be a... DEBORAH TANNEN Body language is a very powerful tool. We had body language before we had speech, and apparently, 80... DEBORAH BULL Appropriation was the language of my generation in many ways. It came out of Duchamp, Warhol, Johns,... DEBORAH KASS I'm about as straight an arrow as you'll find out there. DEBORAH NORVILLE My interest in the linguistic differences between women and men grew from research I conducted early... DEBORAH TANNEN When I first heard that song, it was a ballad but it had a lot more. It felt like a gospel song when... DEBORAH COX