"Even though I support the blue side of Manchester's football heritage, I don't really mind that wherever I go in the world it's not Manchester City that starts the conversation. 'Ah, yes, Manchester United,' is the response when I say where I come from. It's commonplace everywhere - in Europe, Africa, Asia and even the U.S."

-- Lucy Powell

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“I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul.”

Source : 'Invictus. In Memoriam R.T.H.B.' (1888)
“I could stop and say, Well that was a D minor, G seven, but I really don't want to know that. I just want to know that there's a combination of notes that makes a sound.”
“We joke about it in the entertainment industry: Every actor wants to be a musician, and every musician wants to be an actor.”
“The role of Italy and of Austria has diminished as has that of France and Britain; Germany and Japan have suffered catastrophically.”

Source : Emily Greene Balch (1972). “Beyond Nationalism: The Social Thought of Emily Greene Balch”, New York : Twayne Publishers
“The days when it was possible to win a serious game only by merit of sporting character or depth of chess understanding have vanished forever. Chess knowledge has become dominant, bypassing all the other factors that contribute to success.”
“When we're deluded there's a world to escape. When we're aware, there's nothing to escape.”

Source : Bodhidharma (2009). “The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma”, p.51, Macmillan
“Pop music has progressed. The singing voice has changed dramatically in pop music, and people now just sing the way they want to, in their speaking voice, instead of putting on some great transatlantic rock and roll sneer.”
“I was a big fighter when I was younger. In bars I was ready to explode and fight.”

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