"So my father grew up in an orphanage in Boston. He was then adopted by an elderly childless couple from Maine, who gave him the name of Mitchell. He moved to Maine, and there he met my mother and was married."

-- George J. Mitchell

#Mother Quotes #Couple Quotes #Father Quotes

“When I find a role I want to play, I just go after it.”

Source : "Jennifer Jason Leigh: Fearless Leigh". Interview with Michael Fleming, movieline.com. April 1, 1999.
“Never give up what you want most for what you want today.”
“What's frustrating more than anything is when chefs start to cut corners and believe that they are incognito in the way they send out appetizers, entrees, and they know it's not 100 percent, but they think the customers can't spot it.”
“Some authors, when starting a novel, imagine a place first. Others, a character starts taking shape in their head. I start with a hook, a situation, a 'what if.”
“I was well-rounded, I'd been to college. It wasn't that I couldn't do anything else. I wanted to stay in sports, but if I couldn't think, how was I going to play?”
“The most evident token and apparent sign of true wisdom is a constant and unconstrained rejoicing.”
“The real purpose of running isn't to win a race, it's to test the limits of the human heart.”
“Having the answers is not essential to living. What is essential is the sense of God's presence during dark seasons of questioning.”

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