"After a burglary of all her most valued and treasured possessions, Winston Churchill's aging mother wrote: "That burglar relieved me of an obsession. For years, I've had to take houses big enough to hold all these bibelots. I am almost grateful to him.""

-- Anne Sebba

#Mother Quotes #Freedom Quotes #Grateful Quotes

“Quick-circulating slanders mirth afford; and reputation bleeds in every word.”
“Angelina Jolieâ€™s older brother James Haven, the one she made out with, has a license plate on his SUV that reads Shiloh. Maybe itâ€™s not that weird. After all, he could be the father.”
“I'm an incurable optimist and a go-getter - it's in my nature to focus much more on what makes me happy than what makes me nervous.”
“Obamacare is benefiting [Donald] Trump supporters.”
“I am Taiwanese as well as Chinese.”
“I've always loved opera; it never occurred to me that I would write a proper libretto. One of my closest friends is a composer, Paul Moravec, and a few years ago, Paul and I were at lunch, and I said to him, "you really have to write an opera." So, he says very casually to me, "I'll do it if you write the libretto." Well, little did I know that the within a couple of years we would end up getting a commission from the Santa Fe Opera to write an opera together, "The Letter," which turned out to be the most successful commissioned opera in the history of the Santa Fe Opera.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“I set myself high standards on the pitch and know I have not always lived up to them this season”

Source : "Gerrard sounds clarion call", www.theguardian.com. October 5, 2005.
“I don't want to be a Major League coach.”

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