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“History, as they say, is alive and well and living in London.”
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“I played football when I was little. I didn't want to be an actress at all, I wanted to be a majorette in an Australian circus. That was my ambition.”
Source : "Sofía Vergara stars in “Meet The Browns,” strives for a lead role". Interview with Francis Rodríguez, www.nydailynews.com. March 20, 2008.
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“God isn't present in the past or future. The great 'I Am' is in the present moment. When I claim that presence, I can get through anything today.”
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“I had a very tough childhood. I came here from Italy in the '70s and didn't speak a word of English, so the kids at school tormented me. Truly, it was horrifying the names they called me, and the teachers never really did a thing to stop it.”
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“I've always liked the classic "young adult" writers like Mark Twain, Jack London, Roald Dahl, Charles Dickens. They write so clearly, and they know how to entertain.”
Source : Source: www.bookbrowse.com
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“If it's easter than east and wester than west, it must be north.”
Source : Jessica Day George (2011). “Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow”, p.205, Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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“And yet, winning is like a welcome drink going down your throat, like a beautiful embrace. It is brilliant while it lasts but it isn't forever. The high eventually melts away and the journey of life begins afresh. The truly remarkable among us visit these highs periodically; winning then becomes a journey, a graph where each point is crucial but is in reality merely part of a larger curve.”
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“You know, the purpose of reconciliation is to avoid the filibuster. The filibuster is an effort to talk something to death.”