"When I sing, I always relive a part of my life."

-- Vittorio Grigolo

“From 1965 to 1967, my dad, Jack Gilligan, served in Congress and helped pass landmark laws like the Voting Rights Act.”

Source : "Kathleen Sebelius DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 04, 2012.
“I was the rector's son, born to the anglican order, Banned for ever from the candles of the Irish poor; The Chichesters knelt in marble at the end of a transept With ruffs about their necks, their portion sure.”

Source : Louis MacNeice (2015). “Collected Poems”, p.91, Faber & Faber
“I think humor is the social use. You can put anything in it. I think - yes, I speak heavily in analogies - it is like putting the medicine in apple sauce or a block of cheese for a dog. Not that anyone in this room is a dog in this scenario.”
“The grand difficulty is to feel the reality of both worlds, so as to give each its due place in our thoughts and feelings, to keep our mind's eye and our heart's eye ever fixed on the land of promise, without looking away from the road along which we are to travel toward it.”
“Some things canâ€™t be ignored. You can only conquer your past if you choose to face it.”
“I've learned that winning isn't everything, and it's more about the journey. But at the end of the day, I just want to stand on the podium with the gold medal.”
“Don't be afraid to hit the ball.”
“When a stargirl cries, she sheds not tears but light.”

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