The process of my transformation came to a head with my discovery of St. Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage I went on with a scout troop from my school.
I know, I'm like a kid. Maybe I was a bit too spoilt growing up. Everything just came like I wanted it to.
My grandfather came over from Puerto Rico and raised his kids speaking English so that it would be easier for them to assimilate.
When I was in high school, there's no doubt I was trying to swing like Tiger Woods when he first came on tour.
I haven't always been the person I am today. I came into loving myself more than anything or anyone else.
I painted myself into a corner by writing a whole book on this one period. The summer of 1927 came to an end, but nothing else did - all of these peoples' lives went on.
I certainly wasn't a fan of Thatcher's politics. People liked to label us as children of Thatcher. What nonsense. The real children of Thatcher came in the 1990s, and had no interest in politics. The Oasis, Britpop scene.
We were raised with that discussion about violence and non-violence, and we all pretty much came up on the side of non-violence. That became my foundation with politics and my livelihood.
When I came to Johannesburg from the countryside, I knew nobody, but many strangers were very kind to me. I then was dragged into politics, and then, subsequently, I became a lawyer.
Edith Vonnegut behaved like a guest in her children's lives. To her way of thinking, parenting came under the general heading of household tasks, which, as a wealthy woman, she could pay others to do.
Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful.
I think the only positive thing that came from Uruguay's dictatorship was the spread of Montevideo natives around the world, and I continued writing about them from my various places of exile.
If you are so worried of things that can be fixed that you can't fix them. Just remember we came to this world without refactions.
I judged about a zillion awards this year so I've been reading a lot of books that just came out.
Then I came in twice a week - for my own enjoyment as well as to be a guide. And then we started to apply some of the splinters of the ideas back into the piece.
If you hate what you get for Christmas, try to focus on the person who gave the gift to you, not what came in the box.
If success came over night. Then it’ll leave the next morning. Stay inspire and have patience. Because you’ll truly be rewarded.
George Bush is a fan of mine, he came to see me in the Seventies. His coke dealer brought him.
Seriously, this old woman had no idea how close she came to being squashed like a roach. -Sage Hannigan, Contingency
i'm an alien and I came to this planet in order to change humanity but, unfortunately, your brain is not yet in a position to take it
I don’t know what came over me.” Charlie smiled. He drew her to him and kissed her. “Me,” he said.