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uncles book believe
I've had aunts and uncles who not only haven't read my books but could hardly believe that I was a writer. Robert Cormier
uncles years sea
Uncle Sam took up the challenge in the year of '33 For the farmer and the factory and all of you and me. He said, "Roll along Columbia. You can ramble to the sea, But river while you're ramblin' you can do some work for me." Woody Guthrie
uncles father inspiration
I think some of my inspiration came from just being around music. My family was into music. My uncle had his own band and my father use to sing in my uncle's band. If you want to go to the music influences we could be here all day. That's everybody from Michael Jackson all the way up to people in the game now that inspire me. Nelly
uncles conviction uncle-sam
It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can. R. Lee Ermey
uncles father book
I wasn't actually going to see the original film [Lord of the Ring], because I didn't think it was possible that a film could represent the books appropriately. So I was protesting, and I wasn't going to see them. And then my family all took a jaunt together, the entire family, to see the movies, and were like, "What, you're just going to stay home?" So I saw the movies and was thoroughly impressed that Peter Jackson managed to make my vision of the book come to life, as well as my sister's and my father's, and my aunt's and my uncle's, everyone's. Evangeline Lilly
uncles design silence
It is certain," exclaimed my uncle in a tone of triumph. "But silence, do you hear me? silence upon the whole subject; and let no one get before us in this design of discovering the centre of the earth. Jules Verne
uncles medicine discovery
It was my Uncle George who discovered that alcohol was a food well in advance of modern medical thought. P. G. Wodehouse
uncles aunt talking
What I'm worrying about is what Tom is going to say when he starts talking." "Uncle Tom?" "I wish there was something else you could call him except 'Uncle Tom,' " Aunt Dahlia said a little testily. "Every time you do it, I expect to see him turn black and start playing the banjo. P. G. Wodehouse
uncles thinking people
He was asking too many questions and he was asking them too quickly. They were stacking up in my head like loaves in the factory where Uncle Terry works. The factory is a bakery and he operates the slicing machines. And sometimes a slicer is not working fast enough but the bread keeps coming and there is a blockage. I sometimes think of my mind as a machine, but not always as a bread-slicing machine. It makes it easier to explain to other people what is going on inside it. Mark Haddon
war generations vietnam
The World War II generation believed the United States could do anything - anything... And Vietnam was a shattering experience for everyone. Richard Holbrooke
war japan suffering
If war should break out between England and Japan, the latter would suffer much more than the former. Townsend Harris
war thinking president
The President of the United States thinks that for the Japanese opium is more dangerous than war. Townsend Harris
war habit increase
The expense of a war could be paid in time; but the expense of opium, when once the habit is formed, will only increase with time. Townsend Harris
war wow good-old-days
Wow. When he started looking back on the war with Kronos as the good old days--that was sad. Rick Riordan
war mean bff
When I was alive, I mean the first time, Mussolini was in charge. We were at war.” “Mussolini?” Leo frowned. “Wasn’t he like BFFs with Hitler? Rick Riordan
war evil together
Love and war always go together. They are the peaks of human emotion! Evil and good, beauty and ugliness Rick Riordan
war united-front arms
Ceres wanted a united front in the plant war." "The plant war," Percy said. "You're going to arm all the little grapes with tiny assault rifles? Rick Riordan
war tea annabeth
I'm so glad you're here," Aphrodite said. "War is coming. Bloodshed is inevitable. So there's really only one thing to do." "Uh... and that is?" Annabeth ventured. "Why, have tea and chat, obviously Rick Riordan
father fathers feeling game good teach
Joe's a good player, but he's only a sophomore. His father used to teach at Okemos, so I had a feeling he'd have a big game for us. Bruce Larner
father figure
He was a father figure to all of us. Randy Price
fathers founding frankly hope ruling states step supreme united
He did commiserate with me a little bit, ... I hope that he will be able to give the United States Supreme Court's ruling some coherence, because frankly they are way out of step with what the founding fathers intended. John Cornyn
father itself noble regards religion
Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble Yiddish Proverb
fathers foundation giving good habits mothers parents people setting students sure wake
The people who are setting the foundation are the mothers and fathers. I think we are just giving students recognition for the good habits that parents are instilling in them. We can't wake up 900 students and make sure they always go to school. That's up to parents. Todd Kolson
father work
I will be the father of a 5-year-old once. I will work for 30 years. Dr. Denny
father man replace
He was our father no one man can replace him. Isaac Abraham
father fathers second
He was like a second father to me, Marcelo Balboa
father straight
He was like a father to me. He was a down-to-earth guy, very straight forward. He let you know what he thought. Gary Marsh