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I had a very happy childhood.


Juan Antonio Bayona
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The stories my pupils told me were astonishing. One told how he had witnessed his cousin being shot in the back five times; another how his parents had died of AIDS. Another said that he'd probably been to more funerals than parties in his young life. For me - someone who had had an idyllic, happy childhood - this was staggering.
Erin Gruwell
Tags: Me Who More
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I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer.


Maeve Binchy
Tags: You Very Had
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I'm one of those unlucky people who had a happy childhood.


Jonathan Coe
Tags: People Who Had
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If you had an essentially happy childhood, that tends to dwell with you.


Tracy Kidder
Tags: You Had Happy
Well, I've had a long standing relationship with Gatorade and they've been very, very good to me. And I believe in their products, I really do. I've used them for many, many years.
Bill Parcells
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It was a small provincial place with great people and I had a happy childhood growing up in Queens.


Fran Drescher
Tags: Great People Up
I believe that nothing comes of nothing, even in Shakespeare. I wanted to know where he got the matter he was working with and what he did with that matter.
Stephen Greenblatt
Tags: Know He Where
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A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.


Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Tags: Human Happy Poor
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A happy childhood... is the worst possible preparation for life.


Kinky Friedman
I believe that we have been doing this not primarily to achieve riches or even honour, but rather because we were interested in the work, enjoyed doing it and felt very strongly that it was worthwhile.
Frederick Sanger
Tags: Work Because Very
Though I know he loves me, tonight my heart is sad; his kiss was not so wonderful as all the dreams I had.
Sara Teasdale
Tags: Dreams Sad Me
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The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one.


William James
I don't know nothing about communism. But I know the Albanians loved me. Same reason as anyone else loves me. Because I made them laugh.
Norman Wisdom
Tags: Me About Because
Happy is he who still loves something he loved in the nursery: He has not been broken in two by time; he is not two men, but one, and he has saved not only his soul but his life.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Tags: Time Men Who
My dad came over from Ireland when he was 13 and lived on the streets, working on building sites, and has just retired from his job delivering furniture for John Lewis. My mum has had the same job for 30 years as a sales assistant at Marks and Spencer. They've always been really great; they just want me to be happy.
Amanda Hale
Tags: Great Dad Me
I am very emotional. It took me many years to recover from the death of my father. Even when I was playing cricket, I wasn't happy. I would just sit and cry. I was very young. He was too young; he shouldn't have gone. Cricket is all right. We all play sport. Good and bad days come.
Harbhajan Singh
Tags: Good Death Me
I used to have Bible studies at my house. I was in the choir. I was mischievous but also a real mama's boy. It was a pretty happy childhood.
Woody Harrelson
Tags: Also Real Used
I thought, well of course, Kinsey absolutely adored teaching. He was a wonderful teacher. So these kids really inspired me. So that was a clue I hung onto. He loved young people, he absolutely loved them. And he loved teaching them and trying to help them.
Liam Neeson
Tags: Teacher People Me
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I believe in education and wish I had a better one.


Loretta Lynn