Mary Pope Osborne When I was five, we moved to Virginia and lived inside an old fort that was surrounded by a moat. So when I heard stories of American history, I felt as if those dramas were taking place right in my own backyard. – Mary Pope Osborne American Quotes Backyard Quotes Dramas Quotes Fort Quotes Heard Quotes History Quotes Lived Quotes Moat Quotes Moved Quotes Stories Quotes Surrounded Quotes Virginia Quotes A military childhood in the 1950s was very much informed by WWII. My brothers and I often heard stories from our dad – and from other kids – about things that had happened to their dads. We constantly played war games and, nearly every Saturday, saw a different WWII movie at the post theater. I get ideas from my own personal experiences, from my imagination, and from my research and from old stories.
Jose Feliciano I felt bad about the controversy because they stopped playing my songs on American radio stations. But there was nothing wrong with what I did. Now everybody sings the national anthem the way they want. – Jose Feliciano
David Lowery The idea that all we have is everything that’s come before us, and we are the accumulated weight of our own personal histories, is a beautiful concept. And yet it also leaves you asking, ‘Is that all there is? Is that all that defines us? Is that all we have?’ – David Lowery
Geeta Phogat Sometimes it boils down to a move or two and that makes all the difference. – Geeta Phogat
Rulon Gardner If a steer is more than four or five months old, he’s too big to wrestle. – Rulon Gardner
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