Romesh Ranganathan When I started doing stand-up, I resigned from my job as a maths teacher and, three days before I was due to leave, my dad passed away. – Romesh Ranganathan Dad Quotes Days Quotes Job Quotes Leave Quotes Maths Quotes Passed Quotes Resigned Quotes Standup Quotes Started Quotes Teacher Quotes Years later, when I was working as a trolley wally in a supermarket, I tackled the boredom by talking to the customers in as many different accents as I could manage. I started with one that I didn’t think would alert any suspicion – generic Asian – then moved on to Irish, Welsh, Australian and American. Our house was repossessed and we lived in a B&B until we got a council house. It was a struggle, but Mum just got her head down, found cleaning jobs and never complained. I owe her a lot, so I now do everything she says.
Henry Moore In Giacometti’s work, the armature has once again become the life-line of the sculpture, and also, he’s brought back to sculpture a nervous sensitivity which the ‘pure carving’ side of sculpture can lose sight of altogether. – Henry Moore
Rula Ghani The women I see are very brave women, very strong women, women that are facing a lot of challenges and yet are up to the challenges and are making a very big effort. So I don’t see why one of them cannot become a president – one day. – Rula Ghani
Jodi BensonParenting I can only speak for my husband and myself, but we don’t feel like we could do any of this parenting without our faith. – Jodi Benson
Rachel Simmons No matter how much you urge them to relax and how much you mean it, your child probably grapples with highly stressful environments away from home, whether it’s where they go to school, the teams they play on, or the peers in their social circle. Most teenagers I know long for empathy from their parents about their struggle. – Rachel Simmons
Granit Xhaka Ottmar is a big coach and a good gentleman. I don’t know if I’m a young Schweinsteiger; I’m another player. I am Granit Xhaka. – Granit Xhaka
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