#cal

As a kid I loved John McEnroe. They called me Mac because, while everyone else liked Borg, I was crazy about McEnroe. I tried wearing headbands and sweatbands, and whooping at people. It didn't quite work. ↗

— Sachin Tendulkar

#because #borg #called #crazy #else

I grew up looking at my father as to how to behave. In watching him I grasped so many things. His own temperament was of a calm person. He was very composed and I never saw anger in him. To me, that was fascinating. ↗

— Sachin Tendulkar

#behave #calm #composed #fascinating #father

As a nation we have, over the past seven years, been rebuilding our intelligence with powerful capabilities that many thought we would no longer need after the Cold War. We have been rebuilding our clandestine service, our satellite and other technical collection, our analytical depth and expertise. ↗

— George Tenet

#analytical #been #capabilities #cold #cold war

At one time musical theater, particularly in the '40s and '50s, was a big source of pop songs. That's how musical theater started, really - it was just a way of linking several pop songs for the stage. ↗

— Neil Tennant

#how #just #linking #musical #musical theater

The first song is called "London." It's about two Russian soldiers who desert the Russian army and escape to London, where they indulge in a life of crime. ↗

— Neil Tennant

#army #called #crime #desert #escape

We thought it would be great to see if you could put pop music back into musical theater. ↗

— Neil Tennant

#could #great #into #music #musical

When we did concerts, we wanted them to be theatrical events - collaborations with designers, choreographers, and directors - because we thought traditional rock concerts were boring. ↗

— Neil Tennant

#boring #collaborations #concerts #designers #did

The Gods themselves cannot recall their gifts. ↗

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

#gifts #gods #recall #their #themselves

Even the rich are hungry for love, for being cared for, for being wanted, for having someone to call their own. ↗

— Mother Teresa

#call #cared #even #having #hungry

Welsh is my mother tongue, and my children speak it. If you come and live in this community you'll work out pretty quickly that it's beneficial to learn the language, because if you're going to the pub or a cafe you need to be a part of the local life. ↗

— Bryn Terfel

#beneficial #cafe #children #come #community