#had

It was a combination of an intense interest in children's literature, which I've always had, and the feeling that I'd just have a go and see if I could do it. ↗

— Penelope Lively

#children #combination #could #feeling #go

I didn't think I had anything particular to say, but I thought I might have something to say to children. ↗

— Penelope Lively

#children #had #i #might #particular

I have had to empty two family homes during the last few years - first, the house that had been my grandmother's since 1923, and then my own country home, which we had lived in for over twenty years. ↗

— Penelope Lively

#country #during #empty #family #few

I had never, ever drunk beer in high school, and by the time I got to Tech we were having these parties out in the cotton fields and getting so drunk. I was the champion beer drinker; suddenly I was pouring it down my throat... Insane! Insane! ↗

— Bob Livingston

#by the time #champion #cotton #cotton fields #down

I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose. ↗

— David Livingstone

#come #determined #end #had #i

The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom. ↗

— Titus Livius

#freedom #had #king #old #over

I've always been a liberal and I've always had strong socialist leanings. ↗

— David Lloyd

#been #had #i #leanings #liberal

Instead of having to be a member of the Royal Society to do science, the way you had to be in England in the 17th, 18th, centuries today pretty much anybody who wants to do it can, and the information that they need to do it is there. ↗

— Seth Lloyd

#centuries #england #had #having #information

I think after the 2008 Olympics I wasn't really satisfied with the outcome, so I knew I had to change some things. ↗

— Ryan Lochte

#after #change #had #i #i think

On top of my to-do list in preparing for Beijing is 'On China' by Henry Kissinger, who has had firsthand experience with every top Chinese leader since Mao, so his insights are valuable and his access is perhaps unrivaled. ↗

— Gary Locke

#beijing #china #chinese #every #experience