#ny

My dad said, 'The thing that I was told that was really helpful was that I mustn't be afraid of the things I was afraid of when I was five years old'. The shock of his childhood had put him in this defensive crouch against the world, and he needed to know that he had a nice wife and kids and it wasn't the same any more. ↗

— Tom Hooper

#against #any #childhood #crouch #dad

Well, I'm half Australian, half English and I live in London. That is the only reason I came upon this story. My Australian mother, Meredith Hooper, was invited in late 2007 by some Australian friends to make up a token Australian audience in a tiny fringe theater play reading of an unproduced, unrehearsed play called 'The King's Speech.' ↗

— Tom Hooper

#australian #called #came #english #friends

What I learned about stammering was that, when as a young child you lose the confidence of anyone who wants to listen to you, you lose confidence in your voice and the right to speech. And a lot of the therapy was saying, 'You have a right to be heard.' ↗

— Tom Hooper

#anyone #child #confidence #heard #i

With impressive proof on all sides of magnificent progress, no one can rightly deny the fundamental correctness of our economic system. ↗

— Herbert Hoover

#deny #economic #economic system #fundamental #impressive

A good many things go around in the dark besides Santa Claus. ↗

— Herbert Hoover

#besides #claus #dark #go #good

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party. ↗

— Herbert Hoover

#any #exclusive #honor #party #political

In America today, we are nearer a final triumph over poverty than is any other land. ↗

— Herbert Hoover

#any #final #land #nearer #other

Many years ago, I concluded that a few hair shirts were part of the mental wardrobe of every man. The president differs from other men in that he has a more extensive wardrobe. ↗

— Herbert Hoover

#concluded #differs #every #every man #extensive

I like to play in the low 70's. If it gets any hotter than that I'll stay in the bar! ↗

— Bob Hope

#bar #gets #hotter #i #like

Good families are generally worse than any others. ↗

— Anthony Hope

#families #generally #good #others #than