#rowing

When I was growing up in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, I sold doughnuts, popcorn and Kool Aid every day after school so that my family had some money and I could pay my school fees. It was a tough life. ↗

— George Weah

#aid #capital #could #day #every

I've been involved with Carnegie Hall for the last 13 years, and Chairman for the last six. I feel really good about what we've done growing our educational programs there, building a board that has made Carnegie Hall really a world-class institution. ↗

— Sanford I. Weill

#been #board #building #carnegie #carnegie hall

Anything over-handed, I do left-handed. Like throwing a ball or serving in tennis. Otherwise, right-handed, like writing and shaving. ↗

— Mike Weir

#ball #i #i do #left-handed #like

Growing up, I didn't give my grandfather's photography a second thought. I wasn't involved in his work, except that I helped my dad print his negatives. ↗

— Kim Weston

#except #give #grandfather #growing #growing up

I came up from growing up with a lot of Catholic guilt, a lot of punk rock, hipster guilt in the later years where I think people have thrown a lot of things on me. Where I always felt like I'm not supposed to tell the horn section what to play or I don't want to come off egotistical. ↗

— Jack White

#came #catholic #catholic guilt #come #egotistical

I have visited some places where the differences between black and white are not as profound as they used to be, but I think there is a new form of racism growing in Europe and that is focused on people who are Middle Eastern. I see it. ↗

— Montel Williams

#black #black and white #differences #eastern #europe

But as my brother was doing his research for a book about my father, it became his opinion that the most influential anti-semitism my father encountered when he was growing up was from Jews, because his relatives were German Jews, and doctors. ↗

— Tobias Wolff

#anti-semitism #became #because #book #brother

I'm constantly changing, I'm constantly growing. I think I'm a little controversial... I just try and keep some mystery, so hopefully people can't really put their finger on it. ↗

— Evan Rachel Wood

#constantly #controversial #finger #growing #hopefully

International terrorism is throwing down a challenge, and not just to Russia. ↗

— Boris Yeltsin

#down #international #international terrorism #just #russia

There are two types of Chinese growing up in America. One is the kind that does really well in school, with thick, thick glasses. And the other is involved with the gangs. ↗

— Donnie Yen

#chinese #does #gangs #glasses #growing