#since

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

Since then, I have just read and read - but, that said, I suppose there is a raft of writers to whom I return again and again, not so much because I want to write like them, even if I were capable of it, but simply for a sort of stylistic shot in the arm. ↗

— Penelope Lively

#arm #because #capable #even #i

Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness. ↗

— Titus Livius

#greatness #grown #humble #now #overwhelmed

Alan is a great guy, a terrific guy. We haven't worked together since then, and he's always working with different artists. I think he sees different dimensions he can see from different guys. ↗

— David Lloyd

#always #artists #different #dimensions #great

I enjoy racing so much. Ever since I was 8 or 9, I trained every stroke, because it was the only way I could race a lot. ↗

— Ryan Lochte

#could #enjoy #ever #every #i

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

The human rights record within China seems to rise and fall over time, but it's very clear that in the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and since then, there's been a greater intolerance of dissent and the human rights record of China has been going in the wrong direction. ↗

— Gary Locke

#beijing #china #clear #direction #dissent

We've come a long way since Nixon's first visit to China, or Carter's reestablishment of diplomatic relations. ↗

— Gary Locke

#china #come #diplomatic #diplomatic relations #first

If that for which the Spanish Empire has stood since the days of Charles V is right, then everything for which the United States stands and has always stood is wrong. ↗

— Henry Cabot Lodge

#charles #days #empire #everything #right

I concentrate on exercises from the waist down, since that is the laziest part of a woman's body. ↗

— Tina Louise

#body #concentrate #down #exercises #i