#were

My dreams were always small and puny. All I ever needed was a little house with a little picket fence by the sea. Little did I know that I would live in Malacanang Palace for 20 years and visit all the major palaces of mankind. And then also meet ordinary citizens and the leaders of superpowers. ↗

— Imelda Marcos

#always #citizens #did #dreams #ever

The great and unlooked for discoveries that have taken place of late years have all concurred to lead many men into the opinion that we were touching on a period big with the most important changes. ↗

— Thomas Malthus

#changes #concurred #discoveries #great #important

I had the great good fortune to interview Peggy Lee. Her memories of working with Walt Disney and his team were warm and upbeat. ↗

— Leonard Maltin

#fortune #good #good fortune #great #had

If I were less than honest as a critic, I think people would spot that right away, and it would destroy my credibility. ↗

— Leonard Maltin

#credibility #critic #destroy #honest #i

Shakespeare wrote great plays that we're still watching all these years later. Charlie Chaplin made great comedies and they are still as funny today as they ever were. ↗

— Leonard Maltin

#charlie #charlie chaplin #comedies #ever #funny

Movies were never an art form, they were entertainment. It just evolved into an art form from there, and it's still evolving in different ways. ↗

— David Mamet

#art form #different #different ways #entertainment #evolved

An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for viewing were awesome. ↗

— William Manchester

#awesome #behold #dress #edwardian #full

Japanese naval officers in dress whites are frequent guests at Pearl Harbor's officers' mess and are very polite. They always were. Except, of course, for that little interval there between 1941 and 1945. ↗

— William Manchester

#between #course #dress #except #frequent

We sat down and told stories that happened to us in our childhood, to our children. They were all basically based on the truth. These stories were funny and poignant to us. They just took off. These are all stories from my life. ↗

— Howie Mandel

#basically #childhood #children #down #funny

The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs, which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the decisions were taken. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#after #conduct #decisions #foreign #foreign affairs