#told

I am told that there is a proverbial phrase among the Inuit: 'A long time ago, in the future.' Let the children see our history, and maybe it will help to shape the future. ↗

— Romeo LeBlanc

#am #among #children #future #help

They're naughty, all those writers - they mess around with people. I know James Gandolfini got a bit fed up on 'The Sopranos': if he said anything in front of a writer, told them a story from his life, it could make its way into the script. ↗

— Kelly Macdonald

#around #bit #could #fed #fed up

I think since I was kid people told me that they thought I was funny. ↗

— Demetri Martin

#i #i think #kid #me #people

If what I've been told is true - and I believe it is, General David Petraeus, a commander with soldiers deployed in two theaters of war, has had multiple meetings with Dick Cheney, the former vice-president of the United States, to discuss Petraeus's candidacy for the Republican nomination for the presidency. ↗

— Eric Massa

#believe #candidacy #cheney #commander #david

It was a perfect night for a train. The occasional whistle told Louis of all the farewells he had ever known. ↗

— Charles Tennyson Turner

#had #known #louis #night #occasional

I've been spoiled by this project. I was given the script and went in to read, realizing that this was a powerful story and one that wasn't told very often. ↗

— Wentworth Miller

#given #i #often #powerful #project

After I had the Caesarean, I was told I had really strong stomach muscles and so would heal very quickly. And I did. I was up walking about within three hours. Six days after having her, I was out shopping and shortly after that I made it to David Walliams' wedding. ↗

— Denise Van Outen

#after #david #days #did #had

Time after time we're told corporations should have freedom from pesky job safety regulations, environmental protections and labor standards - giving working people the freedom to be crushed in collapsing mines, choke on filthy air and get paid too little to live on. ↗

— Richard Trumka

#air #choke #collapsing #corporations #crushed

The Arab League tells us to go in and take out Qaddafi. We've spent billions of dollars already with respect to the Arab League. Billions of dollars, because they told us to do it. Why aren't they paying for it? They don't like Qaddafi, Qaddafi's been a terrible thorn in their side. ↗

— Donald Trump

#arab #because #been #billions #dollars

A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, "At my age, I don't even buy green bananas." ↗

— Claude Pepper

#age #bananas #buy #even #every