John Rocha Quotes

It was a very, very happy childhood, but I always knew I wanted to see the world.

John Rocha

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I was born in the city's general hospital on November 15, 1930, and we lived at 31 Amherst Avenue in the western suburbs. It was a magical place. There were receptions at the French Club, race meetings at the Shanghai Racecourse, and various patriotic gatherings at the British Embassy on the Bund, the city's glamorous waterfront area.

J. G. Ballard
- City
- Race
- Meetings
Look at how many North Carolina kids have played for me or tried out for me or coached with me. I've had Dennis Wuycik, Steve Previs, Billy Chamberlain, Donald Washington, Darrell Elston, Tommy LaGarde, Bobby Jones. You name it, I've had them. Whatever Coach has ever asked me to do, I've done. Because I love the school, and I worship him.

Larry Brown
- School
- Kids
- Worship
My dad's one of the funniest men in the world. I grew up with him making me laugh so much I'd beg him to stop.

Rafe Spall
- Up
- World
- Men
I come from a generation that suffered school lessons in portacabins and crumbling hospitals. I tell you one thing, for the eighteen years they were in power the Tories did nothing to fix the roof when the sun was shining.

Ed Miliband
- School
- Power
- Sun
The words of truth are always paradoxical.

Lao Tzu
- Truth
- Words
- Always
I was the first one in my family to go away to college. I came from a small town where there was no guidance in the high school at all. It was a mill town, and I never knew anyone who made their living from the arts. When you did go away to college, you went away to be something - an engineer, or a teacher, or a chemist.

E. L. Konigsburg
- School
- Family
- High