The ‘Bird’s Nest’ National Stadium, which I helped to conceive, is designed to embody the Olympic spirit of ‘fair competition.’ It tells people that freedom is possible but needs fairness, courage and strength. — Ai Weiwei Tags:...
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. — Langston Hughes Tags: #Life, #Bird, #Die, #LangstonHughes, #American, #PoetMini who’s who: Langston Hughes : American Poet Born: February 1, 1902 Died: May 22,...
Spotting a rare bird is never worth the bite of a cur. Once bitten by a German shepherd, I knew that I preferred cats, even if they are bird-killers. Life is long enough for more than one chance at a rare bird. — James D. Watson Tags: #Life, #Bird, #Cats,...
My father always said, ‘Malala will be free as a bird.’ — Malala Yousafzai Tags: #Father, #Bird, #Free, #MalalaYousafzai, #Pakistani, #ActivistMini who’s who: Malala Yousafzai : Pakistani Activist Born: July 12,...
It was okay for Wayne Gretzky’s dad, for instance, to give him a hockey stick, or Joe Montana’s dad to give him a football, or Larry Bird’s dad to give him a basketball, but it wasn’t okay for Gloria Connors to give her son a tennis racquet....