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  • I did a radio interview for a station in Connecticut or something, and it was the worst interview ever. It was all yes and no answers.

  • I went to college in Connecticut, which was when I still lived at home. I worked at a video store, a wine store, and did odd jobs here and there like landscaping.

    Jobs   Home   Wine  
    Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
  • I was born in Darien, Connecticut, but in 1959, when I was four, my parents moved to the suburbs of Toronto. Then, in the late 1960s, they bought a cottage in a resort/trailer park in the Kawarthas region of Ontario, and we moved up there. I wrote a book about it in 2000 called 'Last Resort: Coming of Age in Cottage Country.

    Country   Book   Parent  
  • There are a lot of big spec houses now all across Connecticut, a lot of ostentatious showing of wealth.

    House   Wealth   Bigs  
  • My father was a sergeant with the Connecticut state police. My mother was a hairstylist.

    Mother   Father   Police  
  • If you look at the best-seller list, it is mostly thrillers. Very few books attempt to create an image of the life we live. I knew there were writers who wore tweed coats and lived in Connecticut and somehow made a living, and that's what I aimed to do. I've tried to write as well as I can with books that say something to any reader.

    Book   Writing   Looks  
  • Write about winter in the summer. Describe Norway as Ibsen did, from a desk in Italy; describe Dublin as James Joyce did, from a desk in Paris. Willa Cather wrote her prairie novels in New York City; Mark Twain wrote Huckleberry Finn in Hartford, Connecticut. Recently, scholars learned that Walt Whitman rarely left his room.

    Annie Dillard (2016). “The Abundance”, p.82, Canongate Books
  • In a true democracy everyone can be upper class and live in Connecticut.

    Lisa Birnbach (1980). “The official preppy handbook”, Workman Publishing
  • Growing up in Connecticut, all the Colonial houses looked alike. In Los Angeles, the diversity is so extreme, it's baffling.

  • Im from Connecticut. My Mom is an army brat, and my Dad is a navy brat. My childhood was fun. My parents are still together. My childhood was pretty carefree.

    Mom   Fun   Dad  
  • I didn't have a clue. I grew up Protestant in Connecticut at the Saugatuck Congregational Church. We didn't talk about the devil. That's Catholicism. And so, that was my safety net. And I always say, it's probably a good thing they didn't hire a Catholic child, who may have heard about the devil, the things that were in the closet. And no one wanted to discuss them.

    "Interview with The Exorcist Linda Blair". Interview with Steve Head, www.ign.com. September 17, 2000.
  • Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore officially introduced his history-making running mate today, Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut....In their first joint appearance they gave a preview of the Gore-Lieberman fight-back, comeback strategy. Their message: They represent the future, not the past, and they are the ticket of high moral standards most in tune with real mainstream America.

    Running   Real   Fighting  
  • I've worked with the Warrens. For about 20 years. I was really good friends with Ed. Ed and Lorraine. We went our separate ways, there were a few differences. In their organization, being that they were from Connecticut, I started the New York City chapter of the organization and handled things in New York. But eventually I was out on my own. But I've been friends with them for a long time.

    Source: collider.com
  • I'm a nice, happily married wife and mom and I live in Connecticut.

    Mom   Nice   Wife  
  • I love nuclear. It does this radiation thing that's tricky. But they're good solutions. You know, it was interesting; recently, in Connecticut this natural gas plant blew up 11 guys. It just blew them up.

    "Bill Gates’ Plutonium Pipe Dream: Convert Mountains of Depleted Uranium at Paducah to Power Earth for Centuries". "EnviroNews DC News Bureau" with Josh Cunnings, www.environews.tv. March 14, 2016.
  • In fact, a University of Connecticut study showed that as many as three in four pre-teens and teens who are exposed to Internet gambling become addicted.

    Gambling   Three   Teens  
  • I live in Connecticut, but eventually I'd like to move back to New Orleans. I grew up there; the pace is a bit slower. Plus, I love crawfish and po'boys.

  • I have an extremely difficult time wrapping my head around such a tragic event as the Elementary school massacre in Connecticut and unbelievable sadness for the parents, families and co-workers effected by this tragedy. We are ALL touched by this either directly or indirectly.... May hearts be comforted at such a devastating time. The world is with you.... I know I am.

    Heart   School   Sadness  
    FaceBook post by Pamela Moore from Dec 14, 2012
  • I learned when I was a student in Connecticut. I had an Italian-American teacher who gave me classes for a week, and then said, "Okay, you're ready." And I wasn't ready. I didn't know how to drive!. But he knew the policeman who gave the test. And that's how I got through.

    Teacher   Italian   Class  
    "Talking in Our Pajamas". Interview with Ruth Behar, quod.lib.umich.edu. Summer, 2008.
  • I'm a very rooted person. I grew up in Norwich, Connecticut, I still live in Connecticut.

    Source: rssfeeds.usatoday.com
  • Equestrian and sailing are sports for people growing up on the mean streets of Connecticut.

  • So will you meet me?” “Yeah. Sure. Where.” “Montrag’s safe house in Connecticut. If you were the one who killed him, you know the address.

    House   Addresses   Safe  
    J.R. Ward (2009). “Lover Avenged: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood”, p.564, Penguin
  • The Connecticut Center for Science and Exploration will be a building that will connect the excitement of science to the surrounding streets, river and highway. These forms are ambitious and dynamic. They appear to reach out beyond their physical limits.

  • I lived in a town called New Canaan, which is just outside of Connecticut, where they are far too snobby to even mention celebrities. Many American towns are famous for things like, "See the World's Largest Ball of String!" I think my town's would probably have to be "Most Pretentious People".

    Thinking   People   Balls  
    FHM Interview, October 2000.
  • Connecticut is in my blood.

    Source: rssfeeds.usatoday.com
  • In Connecticut, my understanding, although I haven't seen the actual litigation, is that they want to measure every other year and not provide annual assessment as is required in the statute.

    "Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings". "PBS NewsHour" with Ray Suarez, www.pbs.org. April 7, 2005.
  • I think a lot of ["Cosmopolitans"] is marked by [Jerome David] Salinger. Salinger wouldn't allow his works to be adapted for film after his experience with "Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut," and I think that's great for us because then we have to do our own Salinger stories.

    Source: newrepublic.com
  • Not a lot of attention has been paid to the Asian tiger mosquito, which is another species which we believe can also transmit Zika virus. It has a much broader range. It's found all the way north into coastal areas of Connecticut, Long Island and the New York metro area.

    Source: www.npr.org
  • I spent my summers in Connecticut scooping ice cream and babysitting.

    "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • I don't want anything bad to happen to the United States, but if North Korea ever drops a nuclear bomb on this country, I swear to God, I hope it lands in Hartford.

    "After Dave Chappelle Hates On Hartford, Who's To Blame?". www.npr.org. September 6, 2013.
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