Lea Quotes

(On accepting her Golden Globe in 2007 without a written speech) "The Globes night was a frenzy: I hadn`t written anything. I looked down at the audience and Jack Nicholson was staring up at me and I couldn`t even remember what my bloody name was. So I have learnt my lesson!".

(And if seeing the devastation wasn`t bad enough, Johnston continued to worry about a friend whom he couldn`t reach.) My friend lived closer to the water. Last I heard from him, he said he`d made a mistake staying; the water was rising and it was too late to leave, ... A woman I know went down to see the area, and it`s devastated. I haven`t heard from Dave since.

The best laid schemes o` Mice an` Men, Gang aft agley, An` lea`e us nought but grief an` pain, For promis`d joy! (The best laid schemes of Mice and Men oft go awry, And leave us nothing but grief and pain, For promised joy!)

Taste Washington is one of the largest wine events in the nation highlighting a single wine region, providing connoisseurs and novices alike with the opportunity to mingle with Washington winemakers, sample hundreds of award winning wines and learn from leading experts in the field. We are introducing some changes to Taste Washington this year to bring the focus back to wine and create a more relaxed, intimate tasting experience for attendees. With more than 380 wineries located in virtually every corner of the state, our `Ultimate Wine Tour` theme shines a spotlight on the many touring regions wine enthusiasts can visit, and reinforces the message that Washington state truly is wine country.

Many politicians are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water till he had learned to swim.

Where are they now that we, the men whom they sent off to war, have returned? These are commanders who have deserted their troops, and there is no more serious crime in the law of war. The Army says they never leave their wounded. The Marines say they never leave even their dead. These men have left all the casualties and retreated behind a pious shield of public rectitude. They have left the real stuff of their reputation bleaching behind them in the sun in this country.