It means everything to hold this trophy and I don’t want to let go right now.
Newly crowned US Open champion Emma Raducanu. The 18-year-old Kent-based teenager broke numerous records including being the first qualifier to win a major (male or female) and winning a major in fewest attempts. She is also the first British woman to win the US Open since Virginia Wade in 1968.
Wow, another year already! I’m blowing the candles out as we speak! Just wanted to thank you all for making this place the wonderful community it is. I know I haven’t been too much recently but I will catch up soon with you all.
Trigger: And that’s what I’ve done. Maintained it for 20 years. This old broom’s had 17 new heads and 14 new handles in its time.
Sid: How the hell can it be the same bloody broom then?
Trigger: There’s the picture. What more proof do you need?
Roger Lloyd-Pack and Roy Heather in the hilarious long-running sitcom Only Fools and Horses (1981 – 2003). Set in Peckham, each of its 64 episodes was written by its creator John Sullivan and told of a loveable market trader and his brother’s dreams of becoming millionaires.
Mike Michaelson: Christof, let me ask you, why do you think that Truman has never come close to discovering the true nature of his world until now?
Christof: We accept the reality of the world with which we’re presented. It’s as simple as that.
Ed Harris and Harry Shearer in the thought-provoking drama The Truman Show (1998). Based on a 1989 episode of The Twilight Zone, it has been continually studied for the deep societal, philosophical and psychological questions it poses.
I saw all the mirrors on Earth and none of them reflected me.
As said by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899 – 1986), best known for his short stories.
Another glorious sunset.
Penny: Howard, you’re going to throw away a great girl like Bernadette because you’re holding out for some ridiculous fantasy?
Howard: Hey, just because you settled doesn’t mean I have to.
Leonard: Excuse me, I’m sitting here.
Penny: Hey, I did not settle for Leonard. I mean, obviously, he isn’t the kind of guy I usually go out with, you know, physically.
Leonard: Again, I’m right here.
Penny: My point is, I do not judge a book by its cover. I am interested in the person underneath.
Leonard: I am here, right? You see me.
Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg and Johnny Galecki in the long-running and highly popular comedy The Big Bang Theory (2007 – 2019).
Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
As said by Athenian philosopher Plato. You can another example of his wisdom here.
Dewey Finn: 8:15 to 10, rock history. 10 to 11, rock appreciation in theory. And then band practice till the end of the day.
Frankie: What about math?
Dewey Finn: No, not important.
Jack Black and Angelo Massagli in the feel-good film School of Rock (2003), which tells of a rock musician who gets his life back on track by inspiring a group of young students in a prestigious prep school.
