This was just the first of many occasions when her life story provided a context for my own career in the foothills of political journalism.

BBC: The 'Thatcher Factor': My personal post script

One of my foremost mentors in money and life shared a story with me, a confession of sorts that illustrated he valued money above the foremost relationship in his world.

FORBES: Money Vs. People

Only a year later, their song "The Story of My Life" hit the U.S. country music charts.

NPR: Music And Lyrics: Burt Bacharach And Hal David

In so many ways, the stories of the women in my life reflect the broader story of women in this country -- a story of both unyielding progress and also untapped potential.

WHITEHOUSE: Creating the White House Council on Women & Girls

"I have been blessed in my life to spend the majority of the last 10 years of my life working on the story of Billy Elliot, " said Daldry, calling it a "long, extraordinary journey".

BBC: Billy Elliot sweeps Tony awards

See, with Barack I found a real connection, because in his life story I saw so much of my own.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the First Lady at a Campaign Event

And understand this -- with Barack, I found a real connection, because in his life story, I saw so much of my own.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

"I think it's a matter of finding the right story to tell and carving out 16-18 months of my life to do it, " he says - adding he would want to make it independently to retain control "without the studio meddling with any creative aspects".

BBC: News entertainment reporter

Either she would think that I had been with another woman or, if she did believe my story, it would strike her as so weird as to be a kind of benchmark in our married life.

NEWYORKER: Wakefield