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When I went to lobby Nelson Mandela while the post-apartheid constitution was being drafted, I asked him to endorse making it illegal to discriminate on grounds of sexuality. I'd been warned that he might giggle if I mentioned homosexuality. Ian Mckellen
asked chair class middle mum room teacher william
My teacher told my mum, 'I think William has dyspraxia,' and Mum asked what that meant. She said, 'Well, if I put a chair in the middle of the room and asked every child in the class to walk around it, William would be the only child in the class to walk into it.' Mum was like, 'Yeah, that's my boy'. Will Poulter
asked common core critical demand education explain modeled questions reminds standards students testing thinking work
Common Core reminds us what testing can do right. Modeled on standards of the world's education superpowers, questions demand critical thinking and creativity. Students are asked to write at length, show their work, and explain their reasoning. Wendy Kopp
asked asking consider expressed israel maybe might newspapers
There was an opinion expressed in the newspapers that, after 20 years, maybe the Israel Philharmonic should consider asking me to leave. I thought they might have a point, so I asked my orchestra. They told me overwhelmingly that they wanted me to stay. Zubin Mehta
asked competition dad played shot teach tournament
When I was 7, my dad asked his friend to teach me. I played my first tournament competition when I was 8. I remember I shot around 125. Yani Tseng
asked
I haven't been approached to do a 'Doctor Who' movie. I think they would be scraping the bottom of the barrel if they asked me to do it. Colin Baker
asked exists felt movies offered perfect personal several surfing
I've been asked to do surfing movies over the years and offered several opportunities. I just felt that if I were to do one, I'd have to do the perfect surfing movie. And I don't know if that exists because surfing is such a personal thing. Chris Carter
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Like everyone, I was a huge fan of David Boies, and from what I knew about him, I thought he might 'get' me. So I sent him an email. I said I want to practice law but that I didn't want to stop writing and I asked if there was any way I could practice law for him. Elizabeth Wurtzel
asked carry police required
The police have been asked to carry out investigations and carry out the required proceedings. Debasish Sen
few full funny moral mystery raise readers stories thrilling time touch
I try to write stories that are thrilling and full of mystery and funny all at the same time, stories that raise moral questions but come up with very few moral answers, stories that emotionally touch readers through the characters.
few novels possible trust watching writer
I don't trust novels with points, do you? If a novel is only about a point, the writer should just say it in as few words as possible so we can take it in and go back to watching 'The Bachelor' on television.
few hope people positive remembered touched
I hope that, when I leave this planet, I will have touched a few people in a positive way. That's really what I hope I am remembered for the most. Will Rothhaar
few might played sure whether younger
I think when I was younger I wasn't really sure if I wanted to act, so I played around with a few different ideas. I wasn't sure whether I might want to write or whether I might want to do something in fashion. Emma Watson
few people stayed
Very few people deserted me when I went to prison. They stayed loyal. Jeffrey Archer
few good hatch last past year
The past year we should have had a good hatch. We should have had a good hatch for the last few years.
few goal good reason running skeptical specific students systems technology understand work
I want students to understand specific technologies, but the real goal is that they should be able to reason about how systems work and be intelligently skeptical about technology so that, when they're running the world in a few years, they'll do a good job. Brian Kernighan
few lighter shades skin wear women
Many women like to wear nude eye shadow during the day, but it doesn't really do much for you. Instead, try one that's a few shades lighter than your skin tone. Bobbi Brown
few robin williams
I met Robin Williams a few times, and he was a beautiful guy. Bill Hader
paid took
I rewrote it and I took all your notes. Read it again, that kind of persistence paid off. David Steinberg
paid people price
The American people paid the price of corruption. Nancy Pelosi
paid
We have that right and we paid for it. We're not going to give it up without compensation.
paid time
Most employees only want to know how much they get paid and how much time off they get - they probably don't have the mission in their souls. Robert Kiyosaki
paid worked
I worked all my life, paid for my house, just remodeled it and then boom. It's hard. There's nothing to do. I don't know what's next.
paid performance pleased second
I was very pleased with Michael's performance in only his second paid outing.
paid turns waves
On my waves I just did as many turns as I could and it paid off. Andy Irons
paid student tuition
If a student has already paid tuition for his or her university, that's it, we don't take any money,
paid people white
It astounds me that good, responsible white people paid for this show. Aaron McGruder
pure suspect
I suspect what it is is pure stress. Donald Harrison
pure songs
We're pretty kid-friendly. With the pure kids' shows, all the songs are up-tempo. We keep it moving.
pure value
I'd like to see him have more pure value exposure,
pure
I can't eat pure sugar. I can't have candy. Mary Tyler Moore
pure victory
Our victory is as pure as a diamond,
pure
There are no pure, pure climber's stages, no 10-mile, 14-percent brutes. And there are no bone-flat sprinters' stages, either.
pure spirit thou
Make Thou my spirit pure and clear/ As are the frosty skies.
pure roy san served sons
Silliness, pure silliness. There was Roy Rogers' Sons of the Pioneers, there was the Sons of the San Joaquin. It was in that spirit, and tongue-in-cheek, but we've had it for all these years and it's served us well, I think.
purely truck
Most truck and SUV bumpers are purely decorative.
rather
Gandalf is in Middle-earth to keep an eye on everybody, and that can be a rather serious matter.
rather
We'll play the j.v. and they play the varsity. Rather than get destroyed, we get (our kids) to play the right way.
rather walk
Most of them do walk rather than take the bus.
rather
It didn't take long for me to say yes. Once we started talking, he said that we had been on the up and up with him and that he'd rather come here.
rather
I think I would rather that he didn't run.
rather unnatural
The whole borrowing clothes thing is very unnatural for me. I don't feel comfortable with that. If you like something, I'd just give it to you rather than sharing it. Zana Marjanovic
rather
I will tell you what I feel, right or wrong. I don't want to do it. I would rather make you laugh. But that's my job. I did it. Archie's mad. I understand. Terry Bradshaw
rather
We'd rather it be here than at the Olympics. So in that respect, it's good. Tanith Belbin
rather win
We'd rather her be here, even if she does win all the time.
seems time
It seems to me that Halloween is the perfect time to get all over steampunk. Gail Carriger
seems spark starting
That was the first time, other than the medley (relay) that we've put Libby (O'Brien) on anchor. Starting her just wasn't working. When Krissy (Brown) starts, that seems to spark her. We get more out of it all the way around with Krissy starting and Libby on anchor.
seems team watching
I think just watching (tape of) the team we're going to play there seems to be more urgency, there's more awareness, more attitude.
seems shoot watching
I think just by watching him, like, 'Let's get on with it. Let's just shoot the scene, and we're done,' which seems logical. Robin Wright
seems touches work
(Johnston) has been hot. Anything he touches right now seems to work out for him.
seems
I was very concerned, but he seems to be fine.
seems tires truck
I tell them it's the future. It seems to be where truck tires are heading.
seems
Yeah, it seems like that. But that's the way we like it.
seems understand wants year
He seems to understand that this is a big year for him. And I think he wants to do something about that. Mike Sherman
sentence time word
Most of us learn to read by looking at each word in a sentence - one at a time. Bill Cosby
sent supplies tsunami
When that tsunami hit, they sent planeloads of supplies and U.S. soldiers. Where's our help?
sent terror throughout wave
It has sent a frightening wave of terror throughout the community.
sentenced total
He was sentenced a total of 115 years. All but 25 years were suspended.
sent trouble
If they got trouble, they would be sent here and I would put them to work. But they weren't here very often.
sentimental vain cases
Accuracy is, in every case, advantageous to beauty, and just reasoning to delicate sentiment. In vain would we exalt the one by depreciating the other. David Hume
sentence
My daughter's first sentence was, 'Dada no hair.' And I was, like, 'No Jasmine, Dada does have hair, Dada just shaves his head.' Nigel Barker
sentimental covering brutality
Sentimentality is a superstructure covering brutality. Carl Jung
sentence
I don't want someone taking half a sentence or paraphrasing me... Just too much risk. Jason Calacanis
weeks
Two weeks in a row, he's been pretty impressive. Joe Gibbs
weeks
It could be two weeks or it could be the season.
weeks
I have had two weeks off and I'm rested, Annika Sorenstam
weeks
We're going to try it for two weeks to see if it works.
weeks
Three-under after two weeks of really no golf, I can't complain,
weeks work
I was only in LA for two weeks when I got that job. And I didn't work again for two years. Nicole Sullivan
weeks
Like everyone else in the first weeks after the tragedy of 9/11, I was looking frantically for some way to help. Gail Sheehy
weeks
We've been doing that for two weeks now.
weeks
They thought in two weeks it would be in the back of the closet.