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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
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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
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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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I always have several books on the go at any one moment, so it's no good you asking 'What's on the bedside table at the moment, Emma?' because often I can't even see the table! Emma Watson
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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
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New York is the perfect place for a film festival because there's already so much energy and life here, and New Yorkers love movies. Clark Gregg
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What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have the virtue to repent and the energy to atone. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
energy equal meeting standards star window
That would be, in performance, equal to let's say a window meeting the Energy Star standards today.
energy include pipeline policy regard supply
That would be a part of any energy policy with regard to pipeline supply that I would propose. It will include conservation.
energy needed passion win
We just didn't play with a whole lot of intensity, with that passion and energy we needed to play with to win the game. We didn't really execute, we didn't keep our poise.
energy generating struggle third
We just didn't have the energy to get anything going. It was a struggle all night. We weren't generating any shots, especially in the third period. Ron Wilson
energy execute trying
We just didn't have any energy left. We couldn't execute anything we were trying to do there at the end.
energy guys played practice week
We just didn't have any energy in the game. We had a lot of guys that didn't practice during the week (because of injuries) that played in the game. And we just had no fire. I'm real disappointed in that.
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We hadn't done 36 holes in one day since the fall so that was a little different. The team seemed a little tired but they proved me wrong and had lots of energy to focus on each shot.
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I've been the co-chair of the Non-Partisan Women's Caucus and vice-chair for several years, taking a leadership role in this women's organization. Gwen Moore
leadership sports trying
There's no disgrace in failure, the disgrace is not to try. Cathy Rigby
leadership looks hard
It's hard to look at things that are too close. Carrie Underwood
leadership college average
Legislators who are of even average intelligence stand out among their colleagues. . . . A cultured college president has become as much a rarity as a literate newspaper publisher. A financier interested in economics is as exceptional as a labor leader interested in the labor movement. For the most part our leaders are merely following out in front; they [only] marshal us in the way that we are going.
leadership able motivated
Leadership is more likely to be assumed by the aggressive than by the able, and those who scramble to the top are more often motivated by their own inner torments.
leadership men land
If you want to build a boat, do not instruct the men to saw wood, stitch the sails, prepare the tools and organize the work, but make them long for setting sail and travel to distant lands. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
leadership people vision
Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better. Bill Bradley
leadership senior team win
That whole team is on a mission. They have the senior leadership and they can win this.
leadership
We need to have more patience. We need better leadership ... especially from our perimeter players.
means obama rookie
When Obama heralds another 'teachable moment,' it means he has already made an egregious rookie mistake. Tina Brown
means songs taught
'Miss Saigon' taught me what it means to help carry a big show, and it had some of the most gorgeous songs wrote. Will Chase
means overseas passing takes
My representation overseas can't stand me doing theatre because it takes me out of action. But it's what I want to do. If it means passing up other possibilities, them's the breaks. David Wenham
means million plugging records stands
With Celine Dion, we were selling 25 million records a pop. 'Pop' stands for 'popular.' It means we're plugging into the masses. David Foster
means played slang
'Chamalkay' is an old Guyanese slang word. It means a 'young mischievous girl.' It's not derogatory, but it isn't over complimentary, either. It was probably a word I just Googled one day, and the song kind of played into the feel of that. Dev Hynes
means
The acclaim I'm getting for 'The Wrestler' means everything in the world to me. But it also means I can't take my foot off the gas pedal. Mickey Rourke
means net privatized trade
That was why we privatized the World Trade Center, by means of a 99-year net lease.
means sports
For many sports fans, the onset of fall only means one thing: It's football season! Marcus Samuelsson
means
What you look for in a picture is a metaphor, something that means something more, that makes you think about things you've seen or thought about. Mary Ellen Mark
puts town
It essentially puts our little town on the map.
puts
He comes out to compete. He comes out and puts up MVP numbers. Mack Strong
puts risk
Usually, because society's inequalities puts them at risk -- unjust, unconscionable risk. Kofi Annan
puts
This puts us right where we want to be ? things will get real interesting. Larry Coker
puts side table
This puts them on the same side of the table as you,
puts till understand words
There are those who understand everything till one puts it into words
puts
Certainly, I don't think it puts us at a (recruiting) disadvantage. Jeff Long
puts yankee
Well, that kind of puts the damper on even a Yankee win! Phil Rizzuto
puts stage three top
It puts him (Warner) in the top three on the stage for 2008.
stayed
I didn't go to school, because I never stayed anywhere long enough, so I was completely closed off from the outside world. I had no idea about anything. Neon Hitch
stayed surprised
I was surprised it stayed right there so I could go get it. Ian Scott
stayed win
I wouldn't have stayed if I didn't think we could win the league, Steven Gerrard
stayed
I have intentionally stayed out of that discussion. Charles Stiles
stayed
If it was a regular-season game, I would have stayed in there for sure, Milan Hejduk
stayed
When I played, we all stayed in the same complex.
stayed stories telling
When we went to Iraq, we stayed in one of Saddam's palaces. It was kind of creepy. If those walls could talk, there's no telling what stories they'd tell. Kellie Pickler
stayed
He was ducking down, and he kind of stayed moving, Robert Hogan
stayed stop thinking
He has stayed with me, ... I haven't been able to stop thinking about this child.