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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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My first encounter with Marx's writings came very early in life, as a result of the strange times I grew up in, with Greece exiting the nightmare of the neofascist dictatorship of 1967-74. Yanis Varoufakis
came gene judy kelly life music says
Music was always part of my life - my mother says I came out singing. I wanted to be Gene Kelly - or Judy Garland. Imelda May
came known
When I came out, I told my stepmother Gladys, and she just said she had known for years and was glad I wasn't lying anymore. Ian Mckellen
came cartoon dealt work
I've dealt with Hollywood about having my work made into a film or cartoon but nothing came of it. That's not to say I wouldn't like to see something happen. Gilbert Hernandez
came iraq july strongly war
In July of 2004, I came out strongly against the war with Iraq because it was going to destabilize the Middle East. Donald Trump
camera face following
I'm used to having a camera in my face but not a camera following me. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
came guy home meet
If I had a daughter, and some guy came home with her, I'd be on him like a hawk. When I meet people's parents, I know my place. It's not that hard. Zac Efron
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The moment to tell my barber I was gay just never came up. Yotam Ottolenghi
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People in my village had this mindset that in big cities like New York, if you are lost or without directions, no one will help you. The first time I came here, I tried to make sure not to walk by myself, because it would be difficult for me if I got lost. But people will help you. William Kamkwamba
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There's nothing like living a little close to the edge that gets you motivated to ensure that you get the credentials you need to succeed. Thomas Friedman
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While I was at Cornell in engineering, I was an engineering co-op student, and that turned out to be very valuable because we'd go out every other term to work in industry and have that close association with industry. Irwin M. Jacobs
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I have a very vivid memory of the way my parents spoke, and the 50's that I grew up in are closer to the 20's, I think, than today in many, many ways. Gail Carson Levine
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The men and women cut their hair close round to the ears and eyes. The women, after the manner of the Parthians, cover their heads with a large white veil, folded together in the form of a crown. Giraldus Cambrensis
close companies globally investment monitor
We monitor close to 50 companies globally that can be potential investment opportunities. I'd like to see DST as a significant global investment company in the Internet arena. Yuri Milner
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My heart is closer to acting than singing. It's always been that way. Vanessa Hudgens
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It's just about keeping people who are close to me, near. It's important to have people around who love themselves, are true to themselves, who have their own hobbies and their world doesn't revolve around Hollywood. Vanessa Hudgens
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Evangelicals can't be closely identified with any particular party or person. We have to stand in the middle, to preach to all the people, right and left. Billy Graham
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It is well known that the Soviet Union closely regulates all organizations and movements, including religion. Billy Graham
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It is celebration time for us as we are completing 25 years of our political life. Pramod Mahajan
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It has been a deliberate decision on my part to forget completing talks for now. Alan Curbishley
completing earlier forensic
We have some other forensic evaluations that we're completing now. To say it's going to be done much earlier than that, I don't think that's going to happen. Ken Betz
completing mission stop
Nobody, really nobody, will stop me from completing the mission that you have set for me, Jacques Chirac
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Having to take one brush-up course is not a big deal. But students who have to take two or three end up never completing anything in college, so it's something you want to fix. Kati Haycock
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I think Israelis felt that by completing the withdrawal from Gaza, they had created an opportunity for peace for the Palestinians to seize upon. And what they saw was synagogues in flames, and that's something with a very ominous tone for the success of any future negotiations. Dore Gold
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Work takes different forms. I can spend two or three days without completing anything, and it's choppy: it's filled with all kinds of irrationalities and stupid actions. I have some notion, and then I drop it because something else comes along. I'm forever darting from one side of the room to the other. Edward Ruscha
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This program gives each family the joy of completing a complex task together as well as a means of enjoying our marine resources. We guarantee a 100 percent success rate. Mark Wiley
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It would be counterproductive to tell people exactly what they are supposed to do and exactly how they are supposed to do it to a point where they become more concerned about your expectations than about completing their work in a quality way. Douglas Conant
mike open
Mike got open in the back of the end zone. It was picture-perfect. Gerell Robinson
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Mike doesn't miss games. He'll do whatever it takes to get ready to go. Jim Mora
mike suspect vote
Mike did that completely on his own. I suspect it will be a 6-1 vote to keep him. David Kelley
mike rushing
I think Mike is going to be a little longer. I don't see him rushing back or anything like that. Willie Randolph
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I swung after they took me out (Thursday), ... I just wanted to make sure I could tell (manager) Mike (Scioscia) I was OK. I didn't want to wait until (Friday). Vladimir Guerrero
mike people
What Mike has done is just incredible. He's really got people excited. Jack Brittain
mike wish
I didn't want to see Mike go. I wish they would have consulted me, but it's all good. Michael Vick
mike prolific work
When I make films, I work with Mike Leigh, who's the most prolific director in England. Lesley Manville
mike
We're going to play Mike as much as we can. Bruce Bochy
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I like to have fun, but I also try to make time for my son. Gaines Adams
time washington
It's time for an American comeback... where leaders in Washington listen to 'we the people.' George Allen
time
We cannot be all the writers all the time. We can only be who we are. Zadie Smith
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Normally, young writers have all the time in the world and they don't always use it well. Zadie Smith
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I am in my own head most of the time. Vivienne Westwood
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New York for a long time was a kind of conductor's graveyard. Zubin Mehta
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I think conductors do spend too little time with their orchestras. Zubin Mehta
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When you like something, you find time to do it. Yakov Smirnoff
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I'm a bit delusional, but every time I do a job, I think I'm retired. Evangeline Lilly