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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
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The police have been asked to carry out investigations and carry out the required proceedings. Debasish Sen
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Very few people deserted me when I went to prison. They stayed loyal. Jeffrey Archer
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The past year we should have had a good hatch. We should have had a good hatch for the last few years.
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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
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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
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I met Robin Williams a few times, and he was a beautiful guy. Bill Hader
proportion
In the same proportion Russia is the misfortune of Europe and the Israelites.
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My mother always said I should have a back-up profession if the acting doesn't work out. Gina Bellman
provisions
Both camels are dead and our provisions are done. William John Wills
producers
I think I've been asked a lot more than most TV producers to go on-camera. But I just do what I do and don't think about the package.
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Keep every promise you make and only make promises you can keep.
projects
All our projects are like fabulous expeditions. The story of each project is unique. Our projects have no precedent. Christo
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I've become very successful over the years. I think I own among the greatest properties in the world. Donald Trump
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We will keep the promise of Social Security by taking the responsible steps to strengthen it - not by turning it over to Wall Street. Barack Obama
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I'd like to be remembered as somebody who tried to promote justice. Neil Kinnock