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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
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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
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
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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
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
asking bedside good several table
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
national noticed played players swedish
When I started to play football, when I was around 15, 16, I remember the players that played on the national team and noticed that it was only typically Swedish guys. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
national save
The national nonprofit I founded, 'KaBOOM!,' is on a mission to save play for America's children, and has long been championing the cause in high-need communities. Darell Hammond
national nine school students theater
I started studying theater in school, and then I got into drama school at, like, 19, and it was a national drama school in Montreal, and so it was just you and nine other students for three years, and it was really intense. Francois Arnaud
nations order people understand united
The American people understand that in order to get an organization like the United Nations to reform, there must be consequences. Dana Rohrabacher
national people proud saying today
We have the right to be proud in saying that today was a day of national consensus, ... So congratulations to our people for their constitution. Jalal Talabani
nation people ukrainian
Today, the Ukrainian nation and the Ukrainian people have won. The Ukrainian people have won, Viktor Yushchenko
nation nonsense partisan ruining
We just can't put up with it anymore. The partisan nonsense that is ruining our nation has to stop. Mike McGavick
national top winning within
Winning a national championship. You really can't top that. ... I feel like I'll be kind of underachieving within myself if I don't win a championship before I leave. Maurice Ager
nations purpose serve united
Will the United Nations serve the purpose of its founding, or will it be irrelevant?
point teen
When I was in the 12th grade, I got my girlfriend pregnant. I just got out of school, she was a 10th-grader. I'm a teen parent, and I'm at a point where I'm like, 'Man I've got to do something.' Ice T
point turning
That was a turning point in the race. Sebastian Thrun
point took turning
That was a turning point in our season. I think it took a little starch out of us. Dwane Casey
point quit turning work
That was a turning point in his career. He had the ultimatum to quit or work harder. You can see which one he picked.
point turning
That was the turning point of the game. Bruce Bochy
point
We could never really get it to that point where we made it interesting.
points
We could have had 50 points in the first half. Joseph Garcia
points
We have a lot of Marriott points that we'll never be able to use.
point reference trumpet
Somehow, trumpet is the reference point for me - it was actually my first instrument. Pat Metheny