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I have always been a firm believer in participation so there were no cuts. We practiced three times a week but if a student had an academic conflict, academics took priority. Tony Brown
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I wanted to be a novelist from a very early age - 11 or 12 - but I don't think I ever thought I would write historical fiction. I never thought I might write academic history because I simply wasn't good enough! Pat Barker
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The poker player learns that sometimes both science and common sense are wrong; that the bumblebee can fly; that, perhaps, one should never trust an expert; that there are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of by those with an academic bent. David Mamet
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With a game like this, you have to look at the players that have played on both sides in the past, and all of the things that they've accomplished, and the games that have gone on between them, and the institutions themselves. You have two of the finest academic institutions in the country, and then you combine that with the football tradition. That kind of rivalry isn't found anywhere else in the country.
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To the extent that tenure supports academic freedom, I support tenure. I want no person or system to have any power, real or apparent, to chill academic freedom.
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When I was 13, I won a scholarship to boarding school. My parents let me choose whether to go, and I decided I wanted to. Afterwards, I went to Cambridge to study law - in a way, I was carrying the academic hopes of my family, as Mum and Dad left school at 14. Stephen Mangan
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We've got three pillars that we're going to try and build this program around. The first is academic integrity. The second is social responsibility. We want good citizens. Third is competitive excellence. When I evaluate our program on those three pillars, I think we're making good progress.
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Why build a mega-high school when smaller configurations seem to foster a better academic environment?
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Those with an academic approach bring really quite a keen mind to the party but not necessarily an awareness of the reality of the markets and economic activity.
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We have not seen a serious effort on the Iraqi side ... or evidence that would clear up the question marks. Hans Blix
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We haven't heard anything back yet, but that's why we're speaking publicly now. I think this is an issue of importance not only to clear our name but to demand justice for this family.
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The president has made it clear we will enforce the no-fly zones vigorously. The Iraqi violations are at their own peril.
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The president has made it clear that he was obtaining the smallpox vaccine in his position as commander-in-chief.
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The president has made clear that he will use his constitutional and statutory authorities to protect the American people from further terrorist attacks.
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The president has made clear that he was not satisfied with the federal response. That is why he ordered a comprehensive 'lessons learned' report and plans to work aggressively to implement improvements to our disaster response plans by the start of hurricane season.
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The president has been very clear we're doing that in a way that is consistent with our values and that is why he's been very clear that the United States will not torture. Stephen Hadley
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The president ... has been very clear that he will not tolerate unfair trade in the steel industry, and I'm sure he will want to raise that, Lael Brainard
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The president has always been clear - he has said explicitly the military option is not off the table but we are engaged in a diplomatic effort. Daniel Fried
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If I saw my 15-year-old self now, I'd think I wasn't that bad, but back then I perceived myself as awful. Orla Brady