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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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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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Thus the recent rapid evolution of human intelligence is not only the cause of but also the only conceivable solution to the many serious problems that beset us. Carl Sagan
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It's really hard when a celebrity dies out of nowhere, 'cause it's very shocking... surreal. Ashley Tisdale
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We have a much better insight into what causes the strongest, most dangerous solar flares, and how to develop forecasts that can predict an 'all clear' for significant space weather, for longer periods. Karel Schrijver
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Despite their lack of visual impact, headline sex-appeal, and their 'out of sight, out of mind' nature, we should all care about aquatic dead zones because we are all connected to their causes and we all feel their impacts. Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
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Methamphetamine causes much more destruction in a much shorter period of time, Joe Biden
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It is disappointing that a stubborn minority of pupils, estimated at 8,000 in just 4% of secondary schools, remain determined to jeopardise their education and their futures through persistent truancy. While the causes of truancy are complex and challenging, we will focus on this minority who are responsible for much of unauthorised absence.
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Management by results is confusing special causes with common causes.
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It doesn't hurt. But it causes a splitting headache for the coaches. Brad Childress
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We don't have all the answers. We think our work has pointed out that the mammography paradox is real. We are confident we understand what causes it. We have identified a problem -- a mechanism that is testable. We have not found a solution. But identifying the problem is a major step in the right direction.
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I'm not likely to forget where I've been and what I've done and learned. I think it's just as important to play new instruments as to play new pieces. The old ones are getting scarcer and the new ones more and more wonderful. Yo-Yo Ma
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The overcrowding problem is likely to get worse.
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The overall total of nominal sales is likely to remain somewhat weak.
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I'm much more likely to get lynched over 'The Killing' than 'Macbeth.' David Hewson
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Privacy about giving is counterproductive. There is solid scientific research showing that people are more likely to give if they can see that others are giving. The richest people, in particular, should be setting an example. Peter Singer
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If you're running for office, it's tough to be an incumbent. It's tough to run out of Washington. It's better to be an outsider. And Establishment support doesn't help; it more likely hurts. Mark McKinnon
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Pre-preproduction is the tenuous time before a project is greenlit; before the studio commits to spending real money. This is the most vulnerable period for any film because it's the time when your project is most likely to be put into turnaround. That's film-speak for killed off. Peter Jackson
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Most likely we'll have two second-round picks next year.
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Most likely it was the snow on the power lines, or a tree on the power line. Kevin McCarthy
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That?s good. It prevents the big earthquakes from coming. Roger Smith
time
I like to have fun, but I also try to make time for my son. Gaines Adams
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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
time
Normally, young writers have all the time in the world and they don't always use it well.
time
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.
time
I think conductors do spend too little time with their orchestras.
time
When you like something, you find time to do it. Yakov Smirnoff
time
I'm a bit delusional, but every time I do a job, I think I'm retired. Evangeline Lilly
whether
Bigotry should never be sanctioned, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
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Whether will the twain will ye that I release unto you? Pontius Pilate
whether
You can always find Curtis, whether it's the Jeep or the Big Bird.
whether
Whether I can get it done is another question. Kevin Lowe
whether
Whether he didn't see him or doesn't want to say, I don't know. Bill Smith
whether
Whether you're a programmer or a seamstress, it's all about new techniques, simplifying old techniques, and consolidating steps. Making things go faster - but not worse. Martha Stewart
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Whether you win by one-point or 20, it doesn't matter. You still get the title.
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Whether you're 9 or 90, you can play this game. Jim Lehrer
whether
I'm not going to say whether I'm a Republican or a Democrat. Hugh Shelton