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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
means obama rookie
When Obama heralds another 'teachable moment,' it means he has already made an egregious rookie mistake. Tina Brown
meant
Well, I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner. And that's what I try to do, is sometimes I lean to one side of it, sometimes I lean to the other.
means songs taught
'Miss Saigon' taught me what it means to help carry a big show, and it had some of the most gorgeous songs wrote. Will Chase
mean picking polls virtually week
The polls mean virtually nothing, ... We're not tottering on the edge. Each week we're picking up momentum. Gary Bauer
mean patients serve
The patients are happier, and we can serve more patients. More patients mean more revenues.
meant met
And I haven't met too many actors along the way that haven't told me how much the show has meant to them. It's one of the reasons they say they are doing what they're doing, today. David Selby
means overseas passing takes
My representation overseas can't stand me doing theatre because it takes me out of action. But it's what I want to do. If it means passing up other possibilities, them's the breaks. David Wenham
means million plugging records stands
With Celine Dion, we were selling 25 million records a pop. 'Pop' stands for 'popular.' It means we're plugging into the masses. David Foster
means played slang
'Chamalkay' is an old Guyanese slang word. It means a 'young mischievous girl.' It's not derogatory, but it isn't over complimentary, either. It was probably a word I just Googled one day, and the song kind of played into the feel of that. Dev Hynes
standing wanting water
I was uncomfortable standing there. I'm wanting water after water out of the machine. Ben Howland
standing
We told her, just standing there, in the street. It was bad.
standing today tomorrow wake
Wake up. See what's happening. Today it's me, tomorrow it could be you standing here. It's a place you don't want to stand.
standing waiting
We're standing by, waiting for them to tell us what to do.
standing-out boxes outside-the-box
You have to stand outside the box to see how the box can be re-designed. Charles Handy
standing-alone certitude
We have more faith in what we imitate than in what we create Bruce Lee
standing left hard
You don't know how hard I've tried to be left standing all by myself. Ayn Rand
standing-out fitting
Whats the point of fitting in, when we were meant to stand out? Dr. Seuss
standing-out statements
I like to stand out and make a statement. Cindy Gallop