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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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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. William Lashner
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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
few might played sure whether younger
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.
few people stayed
Very few people deserted me when I went to prison. They stayed loyal. Jeffrey Archer
few good hatch last past year
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
given rhyme
As a writer given to the old formalities of rhyme and meter, I sometimes feel endangered these days. X. J. Kennedy
given job normally
Leeks are normally given the job of flavouring other things, such as stocks and soups, but I find their creaminess and sweet, oniony flavour very satisfying. Yotam Ottolenghi
given realizing script
I've been spoiled by this project. I was given the script and went in to read, realizing that this was a powerful story and one that wasn't told very often. Wentworth Miller
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Given one well-trained physician of the highest type he will do better work for a thousand people than ten specialists.
given powers reasoning senses
These rare senses and powers of reasoning were given to be used freely, but not audaciously, to discover, not to pervert the truth. William John Wills
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The pattern has given rise to the adage, 'Sell in May and go away' with respect to stocks.
given knew leagues played
I only wish I could have played in the big leagues when I was young enough to show what I could do. When an offer was given to me to join up, I was too old, and I knew it. Buck Leonard
given hits
I don't just write hits for myself, or for other artists, or to just be writing it. I write it because I was born to do this. I was given this gift, and I'm making the most of my opportunity.
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Lyrics have become so dumbed down nowadays. People don't want to have to think about lyrics anymore, they just want to be told something. Until these great things started happening with us, I'd really given up on reaching people like that. Nate Ruess
past
The past should be a springboard, not a hammock.
past kind given
When we perceive any object of a familiar kind, much of what appears subjectively to be immediately given is really derived from past experience. Bertrand Russell
past pick reports threat
We could go back over the past two years and pick out threat reports of pretty much the same substance, Tom Ridge
past may fairness
Come, go with us, speak fair; you may salve so, Not what is dangerous present, but the los Of what is past. William Shakespeare
past fishing advice
Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
past remembrance nostalgia
Remembrance of things past.
past
We'll get past this. But it's just the beginning. Avery Johnson
past years people
The economy is a ponzi scheme. People are working harder than they ever have for less wages, but we have so many bobbles because manufacturing has come up so quickly over the past hundred years that people have the illusion of wealth. Alex Jones
past plans specific
What we've said in the past is that we look at this as an investment. We didn't have any specific plans for making a bid, but there was just a lot of speculation out there.
performance
It's easy listening to a record, but a live performance is so personal and real. Gin Wigmore
performance played year
That was as well as we've played this year - particularly the first 45 minutes. The performance was excellent.
performance
We could have used a performance like that on our side. Fabio Capello
performance
A recording of a performance is a recording of a performance. It's not the performance. Mark Morris
performance
My performance level has risen - and my anxiety-level has sky-rocketed. Richard Lewis
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We're very pleased with the performance in the New Zealand business.
performance pleased poles
We're very pleased with our performance, but the Poles have protested,
performance
You can be moved by a performance on set, but when you see it on screen, it does nothing. Yet there will be someone you simply didn't notice on set that on screen: bam! Helen McCrory
performance
Wire-walking in performance is one thing - I never fell, of course. If I had, I wouldn't be here talking about it. Philippe Petit
terrific
Give Villanova credit, they're a terrific team. They (made) some big-time plays.
terrific
He just made a terrific shot. There's not much we can do about it now.
terrific
He's a terrific 5-on-5 player, much better than he is a 2-on-2 or a 1-on-1 player. Jim Calhoun
terrific
I thought we were really terrific in the first half.
terrific
I thought Gavin was terrific having been out for so long. Scott Johnson
terrific
He was a terrific bloke. He's going to be missed.
terrific
If they don't get into the NIT, they should do away with the NIT. They're a terrific team.
terrific
a terrific part of our organization's history, and presumably, a part of its future.
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The best-kept secret about Don Johnson is the fact that he is a terrific actor. Michael Mann