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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
asked common core critical demand education explain modeled questions reminds standards students testing thinking work
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
asked asking consider expressed israel maybe might newspapers
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
asked
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
asked david fan huge knew might sent
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
expect expressed foreign marshall pleasantly policy surprised
And I don't say that we didn't expect it, but we were pleasantly surprised to see the generosity of their foreign policy; and the generosity of their foreign policy at that moment was expressed through the Marshall Plan. Gianni Agnelli
expect terrible time
I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother. Virginia Postrel
expect pavement planners underneath vehicles
The pavement underneath the asphalt is crumbling. The drainage wasn't that particularly good. The planners back in the 1960's expect only 150,000 vehicles a day.
expect past pitching three weeks
The past two or three weeks we've pitched it the way I thought we would from the get-go. This is also the kind of pitching I expect from Mitre. Mike Quade
expectations people trying
People come with expectations and as a bandleader I constantly try to remind the audience to leave its expectations in the lobby. Bill Bruford
expectations speech
When you make speeches you elicit expectations against which you will be held accountable. Bill Bradley
expecting hope kicks percent profit small year
The 3 percent kicks in during year three. On paper, we're not expecting to show a profit for the first year; we hope to show a small profit in year two.
expects favorite nobody player position
The 9-hole is my most favorite position in the lineup. Nobody ever expects that player can hit.
expecting launch spike
The analysts were expecting more of a launch spike than we were,
matter might novels
I write novels with a lawyer as the hero, no matter how oxymoronic that might sound.
matters solid
The only ranking that really matters to us is how we feel about this class, and we feel like we have another good, solid class. Dennis Franchione
matter means past until
The past means nothing. It really doesn't matter until you get out there and play.
matter past successful tomorrow
The past is the past, no matter how successful it's been. For me, it's only tomorrow that's interesting. Simon Cowell
matter mentality musician performer songwriter tried
The one mentality I've always tried to have is that no matter what stage in your career that you are in as a musician or a performer or a songwriter or whatever, there's always more to learn. Nick Jonas
matter natural superiors
Everything except God has some natural superior; everything except unformed matter has some natural inferior. C. S. Lewis
matter take-your-time
Stop and take your time to notice things and make those things you notice matter. Cecelia Ahern
matter three minutes
In three minutes, 98 percent of all the matter there is or will ever be has been produced. We have a universe Bill Bryson
matter orthodoxy may
Orthodoxy is the grave of intelligence, no matter what orthodoxy it may be. Bertrand Russell
principles gum london
On close inspection, this device turned out to be a funereal juke box - the result of mixing Lloyd's of London with the principle of the chewing gum dispenser. Cecil Beaton
principles analysis fundamentals
The fundamental principle in the analysis of propositions containing descriptions is this: Every proposition which we can understand must be composed wholly of constituents with which we are acquainted.
principle
We made certain that there were decent transitional arrangements to get us to where we wanted to go. The same principle will have to apply here or we won't get there. John Anderson
principles
It doesn't look like any real animal, but all of the principles are there.
principles degrees cost
The first principle of the market economy is that it is comprised of many small buyers and sellers, which implies a substantial degree of equity. Another fundamental market principle is that costs are internalized in the producer's price. David Korten
principles economics economy
Our global economy is out of control and performing contrary to basic principles of market economics.
principles republican loses
[Republicans] swapped principle for power. They ended up with neither. They deserved to lose. Alan Greenspan
principles world down-and
Nobody has the time to sit down and explain the first world from first principles. Chris Cleave
principles compromise
I don't compromise my principles for politics. Chris Christie
stands tide time wait woman
Time and Tide wait for no man,but time always stands still for a woman of thirty. Robert Frost
stand thirty tide time wait woman
Time and tide wait for no man, but always stand still for a woman of thirty
stand
When something?s not working, you have to try different things. You can?t just stand pat.
standard
I think I've actually had a pretty standard upbringing. My parents are really normal, so I've always had them around to keep me grounded. Sophie Lowe
standards
Just because I have my standards they think I'm a bitch. Diana Ross
stands
I will tell you we have no one person, specifically, that stands out at this juncture. Robert Mueller
standing wanting water
I was uncomfortable standing there. I'm wanting water after water out of the machine. Ben Howland
stand
You know where you stand with him. Nothing is candy-coated.
stand
I wouldn't stand in the way of that.