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english-musician
Maurice would prance into a room, you know, and his presence was immediate. Barry Gibb
english-musician
He was the average guy. Maurice, I think, reflected every man. Barry Gibb
english-philosopher nature state
In the state of nature profit is the measure of right. Thomas Hobbes
english fairly german patterns rid speech vocal work
Language patterns solidify at 10, 11, 12, so I was able to learn English fairly easily, with no accent. I didn't do speech or vocal work to get rid of the German accent; I was just lucky. Peter Hermann
english-musician influenced
We were very influenced by The Beatles, no question. Barry Gibb
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Sure I'm leaving the Bee Gees. I'm going into films. Barry Gibb
english-musician
We had to leave Australia to become international stars. Barry Gibb
highway joke saw saying sign simple suggestion
As we were driving, we saw a sign that said ""Watch for Rocks."" Marta said it should read ""Watch for Pretty Rocks."" I told her she should write in her suggestion to the highway department, but she started saying it was a joke - just to get out of writing a simple letter! And I thought I was lazy! ![]()
high pay people price willing
It's a really high price and not many people are willing to pay that, so I think Lehman is the more obvious, Charles Peabody
high lots low sings soprano work
As a soprano who sings 'Lucia di Lammermoor,' I have the high notes and the trills. No problems there. But going into the low registers is lots of work. Anna Netrebko
humanity shaving refrain
One should refrain from contempt for the baser specimens of humanity, for whom liberation amounts to shaving the heads of women who have slept with Germans. Coco Chanel
humanity pieces may
Who shall enumerate the many ways in which that costly piece of fixed capital, a human being , may be employed! More of him is wanted everywhere! Hunt, then, for some situation in which your humanity may be used. Albert Schweitzer
human humankind miss noah party pity seem
Such is the human race. Often it does seem such a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat. Mark Twain
humanity doe use
A formally recognized equality does, however, accord the smaller nations a position which they should be able to use increasingly in the interest of humanity as a whole and in the service of the ideal Hjalmar Branting
school offering research
...from schools to universities to research institutes, we teach about origins in disconnected fragments. We seem incapable of offering a unified account of how things came to be the way they are. David Christian
school people community
Any institution becomes a community - whether it's a high school or a boarding school or a publishing company or a small town where everybody knows certain things about people. Alice Hoffman
school heart broken
Brain gets bent, heart gets broken You can't jump off once the pages turn School is out but never over That's the only lesson you can learn Andy Partridge
school catholic generations
Every Irish person of my generation and earlier, we were raised Catholic and we'd have to learn it in school, we'd to learn the catechism by rote. Cillian Murphy
school discipline hated
There wasn't a lot of discipline in my life, and I hated it being imposed on me at school. Alfie Allen
school horror testing
Standardized testing has swelled and mutated, like a creature in one of those old horror movies, to the point that it now threatens to swallow our schools whole. Alfie Kohn
school sacrifice what-matters
When test scores go up, we should worry, because of how poor a measure they are of what matters, and what you typically sacrifice in a desperate effort to raise scores. Alfie Kohn
school kids differences
The difference between a good educator and a great educator is that the former figures out how to work within the constraints of traditional policies and accepted assumptions, whereas the latter figures out how to change whatever gets in the way of doing right by kids. 'But we've always...', 'But the parents will never...', 'But we can't be the only school in the area to...' - all such protestations are unpersuasive to great educators. If research and common sense argue for doing things differently, then the question isn't whether to change course but how to make it happen. Alfie Kohn
school house tests
Don't let anyone tell you that standardized tests are not accurate measures. The truth of the matter is they offer a remarkably precise method for gauging the size of the houses near the school where the test was administered. Alfie Kohn
skills littles sticks
Learning to shoot firearms to me is a little like driving stick - it seems like a decent skill to have. Sarah Wayne Callies