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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
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
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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
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
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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
beaten few instead label people singles taken time
A few years ago, one of our singles got beaten out by Better Than Ezra. The label could only have one band at a time being taken to the right people at radio, and they opted for Better Than Ezra instead of us. Who knows. Gene Ween
beat hard rough slight texture
It's hard to beat the rough texture of steel-cut oats, with their slight resistance against the teeth. Yotam Ottolenghi
beat diane dresses love tend wrap
You can't beat a Diane Von Fostenburg wrap dress; I always tend to go for the wrap dresses with a little more structure. I also love Prada shoes. Wendi McLendon-Covey
beat next people saw song time wave
I think a lot of people saw 'Fight Club' and thought, 'Right, here's our next Che Guevara, here's our next Fidel Castro, here's someone who's going to wave the flag.' And I was like, 'No, it's just a book. And if I beat that drum, if I play that song one more time, I won't have a career.' Chuck Palahniuk
beaten eight five inside instead parachute putting soon sort spend
Instead of putting someone in prison for being a hooligan, give him a choice. He may have beaten someone up and he's got eight years, but tell him you can do eight years inside or spend five years in the Army. Put him in the Parachute Regiment, they'd soon sort him out. David Bailey
beat overall people send tone
The overall tone of her being this kind of Menacing being who would send people out to beat people up, and things of that nature, I just find all of that to be absurd.
beat committed games hurt later penalties reason stronger won year
The penalties hurt us but it's not the reason we lost. We committed a lot of penalties in games we won by blowouts. We just got beat tonight. I think this is the kind of game we'll look back on later in the year and become stronger because of it. Willie Anderson
beat committed games hurt later penalties reason stronger won year
The penalties hurt us but it's not the reason we lost, ... We committed a lot of penalties in games we won by blowouts. We just got beat tonight. I think this is the kind of game we'll look back on later in the year and become stronger because of it.
beat drop explaining food hand kid knocking middle pick remember tease time
There was a kid that used to pick on me... he used to drop my food and beat me up in little corners. Nothing serious, but tease me. I remember knocking his food out of his hand one time when he in the middle of explaining something to his friends, and they all laughed, so I thought that was pretty nice. 'Well, there you go buddy.' Brendon Urie
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The police were kicking in doors and running right into danger and firefighters did a great job of preventing the fire from spreading and the mayor was here all night. They all deserve a lot of credit for doing a tremendous job. Alice Smith
credit days dealing definitely face grew kids parenting people
I think parenting these days is definitely different from when a lot of people grew up. As much blame as we give a lot of our kids for what they're not doing... I also try to give them as much credit for dealing with things that we didn't have to deal with. Bullying was one on one and face to face. Now it's all over the Internet. Nelly
credit fighting goals hockey penalty played spot team three uphill
The 5-on-3 at the end of the first, they played it very well. They had the penalty killers working really hard. They didn't give us much. Credit to them, but there was a lot of hockey after that. When you spot that team three goals you're fighting an uphill battle. Sheldon Souray
credit lucky patient strikes throwing until waited
That was huge. We got a little lucky in that inning, but credit to our kids, we were patient and (the pitcher) wasn't throwing strikes so we waited until we got something to hit.
credit loan people problems reason turned
That way you can find out where you are at in the picture, what you need, any problems you'd encounter. The No. 1 reason people get turned down for a loan is credit issues.
credit game good played second thrilled
That was a game of two completely different halves. I was thrilled with the way we played in the first half. I was very disappointed by the second half. Give Auburn credit - they have not packed it in. They are well coached, and they will be good down the stretch. Bruce Pearl
credit great
We just didn't make shots. You have to give (the Nets) credit. They did a great job. I really don't have a lot of answers. Mike D'Antoni
credit execute executing felt football pittsburgh played win year
We just didn't execute the way we were used to executing all year long. Give Pittsburgh credit. They played hard. They played well enough to win this football game. I just felt like we made some uncharacteristic mistakes.
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We just didn't execute our offense very well. We didn't make our cuts quick enough. I'm not taking anything away, West played good defense tonight. I'll give them credit but we didn't play fundamentally sound basketball.
defensive matter since sports whether
It really doesn't matter to me whether it's defensive end or linebacker. I just want to play the game of football. I've been working on linebacker drills since I got out to Fischer Sports in Phoenix. Gaines Adams
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Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military. Barack Obama
defensive good key
That was the key play right there. He's a very good defensive pitcher, a very good all-around player.
defensive definitely offensive point struggling turning
That was the turning point in the game. That's definitely huge. I was struggling on the offensive end and a big defensive play made up for the offence. Charlie Villanueva
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That was the difference. Our defensive intensity was there in the first half and non-existent in the second half. They just about scored at will. When somebody comes into your home floor and scores 48 points (in the second half), that's an embarrassment.
defensive difference intensity picked second
That was the difference in the game, we picked up the defensive intensity in the second half.
defensive mistake necessity
That would be a mistake (to play), a big mistake, but like I said, if it's a necessity, I'd do it, ... It would be if there were no defensive tackles (available). That would be the reason.
defensive experience huge matured time
That was a huge thing, the defensive intensity. But I really feel like that experience with Highland the first time has matured us in a lot of ways. One thing about our season, we've had some 'necessary' failures.
defensive playing together work
We need to keep playing together and keep up our defensive intensity. We just have to work for our shots.
execution terrible
That was terrible execution at that time. Things weren't going my way, and that capped it off right there. Kyle Lohse
execution football game last name seen team time worry
We have to worry about getting better. That's the name of the game for us right now. The execution is better. I think (fans are) going to see a more experienced football team than they've seen at this time last year.
execution games great last lost players team types won
We've had great execution in the last two games; we won one and lost another. These types of one-possession games come in waves. The way our team is set up, we have players that can make plays. Rick Carlisle
execution
I think it will come down to half-court execution. I don't look for a high-scoring affair.
execution invested others
We have not invested in our franchises ... as aggressively as others or as aggressively as we should have. And we've had some execution misses.
execution pleased
I was very pleased with the execution of the offense. They were very crisp tonight.
execution felt few happy minutes time
I was very happy at that time because I had had a few minutes after the execution to really see what I felt inside. And I felt like the 14 years that she's been down here has done me no justice.
execution guard maybe short
I was very disappointed in our execution and some of our guard play. Maybe we were a little fatigued. We were short on a lot of shots. Tom Izzo
execution fights-and-fighting kept proud teach using
I was happy. I was proud of our young guys. They just kept fighting. I was using it to teach execution to young guys. Doc Rivers
flaws grew life normally open people
I grew up a very open and free mind, but also with the flaws of a look on life with too much liberty than people normally have. Adriano Giannini
flaws shows
Don't show your flaws. Drew Barrymore
flaws enough excellent
Good enough never is. Set your standards so high that even the flaws are considered excellent. Debbi Fields
flaws behavior eragon
Love can be a terrible curse, Eragon. It can make you overlook even the largest flaws in a person's behavior. Christopher Paolini
flaws spread
I was spread out dailyand examined for flaws. Anne Sexton
flaws insecure mail realize saying women
I get so much mail from young women saying that they are so insecure when they look at me, but they don't realize all of the flaws that I have. Tyra Banks
flaws good ignore seemed
She could see the good in all people. See seemed to ignore the flaws and frailties.
flaws sin multitudes
Will covers a multitude of flaws, just as love covers a multitude of sins. Brent Weeks
flaws human number society
We see the impossibility of remedying all inequalities in human society and we see an overwhelming number of deficiencies and flaws in it.
games involving theorists
Game theorists analyze negotiations as if they were split-a-pie games involving selfish players. Yanis Varoufakis
games happen older
As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose. Wayne Rooney
games largest positives record venue
In Gujarat, we had the world record of largest number of chess games in a single venue - 20,500 - and in Tamil Nadu, I have been emphasizing on the positives of chess to the authorities. Viswanathan Anand
game overly policy
The policy doesn't look overly generous, but right now this is the only game in town.
games hope knowing luck mattered points results travel
The points mattered more than anything tonight. The results in the other games went our way, and now we can travel to Belarus knowing that we are in the play-offs. I hope our luck continues.
game penn people ready state
The Penn State game was crazy. There were like 110,000 people there, and they were ready for it.
games girls gone mentally pat prepared regular saturday winning worked
The pat on the back (for winning the regular season) is gone. The first do-or-die games for the girls are (today) and on Saturday for the boys. Everything you've worked for is gone on Saturday if you're not prepared for it mentally or physically.
game games highly hit nature perfect players social sort storm women
'Pong' hit the fancy. It was sort of the perfect storm of a game which has two players highly social, a game that women could play better than a guy, and sort of an acceptance of this social nature of games in a bar. Nolan Bushnell
game hard lost ncaa tournament
We have a lot to prove. Every game we lost I think we should have won. We need to play hard in the SEC Tournament to make the NCAA Tournament. Joe Crawford
good homemade
You can really taste the difference between a shop-bought and a good homemade mayo.
good open opening
The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night. Yanni
good optimistic scholar sounds
I was told once by a leftwing scholar that as a Marxist, you have to do two things: always be optimistic and always have a view about everything. That advice still sounds good to me.
good hard people respect since visiting worked york
I've always loved New York; I've been visiting New York since 1996. People don't look at you like, 'What are you doing? What are you wearing?' There is also that thing that when people know that you have worked hard to get something, people have that respect for that here. You worked hard - good for you. Thierry Henry
good obviously people serious side somber song sure work
I feel like 'Work' was a really good song for people to get to know me, as it's obviously biographical. With 'Bounce,' I wanted to make sure people know there's a fun side to me as well as the somber and serious one. Iggy Azalea
good money music needing
I'm in a very good place to make records. Needing to make money off music is very dangerous. Ice T
good hours needed nine sound time
I used to be someone that needed nine hours of sleep; otherwise, I didn't think I was going to sound good when I sang, and I was very disciplined and anal about my preparation. When you become a parent, there just isn't that time, you know? Idina Menzel
good inspired kinds living music pop
I made a good living for a teenager. And I had to learn all different kinds of music - jazz, swing, Motown, pop - and that inspired what kind of music I started to write.
good objective primary science truth understanding
Understanding truth is the primary objective of science, not doing good for the world. Ivar Giaever
guys
When we were growing up, we had all these crazy, in-your-face guys around the house. For us, it was like, 'Ugh! Actors again.'
guys life met
I've been very fortunate and met the guys that have become, basically, philosophers and have a kind of sensibility about life that's very precious. Val Kilmer
guys
When I first used to tour, guys would come up and say, 'Where's the fight club in my area?' and I would say, 'There isn't one.' And they'd say, 'No, no, you can tell me, you can tell me.'
guys left microsoft napster
When you think about the guys who started Twitter, and the Google guys, and the Facebook guys and the Napster guys, and the Microsoft guys, and the Dell guys and the Instagram guys, it's all guys. The girls, they're being left behind. will.i.am
guys likely numbers stay theme
The overriding theme of these numbers is that these guys are pretty much tied, and will likely stay that way for a long time.
guys people
The guys in the Twins understand that the better Weezer does, the more people will probably care about us. Brian Bell
guys learn lose tough
We have a lot of young guys who haven't jelled yet. It's tough when you lose (last year's seniors), but you have to learn to play without them.
guys
We have a lot of young guys and we'll see where we stand.
guys showering
We need to have our showers, there's some guys in here who should be showering more often than they are. Lindsey Hunter
high involves mystery solving writer
Mystery writing involves solving a puzzle, but 'high suspense' writing is a situation whereby the writer thrusts the hero/heroine into high drama. Iris Johansen
high hit indonesia polio proven rate virus
The polio virus that hit Indonesia has been proven to have a high rate of attack,
highly margin market operator overall picture position
The overall picture is of an operator aggressively maintaining its market position in a highly competitive market, and sacrificing margin to do it. David Kennedy
high sort stick
The Patriots have sort of become the measuring stick in the NFL, but that stick isn't very high right now. Mike Vrabel
high money racing spent time
Obesity is racing through America, everywhere. It's high time someone spent some money to do something about it. David H. Murdock
high maybe particular
You have to know when you're at the top of your particular mountain, I guess. Maybe not the summit, but as high as you can go. Neil Peart
highest people rate united
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Many of those people deserve to be in prison; however, some of them do not. Rand Paul
higher nation rise strength
A nation will rise no higher than the strength of its homes. Gordon B. Hinckley
higher lots market netscape otherwise people stock took ways
When we took Netscape public, if people wanted to invest in the web, that was the only stock that they could do it by investing in. So Netscape's market value was higher than it probably otherwise would have been if there were lots of other ways to play that theme.
opportunity
China's development is an opportunity for the international community, for Japan and for the Asia-Pacific. Yoshihiko Noda
opportunity
If I'm given an opportunity to do something, I do it. Or else I fool around with it. William Shatner
opportunity time
I'm a big fan of documentaries. I've always loved them, and I've just never had the opportunity or the time to make a feature. Frank Marshall
opportunity
[When] opportunities present themselves, I take them. It's just how I roll! Carrie Underwood
opportunity other-worlds waiting
Maybe it's a little early. Maybe the time is not quite yet. But those other worlds - promising untold opportunities - beckon. Silently, they orbit the Sun, waiting. Carl Sagan
opportunity winning oscars
I guess I really haven't thought much about winning an Oscar, but if I had the opportunity, I'm sure I would like it. Ashton Kutcher
opportunity looks
Opportunities look a lot like work.
opportunity waiting boardwalk-empire
Some days I make 20 bets. Some days, I make none…so I wait, plan, marshal my resources. And when I finally see an opportunity and there is a bet to make, I bet it all, Arnold Rothstein
opportunity film
I like the opportunity to make films. Antoine Fuqua
played
I played golf with my friends, and then I started to play with the hustlers. And I learned a lot. I learned about golf; I learned about gambling. I learned about everything. Donald Trump
played
I will not look back and say, 'I should have played in England.' Zlatan Ibrahimovic
played
I played more performances of 'Chris' in 'Miss Saigon' than anyone else. Will Chase
played school trombone
I played trombone for 10 minutes, and then I was in an accordion band in school for even less. Colm Meaney
played saw team totally tough twice
That was a totally different team than the one we saw twice this season. They got a lot better and played a tough game.
played stage wallace
That was a stage down at Wallace State, and he played unreal.
played state test
That which does not kill you only makes you stronger. We have played with the best. I look at the state rankings, and there aren't many that we haven't played. You've got to test your players.
played plays predict together
We have all played together for so long. We have a lot of chemistry. We know how each other plays and can predict what they are going to do next.
played stuck
We could have played better. We didn't play our best, but we stuck it out and we won. Dee Brown
playing
When you're performing, you're playing to the back row. With acting, you have to be more nuanced. Bill Hader
playing problem repeating worked
That was something that we really worked on, not repeating ourselves. But I was like, 'This is not going to be a problem because I'm playing a woman.' Rosario Dawson
playing playoffs
That was really important for us. We really wanted it ... It's so important for us to go into the playoffs playing like this.
playing
We need to keep playing more in Ohio. It's that simple. We don't have enough tournaments here. Tiger Woods
playing understand
We have to understand that we're not playing for right now; we're playing for the long haul. It's important to be patient. It will come. Kobe Bryant
playing whoever
I walk into a scene, and I do the scene. That's my job. I don't have an objective. I have the words, and I have whoever I'm playing with. Paul Eenhoorn
playing
We were getting slaughtered, ... We weren't playing well at all yet we're up, two-zero. But that's soccer. Landon Donovan
playing
We were still playing for a title, because we were playing for second. Kevin Williams
playing typical wait
Typical Devils-type game. They wait for you to make a mistake. They've been playing that way for a long time.
school
Do you know, every yoga school in India is free? Bikram Choudhury
school
At school I had only admirers; I had no friends. V. S. Naipaul
school narnia teach
What do they teach them at these schools? C. S. Lewis
school gymnastics hair
In high school I never went to the prom because I was too consumed with gymnastics. Also, with my hair in pigtails and looking about 10, I wasn't exactly date material. Cathy Rigby
school thinking roles
Everyone thinks they went to high school with me. I take it as a compliment that I look different in every role. Carrie Preston
school thinking order
Wholeness is sort of a dubious concept. Because in terms of the human body and literal wholeness and structures, you think: "here are the structures that help make me whole." Family, or school, or the city I live in. When those structures are dysfunctional or decaying, you end up kind of Frankensteining pieces from everywhere in order to make yourself sated and comfortable and alive. Carrie Brownstein
school college volunteer
I did most of my volunteer work when I was in college because I knew of more ways to get involved. In high school, we'd do things like, there was a homeless shelter near our hometown and our church group decorated one of the rooms. In college, I was in a sorority, and we did a lot of things, like pick up trash on the highway.
school college people
I'm about the only person in my family that's made it to 24 without being married. That's the way it works where I'm from. Most people, if you find someone to marry in high school, you do that, and if you don't find that, then you find someone in college.
school thinking laughing
I'm an idiot, basically. I don't think that I'm a dumb guy, but I also realise that I have access to about 0.1 percent of the information that I need to have a truly informed opinion about half the stuff I talk about. I'm like that loud guy in the bar, who kind of makes sense for about ten minutes, and then you realise he flunked everything at high school so you just laugh at him. Bill Burr
taking
We can't go out and be everywhere, ... With the public's help, we are taking these 'grows' down one by one. Scott Mills
taking whether
We're taking these 300 whether we get reimbursed or not.
taking
I thought I was going to be a reporter, taking notes,
taking
We can all look and see what is taking place.
taking walking wounded
We are not taking walking wounded on the plane.
taking
There are not even any discussions about it taking place around here. Jack Evans
taking time
I think she's taking it pretty seriously. You know, it's that time of the year. Geno Auriemma
taking vote
We are taking nothing for granted. We're taking this vote seriously.
taking trip
Never thought I would be taking this trip again,
team thinking too-much
I do not think about the national team too much because footballistically it is not of too much interest. Arsene Wenger
team player thinking
I think in the future we need to look at our youth department to provide more players for the first team think it is important for a club to have a good amount of players that have roots with the club and region.
team wrestling fighting
One of the things I discovered in Japan was from watching sumo wrestling. At the end you can never tell who has won the fight, and who has lost, because they do not show their emotion because it could embarrass the loser. It is unbelievable. That is why I try to teach my team politeness. It is only here in England that everybody pokes their tongue out when they win.
teamwork best-team
We realized that no one of us could be as good as all of us playing unselfishly. Bill Bradley
teamwork leader should
Leaders should be collaborative, modest, and generous
team wins
The 20 wins is nice, but it's a whole lot better that this team is in the playoffs, Roy Oswalt
team
The '98 team was probably the most disappointing. Craig Biggio
team
The 7-0 thing is nice, but more importantly, it's a team win,
team veteran
That was the most disappointing thing about this game. We have a veteran team and we should know what to do in those situations.