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became blazer firm handshake originally people preferred straight symbol trust
Like the firm handshake and looking people straight in the eye, the blazer had originally been a symbol of trust. Because of this, it had been purloined by the less-than-trustworthy and became their preferred disguise.
became elvis people saw toward
When Elvis came out on stage, it became electric. And the way people responded to him was such that, you know, I never saw that kind of response toward any other performer. Linda Thompson
became branded female handle kid nancy speaker whether
After Nancy Pelosi became Speaker, we were told, 'She's the first female speaker of the House, so whether we like it or not, we've got to handle this with kid gloves. Don't go after Speaker Pelosi. You can go after other people, but you'll be branded as mean and evil if you go after the first female Speaker of the House.' Louie Gohmert
became mental mum regular
Mum had regular mental tests with her specialist, but because of her academic background, she became brilliant at manipulating them. Kevin Whately
became
I became a sceptic of one way of seeing the world. And I think it is what started me in my awareness that any worldview is superstitious. Ben Okri
became producing soon
As soon as I became proactive in producing my own stuff, I started getting other roles. Ray Liotta
became gateway love quickly series shared teenage true wonderful
If 'Buffy' the movie was the true love of my childhood, 'Buffy' the series quickly became the true love of my teenage years. It was everything I'd ever wanted in a show and more. 'Buffy' quickly became an obsession, and, shortly thereafter, became my gateway into an incredible, insane, indescribably wonderful new world: shared media fandom.
became buzz feminism gave goes interested men power win
Like many traditional feminists, I became one of the boys, only better. For a while it gave me a buzz to win at their game, but ultimately, that kind of power just goes nowhere. Traditional feminism excludes men and so perpetuates conflict. I am not interested in warring about power. Scilla Elworthy
became increased programs replace respected workers
With the revolution around 1980 of PCs, the spreadsheet programs were tuned for office workers - not to replace office workers, but it respected office workers as being capable of being programmers. So office workers became programmers of spreadsheets. It increased their capabilities. Rodney Brooks
became months
I became deaf when I was 18 months old. And I learned to sign when I was 5 years old. Marlee Matlin
became both fantastic gives knows rebel rebels shares understood
As an actor, I was a fantastic rebel. Then I became a directorial rebel and understood rebels from both sides. So now I am a friend who gives advice - not one who knows more, necessarily, but who shares ideas. Maximilian Schell
became certainly fond human involved means persuaded treated
I have never really been fond of animals. I certainly wasn't an 'animal lover' when I became involved in the movement. I just came to be persuaded that animals should be treated as independent sentient beings, not as means to human ends. Peter Singer
became chairman deal forceful measures time
By the time I became chairman and there was more of a feeling of urgency, there was a willingness to accept more forceful measures to try to deal with the inflation.
became biggest ok people roll
Rock n' roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world. Patrick Carney
became jean
I became a better listener than I ever had been as a result of playing Jean Luc Picard because it was one of the things that he does terrifically well. Patrick Stewart
became best formed fully life loved met robert student though
Robert Mapplethorpe, I met in 1967. He was a student at Pratt, though even as a student a fully formed artist. We went through many things in our life together. He became my loved one, then my best friend. Patti Smith
became dance dancing found loved musicals pure tired
I found I loved musicals as much or more than the pure dance world. I also think I became tired of dancing for other dancers.
became everybody finance harder hold knew management meeting minister prove remember room woman work youngest
I remember my first meeting with my management team when I became Indonesia's Minister of Finance. I was the youngest person and the first woman ever to hold that job. Everybody else in the room was male. I knew then that I had to work harder than any man to prove to them that I was capable. Sri Mulyani Indrawati
became famous
I became famous, I think, really because of the interpretation of other people's songs, way back when, and that's what I enjoy the most. And I'm a lazy bugger. Rod Stewart
became good took
I never took a photograph. Instead, I became a good listener. Ruth Bernhard
became funny photo shoot wants
There's nothing I dislike more than being in a photo shoot where they say, 'Be yourself.' That's not why I became an actress. That's what I find so funny: that you become an actor, and all of a sudden, everyone wants to know about you. But I didn't become an actor so I could show you me. Margot Robbie
became director fired franchise pay richard
They fired director Richard Donner because they didn't want to pay him, and he's the reason the franchise became so successful in the first place. There's a big part of Superman II that he did that no one has ever seen. Margot Kidder
became emphasis growing imagination novelist raised word
I became a novelist because of 'Gone With the Wind,' or more precisely, my mother raised me up to be a 'Southern' novelist, with a strong emphasis on the word 'Southern' because 'Gone With the Wind' set my mother's imagination ablaze when she was a young girl growing up in Atlanta. Pat Conroy
became child focus focused hard june last month thinking travel wife
We had our first child on June 18, and I kind of thought about that a little, ... It really became hard to focus on golf. My wife wasn't able to travel the last month and a half, and I was thinking about her at home. I don't think I was focused as I should have been.
became lake storm
We became Lake Martin. Every year, the storm drains go the other way.
became began best closely friendship games past six special work
We became friends before we began broadcasting the games together, and that friendship only solidified in the past six years. I got to work closely with one of my best friends. That was a special situation.
became brother club excelled family learned local membership swim yacht
My family had a membership to the Riverside Yacht Club where my brother, Sandy, learned to sail, and I competed in local swim races. My sister, Marcia, became a competitive springboard diver, and my brother excelled in water polo. Dorothy Hamill
became candidate lynn might officially saying stop
When Lynn officially became a candidate ... we thought that he might put a stop to saying 'I'm just here to listen' and actually tell us what he's actually thinking.
became poet poetry position slightly
When I became poet laureate, I was in a slightly uncomfortable position because I think a lot of poetry isn't worth reading. Billy Collins
became brown james talked
James Brown became my father. He would talk to me the way a father talked to a son. He became the father I never had. Al Sharpton
became cut director hearing love preaching voice watching
But then, watching the whole film, it was like hearing my own voice - like the director preaching to the audience. So I started to cut and in the end, I think it became more of a love story. Fernando Meirelles
became broader classical enjoyed instrument itself messing music playing took
The more I got into playing guitar, the more I enjoyed music, and the broader my listening became. The instrument itself became important to me, and I started messing around with classical guitar and took classical lessons. Alex Lifeson
became greatest history minds money plato socrates spending trained
My hero Socrates trained Plato on a rock. How much did that cost? So the greatest minds in history became the greatest minds in history without spending a lot of money.