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I took piano for many years. I kicked and screamed through all of my lessons, but my mom really insisted. Kristin Kreuk

Mom Took Kicked Insisted Through Piano Years Screamed Really Many Lessons

I'll demand of myself and my own government what, in the past, I insisted of others. Leo Varadkar

Government Myself Past Own Others Insisted My Own Demand In The Past

I used to think fashion was something unattainable and reserved only for people who look like models. But looking back, I've always made bold choices, possibly beginning with the silk jungle print jacket, orange shorts, and Nepalese cap I insisted on wearing every day when I was ten. Lisa Hanawalt

Fashion Day Every Day People Made Looking Looking Back Beginning Every Think Back Possibly Unattainable Wearing Silk Insisted Something Ten Only Like Look Print Always Jungle Jacket Models Orange Cap Shorts Choices Used Who Bold Reserved

The first real unhappiness I remember to have felt was when some one told me, one day, that I did not love God. I insisted, almost tearfully, that I did; but I was told that if I did truly love Him I should always be good. I knew I was not that, and the feeling of sudden orphanage came over me like a bewildering cloud. Lucy Larcom

Love God Good Day Me Remember First Feeling Cloud One Day Some Insisted Knew Almost Over Bewildering Like Him Felt Always Real Came Truly Did Unhappiness Should Sudden Orphanage

And the basis on which we agreed to operate with them involved a manifesto, where it states that we proceed from different ideologies and policies. One thing that we insisted on was that they should take an oath to reject racism and discrimination. Mangosuthu Buthelezi

All around me insisted that my doubts proved only my own ignorance and sinfulness; that they knew by experience they would soon give place to true knowledge, and an advance in religion; and I felt something like indecision. Maria Monk

Religion Me Knowledge Ignorance Experience Own Indecision Would All-Around Insisted Give Something My Own Only Advance Knew True Soon Like True Knowledge Around Felt Proved Place Doubts

The United States have fulfilled in good faith all their treaty stipulations with the Indian tribes, and have in every other instance insisted upon a like performance of their obligations. Martin Van Buren

Faith Good Obligations Every Other States Tribes Indian Insisted Instance Performance Like Fulfilled Good Faith United United States Treaty

I'll never forget my interview with Barry Humphries - one of the oddest I've ever done. He insisted that for half the time he appeared as Dame Edna. So I interviewed the real Barry Humphries in a suit and tie, and then I interviewed Edna in full fig in her dressing room, where she criticised Barry mercilessly. Melvyn Bragg

Time Half Interview Dressing Dressing Room Insisted Never He Never Forget Half The Time She Tie Real Forget Done Where Room Then Fig Full Barry Appeared Ever Her Dame Suit

As filmmakers, we want the audience to have the most complete experience they can. For example, I interviewed Stanley Kubrick years ago around the time of '2001: A Space Odyssey.' I was going to see the film that night in London, and he insisted I sit in one of four seats in the theater for the best view or not watch the film. Michael Mann

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My father was a gruff Irishman who was unable to express feelings and always insisted we be tough. Being a parent, for me, means creating what I didn't have. I want my children to feel love and be able to express it. Mike Farrell

Love Me Father Tough Feelings Unable Able Insisted Parent Feel Always Irishman Being Children Want Creating Means Who Express

Will Smith would not be Worldwide Will Smith if he had not insisted on going worldwide and touring with his films. You have to build that audience for people and allow for it to happen. Octavia Spencer

You People Will Build Films Worldwide Will Smith Would Insisted Allow Had Touring He Smith Audience His Going Happen

The reason I always insisted on signing my work was not to be subordinate to anyone. Paul Rand

Work Signing Insisted Always Subordinate Anyone Reason

Ironically, Hillary Clinton's appointment in 2008 as secretary of state was forced on Obama by her presidential campaign supporters, who insisted she play a major role in the then-new Democratic administration after a bruising primary fight. Richard Grenell

Fight State Presidential Presidential Campaign Secretary Obama Administration Insisted Primary Supporters Major Hillary Democratic Major Role She Forced Clinton Campaign Role Ironically After Who Play Her Appointment

Once, an unkempt, elderly woman came into the pawn shop. She appeared homeless, and she insisted on seeing every piece of expensive jewelry in the store. Just when I was feeling impatient, the woman pointed at the most expensive piece of jewelry and said, 'I'll take that one.' Then she proceeded to pull $4,000 out of her sock to pay for it. Rick Harrison

Woman Jewelry Feeling Pay Every Once Out Seeing Insisted Impatient Pointed Take Most Piece She Said Came Shop Just Expensive Store Elderly Then Pawn Appeared Homeless Her Sock Pull

I never insisted that I was a good student. Roman Abramovich

Good Insisted Good Student Student Never

My father insisted that I and my sisters not be indoctrinated into any religion at any age. S. T. Joshi

Religion Age Father Insisted Sisters Any

For thousands of years, we've insisted that art can make us better people. Unless a brief can be fashioned that, by its very nature, art appeals only to the best in people and never the darkness, which defies both logic and intuition, then we have to acknowledge that art can make some of us worse. Steve Erickson

Art Best Nature People Darkness Better Unless Worse Logic Thousands Thousands Of Years Intuition Some Insisted Only Both Never Make Years Very Acknowledge Which Then Us Appeals Brief

Always, since our birth, we've insisted on another way of doing politics. Now, we had the chance to do it without arms, but without stopping being Zapatistas; that's why we keep the masks on. Subcomandante Marcos

Throughout most of my life, I've tried to downplay my Chinese heritage because I wanted so much to be an American. I was the only Asian kid in my elementary school, and I longed to be like everyone else. I insisted on American food; I was embarrassed by my mother's poor English. Tess Gerritsen

Life Food School Mother My Life Heritage Else Everyone Everyone Else Kid Embarrassed Tried Insisted Only Throughout Like Most Because American Wanted Chinese Asian Poor Much English Downplay Elementary Elementary School

Mills insisted that a sociologist's proper subject was the intersection of biography and history. Todd Gitlin

History Insisted Proper Subject Biography Mills Intersection

Education lays a strong foundation. I was keen on films, but my mother insisted on me finding all about the line I was planning to take. I am into films but I know my Plan B is ready, just in case. Vaani Kapoor

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