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My mom set up relief programs in third world countries. We would do things like go to Bogota with her instead of summer camp. Clark Johnson
Mom World Programs Summer Summer Camp Relief Would Instead Countries Like Go Camp Up Her Things Third Set Third World
'A Talk to Teachers' showed me that a teacher's work should reject the false pretense of being apolitical and, instead, confront the problems that shape our students' lives. Clint Smith
Work Teacher Me Problems Our Pretense Shape Students Instead Talk False Being Confront Apolitical Should Teachers Lives Reject
When I turned 19 I kinda realized that I needed to write my own songs instead of singing songs written by other people. Colbie Caillat
People Singing Own Other Kinda My Own Write Songs Written Instead Turned Realized Needed
People need to focus on bigger issues instead of whether George Bush is an idiot or not. Colin Greenwood
People Focus Idiot Instead Issues George George Bush Bigger Whether Bush Need
So instead of talking about theoretical ways of ending the war and violence, I say that we have to get rid of the individual asholes in each office and situation. Colin Quinn
War Ending Situation Say Ways About Individual Instead Talking Office Get Theoretical Rid Each Violence
My mother sent me to speech classes, but the other kids still teased me. I was shy. I stooped. Instead of talking, I kept journals. That's where my love of words comes from. I majored in journalism. Colman Domingo
Love Me Words Mother Other Other Kids Kids Classes Instead Journalism Journals Talking Still Where Sent Teased Shy Kept Speech
In the beginning, all of us got 'women type' stories. Like covering the first lady instead of the president. Connie Chung
Women First First Lady Beginning President Type Instead Like Got Covering Lady Stories In The Beginning Us
A lot of times, people think of Asian culture as some mythical world instead of modern people with modern occupations with modern problems, modern tools. Like, we're not all just talking Taoism and kung fu - some people are just trying to get over their breakup with their boyfriend, and they're Facebook-stalking. Constance Wu
Culture People World Problems Some People Think Tools Some Mythical Instead Over Like Talking Occupations Boyfriend Kung Kung Fu Lot Times Times People Get Trying Modern Just Breakup Asian
The more you know about somebody's back story, the deeper you can delve into that well, and the more your comedic choices resonate full-body instead of just being quick, quippy one-liners that are just like a bunch of people trying to be clever. Because after a while, cleverness is just really obnoxious! Constance Wu
You People Resonate Somebody Clever Back One-Liners About More Obnoxious Instead Like Know Comedic Well Cleverness Because Quick Bunch Trying Just Being After Story While Really Choices Your Deeper
On my first day on the set of 'Boston Legal,' I thought the director was calling me 'Candice' instead of 'Constance.' But I didn't realize he was actually talking to Candice Bergen. Constance Zimmer
Day Me Director Legal Thought First Boston He Instead Calling Talking Realize Actually Set
The best critics do not worry about what the author might think. That would be like a detective worrying about what a suspect might think. Instead, they treat the reader as an intelligent friend, and describe the book as honestly, and as entertainingly, as possible. Craig Brown
Best Book Treat Think Honestly Worry Worrying Possible Would Would-Be Critics Detective About Instead Like Reader Friend Intelligent Author Suspect Might Describe
If I've ever regretted anything, it was putting all my eggs in one basket, holing up and kneeling at the altar of literature, instead of going out and at least reviewing, running around and trying to write for magazines. That would've been the intelligent thing to do, but I didn't, and that was because of fanaticism. Cynthia Ozick
Out Running Magazines Write Kneeling Instead Putting Altar Because Around Least Been Reviewing Up Intelligent Trying Eggs Going Anything Fanaticism Literature Regretted Ever Thing Basket
I had cooked a lot in restaurants, in Rocky Point and on golf courses on Long Island, and my mother said, 'Be a chef,' and my dad said, 'Be a lawyer.' But instead, I auditioned for N.Y.U.'s Tisch School of the Arts. D. B. Sweeney
School Mother Long Lawyer Restaurants Long Island Point Had Instead Courses Chef Island Said Lot Rocky Arts Golf Golf Courses Cooked Dad
I believe that stories find writers, writers don't find stories. With the 'Pendragon' series, I actually had multiple story ideas and decided that instead of writing them individually, I would create a character whose journey would thread them all together. D. J. MacHale
Journey Character Together Writing Believe Would Find Thread Writers Had Individually Instead Ideas Stories Decided Story Them Create Multiple Series Whose Actually
I've always wanted to be an actress, ever since I was a little girl. I've always played the mom and I play my sister as the daughter. I wanted to be an actress on television and movies instead of just around the house. Dakota Fanning
Mom Girl Daughter Sister Television Instead Since House Around Always Just Wanted Little Movies Little Girl Actress Ever Play Played
Instead of focusing on what my body looks like, I try and focus on how my body works - how strong my body is. Damaris Phillips
Strong Try Focus Focusing Instead Like Looks How Body Works
The fact of the matter is that instead of going around the world and haranguing countries for engaging with China, the West should be encouraging its own businesses to trade and invest in these regions. Dambisa Moyo
World Matter Own Fact Invest Instead Countries Around Trade West Encouraging Going China Regions Should Engaging Businesses
I always found the appeal to the market gods a bit odd. Why would the market fix mistakes instead of aggravating them? Dan Ariely
Mistakes Market Bit Would Instead Always Odd Fix Gods Them Aggravating Appeal Found Why
Sleeping in my office isn't very comfortable, but it's my choice to save for my daughter's college instead of spending money on a D.C. apartment. Dan Donovan
Money College Daughter Sleeping Spending Spending Money Instead Comfortable Very Office Apartment Choice Save
We've become accustomed to repurposing and living vicariously through other people's work instead of going out and making our own. Dan Levy
Work People Become Own Living Other Our Out Through Instead Making Going Accustomed Vicariously
I never hid my move to Real Madrid was almost done... my fate changed, and I arrived at Barcelona instead. Dani Alves
Fate Changed Hid Madrid Never Instead Almost Real Arrived Real Madrid Done Move Barcelona
I had always wanted to belong, and I had been thinking that this was going to get solved when I had money, and instead, I had no idea how I wanted to live my life. And no one teaches you what to do after you achieve financial independence. So I had to confront that. Daniel Ek
Life You Money Financial Achieve Independence My Life Live Thinking Solved No Idea Had No-One Instead Idea Always How Been Get Going Wanted After Confront Teaches Belong
I'm not a huge fan of the concept of 'passion' when it comes to careers. Instead of trying to answer the daunting question of, 'What's your passion?' it's better simply to watch what you do when you've got time of your own and nobody's looking. Daniel H. Pink
Time You Better Passion Looking Own Daunting Simply Instead Nobody Concept Answer Got Question Huge Huge Fan Trying Fan Your Watch Careers
At Eleven Madison Park, instead of brioche or chocolates, we give our guests a jar of breakfast granola as a gift at the end of a meal. We also make savory granolas. Daniel Humm
Gift Breakfast Meal Our Guests Madison Give Park Instead Also Make End Jar Chocolates Eleven
Maybe instead of asking political candidates to submit tax returns, we really should be asking to see their brain scans. Daniel Levitin
Political Submit See Instead Returns Brain Candidates Maybe Tax Tax Returns Asking Really Should
Instead of inventing a gobbledygook password, you join three simple words that come from a thought known only to you. If one day you were driving to work and ran over a frog that ended up flat, you might choose 'frog work flat.' Daniel Lyons
Work Day You Words Simple Thought Three Ran One Day Inventing Only Join Simple Words Driving Instead Over Come Known Were Up Ended Frog Flat Might Choose
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