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When I first left Florida for Boston, I was so eager to shed my Floridian identity, perhaps some of my earlier surreal gestures felt hollow and unconvincing because they were not rising from the particular brand of the uncanny I knew best.
Laura van den Berg
Best
First
Some
Rising
Boston
Knew
Particular
Perhaps
Identity
Shed
Because
Felt
Were
Surreal
Left
Brand
Gestures
Hollow
Eager
Florida
Earlier
If we can think of a place, the physicality of a place, as a kind of 'material,' I would say the landscape of Florida in particular was especially important while writing 'Isle.'
Laura van den Berg
Writing
Important
Think
Say
Kind
Would
Physicality
Particular
Isle
Material
Place
While
Landscape
Florida
I was so gangly, even sneakers looked awkward. Everybody kind of goes through some phase, and it's hard if you're singled out for anything. But there was this one boy in particular who made fun of me, and - it's funny - then later, when we were 18 or 19, he wanted to go out with me.
Lauren Cohan
Funny
Me
You
Made
Everybody
Later
Out
Kind
Some
Through
He
Particular
Looked
Boy
Go
Singled
Were
Sneakers
Goes
Wanted
Anything
Then
Hard
Who
Gangly
Fun
Even
Awkward
Phase
I think that by doing the podcast, I've grown to actually enjoy hosting a little more and realize that my role is a bit of a host, even though I thought I was totally avoiding that by creating this construct. But hosting a late night show has never really been a goal of mine in particular, but it could be fun.
Lauren Lapkus
Thought
Enjoy
Think
Late
Late-Night
Mine
Bit
Though
Totally
More
Construct
Could
Host
Never
Hosting
Particular
Doing
Been
Goal
Role
Little
Realize
Really
Creating
Show
Avoiding
Fun
Even
Grown
Actually
Night
The great thing about Stephen is that he sees the movie as a separate thing, I think. He wants it to capture the essence of the book, and if he feels that's been done, then he's not too particular about the details. I think that's why he's happy.
Lawrence Kasdan
Great
Happy
Book
Think
Too
Details
About
Sees
He
Feels
Particular
Great Thing
Been
Done
Essence
Movie
Wants
Then
Separate
Capture
Why
Thing
The unit of effectiveness of education is not the individual but the group. An individual's moral values are primarily important for society as they contribute to a moral social climate, not as they induce particular pieces of behavior.
Lawrence Kohlberg
Education
Behavior
Values
Important
Group
Society
Moral
Moral Values
Individual
Primarily
Induce
Particular
Pieces
Climate
Effectiveness
Contribute
Social
Unit
True enough, the Fed needs radical reforms. In particular, it needs to replace its failed forecasting models and be rid of the academics who overwhelm the Fed system.
Lawrence Kudlow
Needs
Radical
Enough
System
Fed
True
Failed
Particular
True Enough
Academics
Forecasting
Replace
Overwhelm
Models
Reforms
Rid
Who
President Obama always gives lip service to lowering the corporate tax rate, but he never specifies a particular rate or an overall plan.
Lawrence Kudlow
Service
President
President Obama
Corporate
Obama
Rate
Gives
Never
He
Particular
Overall
Always
Lip
Lip Service
Tax
Tax Rate
Plan
Lowering
When I was in the ninth grade, I had a teacher in Dallas, Texas, named Elizabeth Enlow in English class. Every Friday, we had to write a little essay, and you had to incorporate three particular words into the story. That was the sole direction. And to me, this was so much fun.
Lawrence Wright
Teacher
Me
You
Class
Words
Three
Every
Sole
Ninth
Direction
Write
Had
Named
Particular
Friday
Texas
Grade
Essay
So Much Fun
Story
Little
Much
English
Fun
Dallas
Elizabeth
Incorporate
What is interesting to me about film, and documentary film in particular, is that I can write about these people, and you trust my judgment, more or less, but when you're confronted yourself with humans who are right there on the screen telling you their story, you make a judgment yourself that is conclusive.
Lawrence Wright
Me
You
Trust
Yourself
People
Judgment
Telling
About
More
More Or Less
Write
Particular
Documentary
Documentary Film
Make
Conclusive
Screen
Story
Interesting
Confronted
Less
Who
Film
Right
Humans
Growing up in inner-city neighborhoods, there's a particular structure, which I'm sure is true of most social contexts. The type of person you are determines the role you play.
Lecrae
You
Type
Neighborhoods
Determines
Structure
True
Particular
Most
Sure
Up
Role
Person
Which
Social
Growing
Growing Up
Play
We stand stoutly against all forms of terrorism, and cross-border terror is a particular problem that India has. Singapore has a problem with cross-border terror, too, because we are a very small country, and it is quite possible for an attack to be mounted on Singapore from beyond our shores.
Lee Hsien Loong
Terrorism
Problem
Country
Too
Our
Possible
India
Small
Attack
Small Country
Particular
Particular Problem
Beyond
Singapore
Because
Terror
Very
Quite
Shores
Against
Forms
Stand
For me, Paralympic sport isn't about being the best human being. It's about being the best human being with that particular level of disability.
Lee Pearson
Best
Me
Human Being
About
Disability
Particular
Sport
Human
Being
Being The Best
Level
Being a guy who was a geek with tape machines in the early days and really interested in how records get made, I was inspired in particular by how the Beatles were innovating when they were making those records late in their career while using the studio in a maximal way.
Lee Ranaldo
Beatles
Made
Late
Way
Those
Machines
Geek
Guy
Records
Inspired
Studio
Days
Particular
How
Making
Were
Tape
Get
Being
While
Interested
Really
Who
Using
Early
Career
Early Days
More and more, more and more digital, in particular, I think you'll see in our stores next year, as we start combining these digital products and they interface with each other, you'll see that represented in Wal-Mart.
Lee Scott
You
Digital
Year
Think
Other
Our
See
More
More And More
Combining
Particular
Wal-Mart
Stores
Next
Interface
Next Year
Products
Each
Start
When acting, I can wear another person's clothes and act out the attractiveness of a particular character, which is very interesting for me. Singing is something I love as well.
Lee Seung-gi
Love
Character
Me
Singing
Clothes
Out
Wear
Something
Particular
Well
Attractiveness
Another
Very
Person
Which
Interesting
Act
Acting
When I'm singing a song, I picture somebody in particular. A lot of it is to a guy.
Leighton Meester
Song
Somebody
Picture
Singing
Guy
Particular
Lot
When you live closely with people, you don't see who they really are. In particular, with nannies, they only exist in your home, and when they leave, they don't really exist anymore for you.
Leila Slimani
Home
You
People
Live
See
Only
Particular
Leave
Exist
Closely
Anymore
Really
Your
Who
I like tragedies, whether they're sci-fi or something else, but I can't say I know much about any genre in particular.
Leos Carax
Else
Say
About
Something
Something Else
Particular
Like
Know
Genre
Sci-Fi
Tragedies
Any
Whether
Much
Stage is the ultimate test; I like watching established screen actors on stage to see if they can really do it. But it's great to have a healthy mixture of the two. Film is so technical: there's something very particular about the relationship between you and the camera. It took a long time for me to get good on film.
Lesley Manville
Time
Good
Great
Me
Relationship
You
Long
Long Time
Healthy
Stage
Took
See
About
Something
Between
Particular
Like
Test
Camera
Ultimate
Mixture
Very
Get
Established
Screen
Really
Film
Actor
Technical
Watching
Two
I don't see that there are any particular changes in popular music.
Lester Bangs
Music
Changes
See
Particular
Any
Popular
Popular Music
Crashing could not be more inconsiderate to a host. It is a negative act because hosts likely have a particular plan for the event, an intention to move guests' attitudes in a certain direction.
Letitia Baldrige
Negative
Guests
Direction
More
Could
Host
Hosts
Particular
Attitudes
Likely
Because
Move
Intention
Crashing
Plan
Certain
Act
Event
Many people in the world believe that in the 21st century, the Asia-Pacific - Asia in particular - will play a more important role in global economy and politics and that Asia will become an important engine for the world economy.
Li Keqiang
Politics
People
World
Will
Important
Become
Believe
More
Particular
Economy
Global
Global Economy
Important Role
Role
Asia
Century
Engine
Many
World Economy
Play
I think when I started acting, the whole time I was working towards one day coming to America. Hollywood, in particular, is seen to be the center of this industry, and I was just waiting for the right time to come.
Liam Hemsworth
Time
Day
Waiting
Seen
Think
Right Time
One Day
Towards
Particular
Come
Industry
Coming
America
Just
Center
Hollywood
Working
Acting
Whole
Right
Started
Success is not judged by just success in a particular championship.
Lin Dan
Success
Particular
Judged
Just
Success Is
Championship
I have a sister, in particular, who's 13 years older than me. So growing up and watching her - watching her go to work, especially - was hugely influential to me. As the youngest, with a sibling that's a decade older, I had certain things that I would go to her about instead of my mother.
Linda Cardellini
Work
Me
Mother
Sister
Older
Would
About
Had
Instead
Particular
Go
Years
Up
Than
Decade
Hugely
Influential
Certain
Youngest
Certain Things
Growing
Growing Up
Her
Things
Watching
Sibling
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