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It's really difficult for me. Language, I am sorry that I haven't. I think I just always expected that you learn a word in place of a word and when I discovered how difficult the grammar was and learning that was very discouraging for me.

~Bo Derek

Topics: Always Am Difficult Discouraging Discovered Expected Grammar How Just Language Learn Learning Me Place Really Sorry Think Very Word You I Think I Am I Am Sorry

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Then when I was in grammar school I played the clarinet, and then, after clarinet I played the flute in college orchestra - besides singing in the college chorus and things like that.

~Bobby Mcferrin

Topics: After Besides Chorus Clarinet College Flute Grammar Grammar School Like Orchestra Played School Singing Then Things

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I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: Done Grammar Life Made Mistake My Life Never Seen Soon

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I had really good English teachers in elementary through high school. Not only were we required to read a lot - which is the best training for writing - we were drilled on grammar every day, every night. I hated the drill part, but I don't dangle my participles too often.

~Carol Berg

Topics: Best Day Drill Elementary English Every Every Day Every Night Good Grammar Had Hated High High School Lot Night Often Only Part Read Really Required School Teachers Through Too Training Were Which Writing

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I can't spell or do grammar, but I'm smarter and more serious than people think. I'm no featherweight when it comes to digging deep and being involved. So many stars I know do so much. It's our duty to give back.

~Cher

Topics: Back Being Deep Digging Duty Give Grammar Involved Know Many More Much Our People Serious Smarter Spell Stars Than Think

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In my youngest days, the nuns at my grammar school drummed into us that we were in this world to make it a better place - not just for ourselves, but for other people, too. So from the very beginning, I've been driven by this idea that we have to make a difference, and it's one of the reasons I went into law in the first place.

~Cherie Blair

Topics: Been Beginning Better Better Place Days Difference Driven First First Place Grammar Grammar School Idea Just Law Make Make A Difference Nuns Other Ourselves People Place Reasons School Too Us Very Were World Youngest

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I think most people agree there is a component of skill in art making; you have to learn grammar before you learn how to write.

~Chris Van Allsburg

Topics: Agree Art Before Component Grammar How Learn Making Most People Skill Think Write You I Think

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By the time I reached the sixth form at my local grammar school, my father would glower at me every time I passed him with a stack of books under my arm, warning me there was no money to go to university.

~Christopher Fowler

Topics: Arm Books By The Time Every Every Time Father Form Go Grammar Grammar School Him Local Me Money Passed Reached School Sixth Stack Time University Warning Would

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On 'Frasier,' a network executive once suggested that one week we have John Lithgow play Frasier and Kelsey Grammar play Lithgow's role on '3rd Rock From the Sun;' I've been deeply afraid of the idea of a crossover ever since.

~Christopher Lloyd

Topics: Afraid Been Crossover Deeply Ever Executive Grammar Idea John Network Once Play Rock Role Since Suggested Sun Week

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I remember in grammar school the teacher asked if anyone had any hobbies. I was the only one with any hobbies and I had every hobby there was... name anything, no matter how esoteric. I could have given everyone a hobby and still had 40 or 50 to take home.

~Cormac Mccarthy

Topics: Any Anyone Anything Asked Could Esoteric Every Everyone Given Grammar Grammar School Had Hobbies Hobby Home How Matter Name Only Remember School Still Take Teacher I Remember

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