The Massachusetts Institute of Technology accepts blacks in the top ten percent of students, but at MIT this puts them in the bottom ten percent of the class.
Writing long hand is the last refuge. One needs the time it takes to put pencil to paper and let it run along the ruled line.
Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep – it can't be done abruptly." [ , The Guardian, 19 February 2013]
God put us here, on this carnival ride. We close our eyes never knowing where it'll take us next.
In truth, I have always been amazed by a group of people who all work toward putting one person's vision forward - that's an interesting story for me.
My husband says I can do anything I put my mind to, but the truth i, the only thing I want to do is act.
When you put your hand on the Bible, you are saying something much stronger than just telling your peers that you're going to tell the truth.
The purpose of satire has been rightly stated as to strip off the veneer of comforting illusion and cosy half truth, and our job, as I see it, is to put it back again!
I put forward formless and unresolved notions, as do those who publish doubtful questions to debate in the schools, not to establish the truth but to seek it.
Actually, I'm 130, but 125 is what I put on my resume, because that's what I look like I weigh.
There are endless anxieties in putting a film together, and it's an enormous relief when you know it's working with an audience.
Are creeds such simple things like the clothes which a man can change at will and put on at will? Creeds are such for which people live for ages and ages.
Custard is controversial: what makes it a custard, how best to cook it and, crucially, is it to be eaten or put in a pie and thrown?
I've put on makeup just for fun since I was a really little girl. Now I keep a look book for inspiration - with hair, makeup, beauty tips and products to try.
I was a good student. My mom is a teacher, and her side of the family is all teachers. She put a big emphasis on getting good grades.
Eating and food are a wonderful part of our life's experience, and half of us are walking around dreading having to figure out what to put in our mouths.
I had a very bad first experience of Shakespeare at school, and, now I'm determined to put that wrong right and just make Shakespeare as vivid and live as possible.
I do NOT think that PC gaming is over... it will always be the choice of the gaming enthusiast who is willing to put in the extra effort for a richer, more rewarding experience.
People get passionate about a song. It's been my experience if you put out radio candy, something commercial, it doesn't sell records.
I love photography, I love food, and I love traveling, and to put those three things together would just be the ultimate dream.
Give your kids a bloody knife and fork and let me put some fresh food in front of them they can eat.
