I don't think in terms of that bizarre tautology 'value for money' in my literary and journalistic work - and nor will I in my academic role. However, if I don't believe I'm helping my students towards a fuller and more empowering relationship with the world, then I'll resign.
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LISA BONET I really don't mind what people assume about me. I really think that my brain is my private thin... ALICE EVE I don't think I've had a holiday in my entire life that wasn't about my dad's work. KAT DENNINGS It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON I don't like my whole life dragged out. I don't want anyone to know about me, because I don&... LILLY PULITZER A lot of female comedians will go up there in a sweatshirt and Converses, trying to dress themselves... CARLY CRAIG I don't really like politics, to be honest. But it's other people making decisions about my ... LAURA RICKETTS My friends will be like, 'That bloke was chatting you up', and I'll go, 'What?' ... ELIZA DOOLITTLE In terms of partying and reckless abandon, I'm Don Juan. But, in terms of my heart, I'm the ... RHYS IFANS I am a product of nepotism. 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HOWARD SCHULTZ 'Black' is an adjective, in my book, and the way I use it, sometimes I'll say 'black... THURGOOD MARSHALL If I go anywhere, and I don't have my coffee, I don't drink coffee. When I travel, I carry i... GRACE HIGHTOWER I'm proud of my short hair. I don't think I will grow it long again. SYLVIE MEIS So many times, people told me I can't do this or can't do that. My nature is that I don'... CHANTAL SUTHERLAND If I don't get food in my mouth, I'm still happy. If my pants are round my ankles, as long a... MICHAEL J. FOX I don't really know how my family and friends will react to seeing me on screen in a cinema. I... BEN HARDY I don't think my work does reflect my nationality - I don't like the idea of nationalism. DAVID BAILEY After boarding school in Switzerland, at, like, 14 or 15, my life clicked, and I just realized, '... ALBERT HAMMOND, JR. To be honest, I don't think I'm the best role model in the world. I'm pretty immature so... LOUIS TOMLINSON I don't talk about how old I am because sometimes it can affect parts that you get in Hollywood.... GARRETT CLAYTON I definitely don't see myself as an actor. I don't even have it on my passport. I've got... JOHN GORDON SINCLAIR I hypnotized myself so in my subconscious, I believed I couldn't get hurt. And I don't mean ... JAKE LAMOTTA I don't think anyone would care about my private life because I don't do anything. I'm a... DANIELLE PANABAKER As a personality, I'm fighter, you know. And I don't give up, and if I believe I'm corre... ANATOLY KARPOV I don't connect to a certain girliness or talking about girly things - I feel unauthentic and un... ELIZABETH REASER I've spent quality time in the aerospace community, with my service on two presidential commissi... NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON I'm a hybrid, from a cultural perspective, but I don't think in these terms. I'm more si... ASHRAF BARHOM I couldn't beat people with my strength; I don't have a hard shot; I'm not the quickest ... WAYNE GRETZKY I don't have many friends. It's not because I'm a misanthrope. It's because I'm ... IAN RANKIN I'm a genuine person - I will never promote something I don't believe in. GAL GADOT If I buy a Fiat Uno, I'll read that, for a man like me, a Ferrari was more suitable. If instead ... MARIO BALOTELLI I see all these old people who don't have anything to do but eat, drink and sleep. I will never ... MARIO ANDRETTI I come to work every day thinking I have to earn my job, and I really believe that. I don't have... ADENA FRIEDMAN I detest politics, to be honest with you. It's a cesspool. And I don't think I would fare we... BEN CARSON People think I'm strong, but actually I wanted to crawl away. I thought, I'm going to live i... STELLA MCCARTNEY I take my hair, and I just play with it. I'll just take my hand, I'll mess with the front, a... 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