Martin Bates quote: "If to join the club you have to say I'm gay or I'm straight, sure, that's a label. But (the word gay-straight alliance) isn't putting a label on a kid; this is the name of a club. It's going to take a court to decide it."

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I think that can happen, that two people can love each other and not be able to get on at all.
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They've begun to sense the volatility of the (trade) issue.
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The lobbying seems consistent to me, ... In other words, as the U.S.-China relationship has become m...
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It's becoming more focused, more modern, better trained, better equipped than it has ever been acros...
BATES GILL

[Experts say economic concerns are going to dominate discussions about China in Congress in the next...
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If the Chinese goof around and hold on to them, there could be a real firestorm tomorrow. But both s...
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He's a great shooter and takes the ball to the hole.
BRIAN BATES

His leadership is outstanding. He's got a feel for things. He had 10 steals against Carlson, and tha...
BRIAN BATES

In the second half we played better defense and got running.
BRIAN BATES

Gill played very well, hit some unbelievable shots. He's only 5-feet-5-inches tall. I don't know how...
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Their right fielder was complaining about the sun when they were warming up. We talked about it and ...
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When we picked the date, we didn't have any idea that I would be coaching the varsity.
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The double plays saved my life today.
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We've had a slow start. We had spring break and we've had the second game of three doubleheaders can...
BRANDON BATES

As far as defensive post play, Pope is the best I've seen. She may be the best shot-blocker in the s...
BOBBY BATES

If she doesn't rebound, we don't rebound. It's almost as if we refuse to rebound.
BOBBY BATES

She can't get tired, she can't get in foul trouble because she means too much to us out there. If sh...
BOBBY BATES

She came over and sat down and we talked for about an hour and a half that day and for the first tim...
BOBBY BATES

She had that goal since her freshman year and she finally did it.
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I was always impressed with how hard she played and that hasn't changed since she's been here. I kne...
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That's kind of our calling card, we're going to press and run. I thought we played pretty good the f...
BOBBY BATES

The reality is there are cranes all over campus.
BRAD BATES

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BRAD BATES

His very nature is to be incredibly enthusiastic and energetic. It certainly has an infectious impac...
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The goal for the campaign is $30 million. Actually, we're doing fantastic. The target date is to hav...
BRAD BATES

In the next 12 months we our plan was to build 25 homes but we are doubling our initiative to build ...
BRAD BATES

When we lose the materials the cost goes back to the families and that's what we try not to do.
BRAD BATES

I've never believed much in that holding hands kind of love. I've always thought that love i...
ALAN BATES

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It's probably not one thing. There are probably a couple of small, different things that are conspir...
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I was never an ingenue. I've always just been a character actor. When I was younger, it was a re...
KATHY BATES

Occasionally I do things against my inner voice, but you really should go for the thing that touches...
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CHRIS BATES

The fact that everything's increasing reflects the healthier economy.
CHRIS BATES

It's an interesting contradiction, and it's happening everywhere.
CHRIS BATES

We have to wait another quarter to see if it continues.
CHRIS BATES

San Diego is out of step with the rest of Southern California. It is the worst performer.
CHRIS BATES

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CINDY BATES

He did a good job throughout the preseason of limiting the penalties. He had a couple spells where h...
JIM BATES

It was just a great baseball game. Win or lose, obviously you don't want to lose, but you could unde...
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Brandy is friendly, but Dori is aloof.
BETH BATES

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ANDY BATES

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ANDY BATES

We can start off small.
ANDY BATES

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Then they can develop a portfolio in a manner that's worthwhile to the company.
ANDREA BATES

You need a plan. A lot of companies are in a wait-and-see mode and that's dangerous.
ANDREA BATES

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ANDREA BATES

There's so much joy in being able to contribute a little bit, ... It's not a lot of time or money bu...
BETH BATES

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BETH BATES

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CHRIS BATES

[Bates had explored some of the themes of the story — depression, overcoming fears — before. Mar...
KATHY BATES

There's only maybe two pages in Jane's book that deals with the marriage because she was really talk...
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CINDY BATES

I felt like we swung at a lot of balls and took a lot of strikes. Tonight, he struck out three in th...
CHRIS BATES

The market is probably steadily, boringly, going to continue the way that it is.
CHRIS BATES

It's huge. But really, there's ways we disguise it that there's eight so you can't recognize it. But...
JIM BATES

The Bay Area is stabilizing as the economy is showing nice, steady growth -- unlike what was happeni...
CHRIS BATES

Newer complexes generally go for higher rents than older ones.
CHRIS BATES

I was struck by the deep commitment that some of these individuals have for green building and the n...
BILL BATES

If they have a placard, they think they shouldn't have to pay the fine.
BILL BATES

The current bills are cleaner, more taxpayer-friendly. There's no fooling around with the complexity...
BILL BATES

I can't imagine what happens when the fine goes up to $250.
BILL BATES

We have come to look at our planet as a resource for our species, which is funny when you think that...
MARSTON BATES

I need two things in my life - football and a good woman, and I have a good woman.
KEN BATES

She has no social skills, ... And her paws were so tender from being in the cage. She's come a long ...
BETH BATES

I'm worried that this could end up being the legacy of the trip. Whether it is perceived as a simple...
BATES GILL

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MARSTON BATES

I respond to many names.
Sometimes I am different people.
Sometimes I am the me that howls...
JESSICA BATES

This is not a men vs women issue. It’s about people vs prejudice.
LAURA BATES

High demands and expectations without skill development, encouragement or the feeling of a “win”...
DANIEL BATES

You can time a part perfectly and play it badly. And some people have very individual offbeat timing...
ALAN BATES

If we direct our intention toward doing (when possible) that which seems meaningful right now and no...
JORDAN BATES

I think we should fare well in our league. We do run against some schools, like Norwell, that have u...
DON BATES

Leg speed is one of those things your either born with or not. But endurance is something that you c...
DON BATES

You can tell he's been training and working hard. He's shown a lot of improvement.
DON BATES

We are so thankful to be able to provide the kids with extra types of activities in this day and age...
DAWNA BATES

The skate park will give the kids opportunities to skate, so we feel that with this program, we can ...
DAWNA BATES

It fits in with our goal to make lifelong learners of the students, and we feel that in-line skating...
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LAURA BATES

It's just one of those things he's got to be on top of. We've got to do a good job of coaching him w...
JIM BATES

It helps facilitate the cross sell on other products such as disability because it frees up time in ...
DAMON BATES

We wanted to develop a tool to make it easier for clients to understand how much life insurance they...
DAMON BATES

Research showed that people don't understand how much life insurance they should own or how to figur...
DAMON BATES

Opinions differ most when there is least scientific warrant for having any
DAISY BATES

Things are pretty even. I'd be hard-pressed to name a No. 1 pitcher right now. It's a fairly inexper...
DAVE BATES

We have young kids who need to produce in key spots. Bob is a good No. 2 guy and Marcus has a real s...
DAVE BATES

I look for a role that hopefully I feel empathy with and that I can understand and love, but also th...
KATHY BATES

There's too much of an emphasis on protecting the police. We want the police officers, everyone invo...
DAVID BATES

With approval from the Scoutmaster, and the right advance planning, patrols of boys in their young t...
DAVID BATES

Scouts are more likely to have an appreciation for things they know something about.
DAVID BATES

Each situation can be different, depending on where you are. Objective rules are less important than...
DAVID BATES

It's a shame we have to come to Washington, D.C., to get people from different countries deal with i...
DAVID BATES

We have officials in Chicago who could deal with it but they don't want to deal with it,
DAVID BATES

combining the results of small, heterogeneous studies does not necessarily bring one closer to the t...
DAVID BATES

We view small businesses as critically important, and we are investing significantly in bringing pro...
CINDY BATES

Five coaches in six years, there's been no stability here. I've got a point guard who's had a differ...
COLEMAN BATES

It's definitely the most intense game we've played this year. The kids were fighting hard. They need...
COLEMAN BATES

Obviously I can relate to them some ways better than older coaches. Sometimes I've had to establish ...
COLEMAN BATES

We came out with the game plan to go inside and have defensive intensity. And about midway through t...
COLEMAN BATES

To change is to vacate the past and move ever-closer to the end of our story.
JORDAN BATES

...I never would have seen Chelsea reach up, take Logan's face in her hands, and kiss him. So the of...
MARNI BATES

The major was very interested in the mountains, and we in turn were very interested in the major, a ...
H.E. BATES

You can't always go by the book, even in comedy.
ALAN BATES

No film should try to follow a trend, and do what film people think the public wants. There's no...
ALAN BATES

I do believe in living out your own time, unless it's absolutely impossible, which it is for som...
ALAN BATES

People ask, how do you cope, and all I can say is that you do.
ALAN BATES

You've got to have steel in you somewhere.
ALAN BATES

We'd like to expand onto the west side of the same building into a little more visible spot so that ...
IAN BATES

As soon as we got support [from grounds keeping and facilities management] for that, we started buil...
IAN BATES

For the price of the ticket, this is the best you can get in the state of Ohio. From a coach's persp...
LEROY BATES

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LARRY BATES

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There is room for significant growth in the maple market as Canadian investors continue to look to d...
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I try to feel my own edges in the
low light. I send my mind to the
outer edges of me —...
JESSICA BATES

I think it's the best thing for them, playing in honor of Brad, and I think they are focused complet...
KATHY BATES

It's the game Brad loved, and he would have wanted us to play.
KATHY BATES

We need to let black America know, we do want you, but we want you on the terms of the United States...
KATHY BATES

For me as a director, it was important to create this couple as truthfully as I possibly could. Beca...
KATHY BATES

They sent the material to me as an actress, ... I liked it so much, and I identified with the charac...
KATHY BATES

That really happened when Robin came on board, ... He wanted Michael [Stern] to be a real man, not j...
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[The first few days on the set were] sort of my trial by fire, ... Once you've set the scene, and yo...
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what informs her, both as an actress and as a director, is that she's a keen observer of the human c...
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Every time an Oscar is given out, an agent gets his wings.
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Just wait until we rewrite the moderation system. It's going to be sexy.
JEFF BATES

The ego value of that is huge.
JEFF BATES

The weather has been a huge help.
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PAUL BATES

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MATT BATES

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There's going to have be a lot done before we reach an agreement, but we're hopeful we can get there...
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If things don't change rather substantially from where they were yesterday, then we're looking at a ...
MATT BATES

Drama comes more naturally to me. It's the comedy you really have to delve into.
KATHY BATES

I have to pay the bills just like everybody else, but it also pays my soul to work.
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The roles I was lucky enough to get were real stretches for me: usually a character who was older, o...
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For a long time I did not want to do television because I did not want to get stuck playing the same...
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It was awesome,
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LAURA BATES

We picked it up, kept it alive and played a better game after the second half.
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The joy late coming late departs.
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Love planted a rose, and the world turned sweet.
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It is the hour to rend thy chains, the blossom time of souls.
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The life of Liverpool is commerce; it is a city of warehouses and shops.
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Spanish children are too often ill-cared for, but despite the abuses of ignorant motherhood and fath...
KATHARINE LEE BATES

If to join the club you have to say I'm gay or I'm straight, sure, that's a label. But (the word gay-straight alliance) isn't putting a label on a kid; this is the name of a club. It's going to take a court to decide it.

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Martin Bates

If to join the club you have to say I'm gay or I'm straight, sure, that's a label. But (the word gay-straight alliance) isn't putting a label on a kid; this is the name of a club. It's going to take a court to decide it.

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