My father was not really a presence for me. He was away; he was in the German army.

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It's a remarkable pace of which things change and adapt, and it's hard for us to keep up with as a species.

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But some actors I have met possess an intelligence that I can only dream of. It's about character, it's about behavior. They understand things about people that I simply don't see.

Ron Silver

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You have to temporarily be the character in order to understand him. It's sort of what they used to call 'shape-shifting.'

Jim Harrison

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In whosever presence you find peace of mind, devoid of fear, only that person can be your guru.

Ilaiyaraaja

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Some say no when others say yes. That's the difficulty with handball.

Thomas Tuchel

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The poor man wants much, the miser everything.

Danish Proverb

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We want to keep the discussion going tonight and give students a chance to express their feelings.

Nicole Tinson

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You must recognize, embrace, and be honest about what is real for you today and allow that understanding to inform the choices you make. Only then will you be able to build the future of your dreams.

Suze Orman

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There are four things every person has more of than they know; sins, debt, years, and foes.

Persian Proverb

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The higher a monkey climbs, the more he shows his behind.

German Proverb

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I have been blessed being married to the same woman for 61 years. I honestly believe that if I retired, we may not make it to 62.

Norman Braman

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I don't want to force anyone to give me a job. I want to be the right person for the part.

Ashley Walters

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The Louvre is a morgue; you go there to identify your friends.

Jean Cocteau

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When you look at my campaign, I don't go around sugarcoating things.

Jon Runyan

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You do anything long enough, and somebody will end up paying attention to it.

King Tuff

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Around 2000 different types of plants are used by humans to make food.

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While using energy from sunlight, plants turn carbon dioxide into food in a process called photosynthesis.

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Bamboo can be a fast growing plant, some types can grow almost a metre (3.28 feet) in just one day!

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Some plants are carnivores, gaining nutrients by eating various small insects and spiders. A well known example of a carnivorous plant is the Venus Flytrap.

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Tree resin which has been fossilized is known as amber, it sometimes contains plant material or small animals that were trapped inside.

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Bronze is a metal alloy made from copper and tin. Copper makes up the larger amount, usually between 80 to 95%.

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Metals are strong and are useful for making tools, buildings, bridges and other structures where strength is important.

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Tungsten has a very high melting point, after carbon it has the second highest melting point of all elements.

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Alkali metals such as sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and francium are extremely reactive elements, just putting them in water can result in an explosion! They are carefully stored in oil to prevent this happening.

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Aluminum is a good conductor of heat and is often used to make cooking pots.

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At room temperature, mercury is the only metal that is in liquid form.

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Copper is a good conductor of electricity and is often used for making wires.

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While aluminum is the most common metal found in the Earth's crust, the most common metal found on Earth is iron, mostly because it makes up such a large part of the Earth's core.

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The chemical symbol used for silver is Ag, this comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum.

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Gold is shiny and doesn't corrode, this means it is a great metal for making jewelry.

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My father was not really a presence for me. He was away; he was in the German army.

– W. G. Sebald –

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