You see, I have an old-fashioned notion, one that's been the basis of my candidacy and my life's work, that public service is about helping people solve their problems and live their own dreams.

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Second Life is my life's work, and I am not going anywhere.

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"This is my life's work, and days like tomorrow energise us to do even better, " said the philanthropist, adding that he thought the talks were likely to be "very, very positive".

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"It was a horrible feeling to know that my life's work that I trained 11 years in graduate school for was going up in smoke due to my health, " she says.

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"This has been my life's work, " he says.

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After a few listenings I realized that, on some level, I had found the master, and that following this man's example would be my life work.

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"Having been involved in cricket all my working life it's fantastic now to have the opportunity to work in a different sport, " said Fatkin.

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Though I'm usually frank and open about my life outside work, I was reluctant to tell anyone besides my immediate boss about my mother's death.

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Singer Marc Almond recalled how Summer's work with Italian synthesiser pioneer Giorgio Moroder had "changed the face of music and changed my life".

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