But, if you want to be the best in your circle of friends or in the top five percent in the U.S. population at golf, swimming, Spanish, Japanese, whatever it might be, I firmly believe that you can accomplish that in most cases six months or less.
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Trier and his co-scenarist, Eskil Vogt, have a keen sense of the rivalries and resentments at work in an ingrown circle of friends, but the vain gamesmanship pushes it to the sidelines.
Two years ago, the mosque was the talk of the town, but at least for her circle of friends and family it has become a fringe issue, she said.
Mr. Christie's aides said it was one of the first times Mr. Zuckerberg has hosted a campaign event at his home, and the guests will be drawn from the couple's circle of friends and colleagues.
The next circle outward consists of what friends and family tell us.
Thankfully, everyone within our immediate family and close circle of friends survived the attack.
The reason he has a circle of powerful friends may be that he is, by nature, friendly.
His family said he was well-known around the area and had a big circle of friends who were "absolutely devastated" by his sudden death.
Often a victim will not disclose the situation, even to their most trusted circle of friends.
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My stepdaughter is entitled to select the people she wants in her intimate circle of family and friends.
More than most people, I think he drew sustenance, and love, from a circle of friends, not to mention the public.
The two introduced Cox to their circle of worldly, creative friends, including Loulou and Maxime de la Falaise, Gabrielle Van Zuylen, Paloma Picasso, Catherine Deneuve, the Lalannes and Andy Warhol.
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In the school board election last June Mr Riordan drew on his own money and that of his circle of wealthy friends to back four candidates, one an existing board-member and the other three newcomers, with the aim of getting a majority who shared his impatience with the state of the schools.
When you see that happen in your circle of friends or publicly (thanks to the Internet), usually your response includes thinking that the guy has stopped being a man, is overcompensating for something else, and probably should stop crying and get over it.
Mr Fleming said there should be "more Planefield Houses across Scotland" where a young person could get the chance to have a "mini tenancy" with a circle of friends around them.
There will be the (by now customary) news coverage of long lines at Apple stores, also featuring a couple of geeks who have been lining up for weeks to be the first iPhone 5 users in their (likely small) circle of friends.
The director, long resident in the United States, follows her on visits to the many villages where she taught, approaches her and her circle of friends and relations with a festive tenderness and a frank openness, and draws her into several cleverly staged events.
Throughout his life Manet surrounded himself with a wide circle of friends and admirers, including leading figures from the artistic, literary and musical communities.
I'm honored to be a part of this new circle of friends, and have no doubt that it was the people who found me relatable and believed in me that helped me become America's Choice.
Over the 30 years he has been making jewelry, Rosenthal has accumulated a tight circle of friends, dealers and collectors who speak of him in worshipful tones and don't answer questions without his approval.
The Lawrence-produced comedy, "Undateable, " stars Chris D'Elia (from the just-canceled NBC sitcom "Whitney") as a ladies' man who wants to help a circle of friends who are not so successful with romance.
These days Mr Mandelson's circle save much of their vitriol for their old broadsheet friends, and pal up with former enemies at the Sun and the Daily Mail.
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