Will Hall
Will Hall
Will Hallis an American mental health advocate, counselor, writer, and teacher. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, he is a leader in the peer support movement and is an organizer within the psychiatric survivors movement. Hall advocates the recovery approach to mental illness and is recognized internationally as an innovator in the treatment and societal response to psychosis...
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I hear a lot of people singing in funny voices and singing like they're stupid. Singing in a deliberately fey and dumb and childish way. And I find it to be a disturbing trend.
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In the early '70s, I started to feel like Philadelphia soul was the black-sheep brother of rock and roll. I decided to try to get away from it.
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I always say the same thing - believe in what you do, do it, and don't veer away from the truth of it.
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To write a good song, an artist has to drawn from reality. There has to be some spark from realism that communicates a real feeling to someone else. You have to be real. Or you have to be a really good storyteller.
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For years and years, I was beset with snide remarks by certain members of the press, where they would turn John Oates into a joke, or they would trivialize what I do, which never really bothered me all that much.
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The first thing I ever did was play talent shows at the Uptown Theater and the Adelphi Ballroom.
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I was always an introvert as a kid. Then, when I first kind of came out as a human being, I used to be one of those guys who'd go nuts on the dance floor, and people would gather around.
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We will be working with individuals who need aid. We will be helping the victims with their paperwork and giving them advice on what they need to do in order to get assistance,
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When I wrestle someone at 103, they're not as strong as what I'm used to because I wrestle my brother so much.
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We have 21 guys, and 19 of them didn't play much for us last year. Plus, they beat us last year, so it's good to get a 'W' on the board. We had some really good at-bats.
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Two things are driving our investigation, ... We want to know the ignition source on TWA Flight 800. Secondly, we want to know what steps need to be taken to prevent an accident like this from recurring in the future.
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When somebody, usually a teacher, says, 'The child is a little slower than we'd like to see with reading,' or a mother says, 'All my other kids will read a book at any opportunity, and this one doesn't like to read. He likes sports.' Then you find out sometimes that the children have a visual problem.
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Fidelity's bench is very deep, ... It has a big analyst staff and support.
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Finding the right combination of players. I think we have one more level to get to and we're going to strive to get there.