Every time I kick a goal, I do the Joining Jack sign, which is two Js linked together for Jack’s charity and for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
To be joining ‘The Hunger Games’ family is such a thrill. It deserves the hype because it’s well written, handles really big subject matter, but doesn’t talk down to its audience. And then there’s the romance element.
I ran away from three different boarding schools before joining a circus school, and eventually I became an actor. The only thing I learned at boarding school was never to send my child to one.
I am absolutely overjoyed to be joining ‘Strictly.’ I have so much respect for the other judges and hope to add my own bit of sparkle to the show.
Joining the Islander family and living on the Island has been special.
When you grow up in Atlanta, joining Lynyrd Skynyrd is like joining the Rolling Stones.
Romania and Bulgaria were particularly irresponsible. If they wanted to diminish their chances of joining Europe they could not have found a better way.
Joining ‘Hee Haw’ was one of of the best moves I ever made. Until then I had no television exposure except the talk shows.
I think there are going to be more countries joining the euro.
I didn’t have any doubts about joining Arch Enemy.
Social justice warriors want to return to the Dark Ages when you communicated with a club instead of joining one.
The joining of the whole congregation in prayer has something exceedingly solemn and affecting in it.
I would say my fraternity was nothing but a bunch of farm boys; we weren’t really in the whole fraternity scene, but yeah, that’s a safe assessment of who I am. I’ve lived that life, growing up in agriculture and then going off to college and joining a fraternity, livin’ that life.
We lived in this ghetto during the worst excesses of the Seventies. When the tartan gangs came to wreck our estate, we had to defend it. We were barricaded in with diggers and earth-movers. It wasn’t a case of joining the Republican cause, or the IRA – we were fighting for our very existence.
Band of Skulls is joining Cage the Elephant as my new musical caffeine.
I’m so excited and honoured to be joining the BBC Radio 2 family.
While some of my closest friends were jocks, it seemed that they spoke a different language with each other. Joining in their conversation was fraught with risk.
The 76ers hold a special place in my heart and I am intrigued by the opportunity to return to Philadelphia, where I was part of a rebuilding program, joining the team the year after it went 9-73 and going to the NBA Finals just four years later.
Fraternities breed leaders. That, at least, is what most any chapter website will tell you, in not so many words – and the message certainly makes for a compelling rationale for joining the Greek system.
I’m joining Chelsea hopefully to win more titles.
I think I’ve always been able to see what’s coming, and when I was joining Google, people always said, ‘Why are you joining this company?’ It was so small at the time. I could see the importance of Google. I could see the way it was going to grow; it was going to become a big company.
I’m not going to be joining ZZ Top. You know they can’t play my stuff. It’s too complicated.
I was always attracted most to joining City, and I am pleased to be at such a good club with such a big ambition as Manchester City.
Joining Modest Mouse was just consistent with what I used to do as a teenager: I followed where I thought I would make some interesting music.
There’s been a significant amount of Israelis who are joining my party because they think that Israel has to have a tough stance in this crazy environment called the Middle East.
For Estonia, joining Europe meant our potential as a country increased – not decreased – because of that connectedness.
So when they have Mourinho and Benitez joining the Premiership they should say it’s good for us, maybe these guys have something new to give.
Joining a new church and starting a new life is never easy and often frightening.
Joining forces with Cardinal Health supports Kinray’s mission to help retail independent pharmacies serve as an integral provider of care for our evolving health care system.
If you are in Bangkok, you will find that people there will never speak to you without joining their hands. It’s not that they are speaking to you like that because you are tourists. They even speak at their home like that.
I can’t tell you how scary it can be walking onto a movie and suddenly joining this family, it’s like going to somebody else’s Christmas dinner, everyone knows everyone, and you’re there and you’re not quite sure what you’re supposed to be doing.
I realised that if we were not in the E.U., there were people in the E.U. who were also members of NATO that would veto our joining NATO.
Securing dignity for everyone in old age means transforming support for families who look after their elderly and disabled loved ones, and fully joining up the NHS and social care – not setting local services in aspic.
When I was in college, I was madly in love with a girl. But unfortunately, her father didn’t approve of the match. He didn’t like me because I was on the verge of joining the film industry.
The key is developing your game in both directions: in the build-up, joining the attack at the right moment and also in defence. You have to win the one-on-one situations and need the required pace and technique. These are the decisive factors for a defender.
When we treat music as an industrial commodity, and young people as merely consumers, we overlook the joy of participating in music… of learning to play an instrument, of joining a band or an orchestra, and playing gigs.
I am thrilled to be joining United. I have enjoyed some very happy years at Chelsea, but the time has come for a new challenge.
These were all middle-class kids from literary backgrounds, joining this sort of train going by, this pop train, jumping on. Whereas the rest of the rock scene, you’ll find that there’s mostly working-class people.
Joining the family business was always Plan B or Plan C.
I’m so pumped about joining ‘Y&R’ – I watch it all the time and can’t wait to get in there and get my hands dirty!
I prefer owning something and partnering with other people, instead of like joining something.
Joining Madrid is the best thing that could happen to anyone.
If I’m sure of a person and his potential in politics, and if I know he will live up to his promises, I wouldn’t mind campaigning for him. I believe in the dictum, ‘never say never.’ You never know, I might end up joining politics.
We can all be heroes, joining together in a grand mission to save those living on this little blue planet.
The MBA entrance exams are so quantitative-oriented that it keeps out more and more women from joining the MBA classes. If we were to make the entrance exams more all-rounded, you could see more participation.
The young patriots now returning from war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other deployments worldwide are joining the ranks of veterans to whom America owes an immense debt of gratitude.
You don’t need to be a fan of wars or militarism to note that heroic action – whether being prepared to be jailed as a conscientious objector or putting your life on the line by joining the resistance – creates a sense of meaning when society faces a huge challenge.
I remember joining a boarding school in the sixth grade. I was lazy, complacent, and fat. Suddenly, I realised that I had to fend for myself. That’s when I discovered this drive within myself. For the first time, I ranked first in class, which was a miracle in itself. However, it didn’t matter to my family.
I like going to rifle and pistol clubs and joining them in target shooting. I also share the same respect for individual initiative and love of family.
When a player joins Real Madrid’s first team, they’re often under pressure to be an instant success. By joining Castilla, I had the chance to understand the club and get to know the players, the culture, the country and the language.
I grew up during a time of peace, and my friends weren’t joining the military – it wasn’t something on my radar. But if you asked me whether I could go back and do it all over again now, and it meant I wouldn’t go into filmmaking, there’s a part of me that would have loved to try to be a Navy SEAL.
I found out I was joining Bullet Club and going to New Japan and had probably two or three weeks to get ready for that.
I’m delighted to be joining City. It didn’t take much persuasion from Mark Hughes; they are heading in the direction I want to go. There is great potential here.
I was proud to represent the 11th District of Georgia as a member of Congress for the past 12 years and am excited to now be joining the respected, growing Government & Regulatory Affairs Practice at Drinker Biddle & Reath.
In England, everyone believes if you think, then you don’t feel. But all my novels are about joining together thinking and feeling.
My mind was always set on joining Manchester United. How can you not go to United?
I’m getting the flutters about joining This Morning.’ I can’t believe it. It’s beyond my wildest dreams!
I’m thrilled to be joining Gap Inc., a company that understands the importance of integrating technology and retail in ways that improve the lives of its customers.
