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I think of my parents as a single unit, and it's interesting because they shared so much, and they were totally opposite. My mother, a Martha Graham dancer, had a classical background; my father had a back-porch background.

~Arlo Guthrie

Topics: Background Because Classical Dancer Father Graham Had Interesting Martha Mother Much Opposite Parents Shared Single Think Totally Unit Were I Think

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No matter the nationality, no matter the religion, no matter the ethnic background, America brings out the best in people.

~Arnold Schwarzenegger

Topics: America Background Best Brings Ethnic Matter Nationality Out People Religion

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News is so often a report of conflict, an account of problems, a thing of the day and even of the minute, that sometimes I think we make the background darker and the shadows deeper than they actually are.

~Arthur Hays Sulzberger

Topics: Account Actually Background Conflict Darker Day Deeper Even Make Minute News Often Problems Report Shadows Sometimes Than Thing Think I Think

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I had this idea for a while to do mix this Al Green vibe with a samba thing. I tried to do that in many different ways. Peter added his own modern notion of funk and his own deep background in classical music.

~Arto Lindsay

Topics: Added Al Background Classical Classical Music Deep Different Different Ways Funk Green Had His Idea Many Mix Modern Music Notion Own Peter Thing Tried Vibe Ways While I Tried

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It doesn't matter what background you come from; it doesn't matter what your circumstances are - you can survive.

~Ashleigh Murray

Topics: Background Circumstances Come Matter Survive You Your

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I come from a theater background. I studied acting at NYU and also the Groundlings in L.A.

~Ashley Bell

Topics: Acting Also Background Come Nyu Studied Theater

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Sexual orientation, color, background - that's what I want people to take away: Anyone can be anything.

~Ashley Thomas

Topics: Anyone Anything Away Background Color Orientation People Sexual Take Want

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My films often have a spiritual dimension which comes from my Muslim background, and I'm happy to tackle that in cinema.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Background Cinema Dimension Films Happy Muslim Often Spiritual Tackle Which

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My background is Indian, so I believe in a spiritual idea that there is another level, another layer or layers, if you will, above us. I believe that there are elements that allow things to be drawn together, a sort of energy.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Above Allow Another Background Believe Drawn Elements Energy Idea Indian Layer Layers Level Sort Spiritual Things Together Us Will You I Believe I Believe That I Believe In

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My background is from India, and I always get asked, 'When are you going to do an Indian film, a musical or Bollywood film?'

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Always Asked Background Bollywood Film Get Going India Indian Musical You

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