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Becoming a model was very counter-culture for my background, which is hyper-liberal, academic and feminist.

~Cameron Russell

Topics: Academic Background Becoming Feminist Model Very Which

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I come from a simple background, so I couldn't call my father and say, 'Come pay my bills,' so I had to get out there and work.

~Camila Alves

Topics: Background Bills Call Come Father Get Had Out Pay Say Simple Work

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My background is that of a competitive athlete and a fighter, and I'm bringing something totally different to 'The Biggest Loser' that wasn't there before.

~Cara Castronuova

Topics: Athlete Background Before Biggest Bringing Competitive Different Fighter Loser Something Totally

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I got overwhelmed by the magnitude of the celebrity culture in America. My background is as a news journalist, and newsrooms in the US are shrinking - investigation teams are being terminated or shrunk on newspapers all around the country. The one aspect that's expanded is coverage of celebrity culture.

~Carl Hiaasen

Topics: America Around Aspect Background Being Celebrity Celebrity Culture Country Coverage Culture Got Investigation Journalist Magnitude News Newspapers One Aspect Overwhelmed Shrinking Teams Us

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I think the country will get behind someone who comes from a working-class background, who truly epitomizes the American Dream.

~Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Topics: American American Dream Background Behind Country Dream Get Someone Think Truly Who Will Working-Class I Think

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I have been accused of being a very simplistic, very lyrical player, and that's okay. That just comes from the blues, which is my background. But every day you wake up and transcend. You can't ever rest on your laurels.

~Carlos Santana

Topics: Accused Background Been Being Blues Day Ever Every Every Day Just Laurels Lyrical Okay Player Rest Simplistic Transcend Up Very Wake Wake Up Which You Your

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If someone believes they are limited by their gender, race or background, they will become more limited.

~Carly Fiorina

Topics: Background Become Believes Gender Limited More Race Someone Will

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My mother had me when she was 16, and that was an issue that had to be dealt with. She grew up in a very religious background, and there was a lot of discussion of what they should do with this unborn child. But here I am, and thank goodness.

~Carmen Cusack

Topics: Am Background Child Dealt Discussion Goodness Grew Had Here Issue Lot Me Mother Religious She Should Thank Thank Goodness Unborn Unborn Child Up Very I Am

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There's no way I would have got to see so much of the world, with my humble background, without modelling. We were penniless and hungry for most of my youth. I washed the sheets in the bathtub in my bedroom and hung them out of the window on the clothes line, which in winter was difficult as the sheets would freeze and get stuck to the line.

~Carmen Dell'Orefice

Topics: Background Bathtub Bedroom Clothes Difficult Freeze Get Got Humble Hung Hungry Line Modelling Most Much Out See Sheets Stuck Them Washed Way Were Which Window Winter Without World Would Youth

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If you're from a poor background, you have to work even harder. But that's what makes you who you are.

~Carol Vorderman

Topics: Background Even Harder Makes Poor Who Work You

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