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My family background really only consists of my mother. She was a widow. My father died quite young; he must have been thirty-one. Then there was my twin brother and my sister. We had two aunts as well, my father's sisters. But the immediate family consisted of my mother, my brother, my sister, and me.

~Derek Walcott

Topics: Aunts Background Been Brother Consists Died Family Father Had He Immediate Me Mother Must Only Quite Really She Sister Sisters Then Twin Two Well Widow Young

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I was writing from a very, very early age. My father used to write. He died early, and my mother was a schoolteacher, so my academic background from childhood is a strong one, a good one.

~Derek Walcott

Topics: Academic Age Background Childhood Died Early Early Age Father Good He Mother Strong Used Very Very Early Age Write Writing

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People think that I'm mean because I'm quiet, and I don't really go out places or because I don't really say too much. On the other hand, people think that I'm soft because I may not handle myself the way other people handle themselves. That's just not me. They don't know my background or none of that stuff.

~Derrick Rose

Topics: Background Because Go Hand Handle Just Know May Me Mean Much Myself None Other Out People Places Quiet Really Say Soft Stuff Themselves Think Too Too Much Way I May Not

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I always devise a background so that it makes what your character goes through logical and keeps up the continuity.

~Dexter Fletcher

Topics: Always Background Character Continuity Goes Keeps Logical Makes Through Up Your

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I come from a very humble background. My father had to work really hard to become an assistant director. For a large part of his youth, he worked in a mill and took up odd jobs to make ends meet. We lived in a small room and could only afford a meal a day.

~Dhanush

Topics: Afford Assistant Background Become Come Could Day Director Ends Father Had Hard He His Humble Jobs Large Large Part Lived Make Meal Meet Mill Odd Only Part Really Room Small Took Up Very Work Worked Youth

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My forebears refused to cut the sugar cane for plantation owners, and I am recognisably a product of that background.

~Diane Abbott

Topics: Am Background Cane Cut Owners Plantation Product Refused Sugar I Am

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I like the idea of accessibility, coming from a lower-middle-class background myself, I feel like beauty and products should be accessible to all women over the world.

~Diane Kruger

Topics: Accessibility Accessible All Women Background Beauty Coming Feel Idea Like Myself Over Products Should Women World I Feel I Feel Like

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Having a dance background, I became used to rejection at an early age. Dance is very competitive, especially for a sensitive person like me. But I realized it's better not to take it so seriously. If you beat yourself up, it's hard to keep going.

~Dianna Agron

Topics: Age Background Beat Became Better Competitive Dance Early Early Age Going Hard Having Keep Keep Going Like Me Person Realized Rejection Sensitive Seriously Take Up Used Very You Yourself

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I think if I hadn't had the dance background, it would have been much harder as a kid to be like, 'I'm going to be an actress.' But you're involved with one area of the arts and other things interest you. It feels like an easier move.

~Dianna Agron

Topics: Actress Area Arts Background Been Dance Easier Feels Going Had Harder Interest Involved Kid Like Move Much One Area Other Things Think Would You I Think

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For many people, when they come to Twitter, the language is opaque. We need to push the scaffolding to the background and bring the content forward. The media, the photos, the videos.

~Dick Costolo

Topics: Background Bring Come Content Forward Language Many Media Need Opaque People Photos Push Twitter Videos

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