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With a background in science I am extremely interested in the meeting ground of science, theology, and philosophy, especially the ethical questions at the border of science and theology.

~Alan Lightman

Topics: Am Background Border Ethical Extremely Ground Interested Meeting Philosophy Questions Science Theology I Am

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I came from a socially deprived background when I was 15, 16 years old, but one thing I knew was one - you don't abuse a policeman, and two - you don't steal things.

~Alan Sugar

Topics: Abuse Background Came Deprived Knew Old One Thing Policeman Socially Steal Thing Things Two Years You I Came

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I decided to combine my musical background, business education and creative abilities - and go into the record business.

~Alan W. Livingston

Topics: Ability Background Business Combine Creative Decided Education Go Musical Record

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My brothers and I were raised by our parents to respect everyone regardless of background or race.

~Alan Wilson

Topics: Background Brothers Everyone Our Parents Race Raised Regardless Respect Were

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It's not healthy to obsess over every data point, every review or reader comment. I think the first few times you see someone writing about you, you have this massive emotional response to it. But after a while, it all just fades into the background noise.

~Alastair Reynolds

Topics: About After Background Comment Data Emotional Every Fades Few First Healthy Just Massive Noise Obsess Over Point Reader Response Review See Someone Think Times While Writing You I Think

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Offhand, the only North American writers I can think of who have come from a background of rural poverty and gone on to write about it have been Negroes.

~Alden Nowlan

Topics: About American American Writers Background Been Come Gone Negroes North North American Only Poverty Rural Think Who Write Writers I Can

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As long as each song makes somebody feel something, I think that's the point of it all. I don't want it to just be background music, you know?

~Alessia Cara

Topics: Background Each Feel Just Just Be Know Long Makes Music Point Somebody Something Song Think Want You I Think

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Even with, or perhaps, because of, this background, I have over the past few years sensed a very dramatic change in attitude on the part of Prince Edward Islanders towards the on-going rush for so-called modernization.

~Alex Campbell

Topics: Attitude Background Because Change Dramatic Edward Even Few Modernization Over Part Past Past Few Years Perhaps Prince Rush Sensed So-Called Towards Very Years

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I'm just interested in science, and I try to keep track of what's going on and get my head around it - inflation, the multiverse, whatever. It's very hard for me because I don't have a scientific background, and I wasn't any good at science at school, but all of that stuff I just find incredibly attractive and fascinating.

~Alex Garland

Topics: Any Around Attractive Background Because Fascinating Find Get Going Good Hard Head Incredibly Inflation Interested Just Keep Me School Science Scientific Stuff Track Try Very Whatever

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I really look up to actors like Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett who have a strong background in theatre.

~Alexa Vega

Topics: Actor Background Cate Blanchett Like Look Really Strong Theatre Up Who Gwyneth

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