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What's genius about 'Gravity' is that you are close upon the actors, but 3D works best when you have foreground, middle ground and background.

~Gavin Hood

Topics: About Actor Background Best Close Genius Gravity Ground Middle Middle Ground Works You

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I'm not courting labor. I come from a labor background. To me, it's just intuitive.

~Gavin Newsom

Topics: Background Come Courting Intuitive Just Labor Me

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The countdown reached ten seconds and I could almost hear an invisible crescendo of stirring background music. 'Anchors aweigh!' Five, four, three, two, one... and we had ignition!

~Gene Cernan

Topics: Almost Anchors Background Could Five Four Had Hear Invisible Music Reached Seconds Stirring Ten Three Two

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Mom was always doing something for somebody. She came from a Czech background, one that made her a devout Catholic and gave her a strong belief in the family.

~Gene Cernan

Topics: Always Background Belief Came Catholic Czech Devout Doing Family Gave Her Made Mom She Somebody Something Strong

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Practically everyone I know now is from a middle- or upper-middle-class background, and I no longer have the huge chip on my shoulder that I carried around for so many years. I'm not sure it comes out much in the work, but coming from this kind of background is absolutely central to my identity, to my sense of who I am.

~Geoff Dyer

Topics: Absolutely Am Around Background Carried Central Chip Coming Everyone Huge Identity Kind Know Longer Many Middle Much Now Out Practically Sense Shoulder So Many Years Sure Who Work Years I Am

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I joined the Labour party because I believed in equality, in freedom of speech and in tolerance, compassion and understanding for people, irrespective of their background and views. In whatever I decide to do in the future I will hold to those principles.

~Geoff Hoon

Topics: Background Because Believed Compassion Decide Equality Freedom Freedom Of Speech Future Hold Irrespective Joined Labour Labour Party Party People Principles Speech Those Tolerance Understanding Views Whatever Will

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There's not a day that goes by that I don't draw on my undergraduate background in psychology.

~Geoffrey Canada

Topics: Background Day Draw Goes Psychology Undergraduate

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The Olympic Gold medal in 1968 was definitely the highest moment of my career. It was a dream come true. I was a 19-year-old boy, and it was just amazing to be standing on top of the podium and hearing the National Anthem in the background.

~George Foreman

Topics: Amazing Anthem Background Boy Career Come Definitely Dream Gold Gold Medal Hearing Highest Just Medal Moment National National Anthem Olympic Olympic Gold Podium Standing Top True

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I believe that there are certain things that could be taken care of that you don't need a strong political background in.

~George Lopez

Topics: Background Believe Care Certain Certain Things Could Need Political Strong Taken Things You I Believe I Believe That

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I didn't come from a background where I saw a lot of loving couples. All my aunts and uncles were either split up or fighting all the time. The only healthy relationships I saw were on TV.

~George Lopez

Topics: Aunts Background Come Couples Either Fighting Healthy Lot Loving Only Relationships Saw Split Time Tv Uncles Up Were Where

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