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Attacking another American's qualifications solely based on his ethnic background is bigotry. Plain and simple.

~Ana Navarro

Topics: American Another Attacking Background Based Ethnic His Plain Qualifications Simple Solely

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No one in my family had a retail or marketing background. They were professionals. They didn't understand just what I was doing by going into retailing. After I started, though, it got into my blood. I knew this was what I wanted.

~Andrea Jung

Topics: After Background Blood Doing Family Going Got Had Just Knew Marketing Professionals Retail Started Though Understand Wanted Were

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It's almost embarrassing to go back into my liberal background because it was about as shallow a belief system as humanly possible.

~Andrew Breitbart

Topics: About Almost Back Background Because Belief Embarrassing Go Liberal Possible Shallow System

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As a journalist, a big part of what you do is search for drama and conflict. And a lot of the backstory with 'Billions' is grounded in my journalistic background.

~Andrew Ross Sorkin

Topics: Background Big Big Part Billions Conflict Drama Grounded Journalist Journalistic Lot Part Search You

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When you have such a huge past, a big background as we have, you can play off that - a lot of people do. But we felt we wouldn't have a legitimate future unless we put something new together.

~Andy Taylor

Topics: Background Big Felt Future Huge Legitimate Lot New Off Past People Play Put Something Something New Together Unless You

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Breast cancer alone kills some 458,000 people each year, according to the World Health Organization, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. It has got to be a priority to ensure that more women can access gene testing and lifesaving preventive treatment, whatever their means and background, wherever they live.

~Angelina Jolie

Topics: Access According Alone Background Breast Cancer Cancer Countries Each Each Year Ensure Gene Got Health Live Low Mainly Means More Organization People Preventive Priority Some Testing Treatment Whatever Wherever Women World Year

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I don't want to play the girlfriend who's there because she's the girlfriend. And. That's. Her. Job. I want to play women and girls who are active and strong and who have a character arc and make decisions and have a rich background.

~Angourie Rice

Topics: Active Arc Background Because Character Decisions Girl Girlfriend Her Job Make Play Rich She Strong Want Who Women Women And Girls

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Harassment is the background radiation of my life. It is a factor in every decision I make. Any time I tweet something or make a post, I'm always thinking about it.

~Anita Sarkeesian

Topics: About Always Any Background Decision Every Factor Harassment Life Make My Life Post Radiation Something Thinking Time Tweet

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I have to say my background was mostly theatre, which I love, and it took a long time to feel comfortable there. That's probably true of anyone's career.

~Ann Dowd

Topics: Anyone Background Career Comfortable Feel Long Long Time Love Mostly Say Theatre Time Took True Which I Love

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One of the nice things about a second book is that your readers already have so much of the introductions on board, they don't have to put all their attention into figuring out the world and can more easily let that play out as a background to the other things you want to do.

~Ann Leckie

Topics: About Attention Background Board Book Easily Figuring More Much Nice Nice Things Other Out Play Put Readers Second Things Want World You Your

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