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The first things I remember drawing were battles - big sheets of paper covered in terrible scenes of carnage - though when you looked closely, there were little jokes and speech bubbles and odd things going on in the background.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Background Battles Big Bubbles Closely Covered Drawing First First Things Going Jokes Little Looked Odd Paper Remember Scenes Sheets Speech Terrible Things Though Were You I Remember

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As a child, I'd always liked cowboys and Indians stories where there were two layers - gruesome in the foreground but funny in the background.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Always Background Child Cowboys Funny Indians Layers Liked Stories Two Were Where

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I always had a knack for improvisation. I can write down the notes I play, but never really had a proper academic musical background. I suppose I'm blessed and cursed by the fact I have that freedom.

~Anthony Hopkins

Topics: Academic Always Background Blessed Cursed Down Fact Freedom Had Improvisation Knack Musical Never Notes Play Proper Really Suppose Write I Can

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I've enjoyed appearing in Atlantic City. East Coast audiences are a bit brighter than Las Vegas audiences. I think most entertainers will tell you the same thing. The East Coast audiences are more perceptive - especially when it comes to a performer with a theatrical background.

~Anthony Newley

Topics: Appearing Atlantic Audiences Background Bit Brighter City Coast East East Coast Enjoyed Entertainers Las Vegas More Most Perceptive Performer Same Same Thing Tell Than Theatrical Thing Think Vegas Will You I Think

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I have a taekwondo background, but I also try to invent new moves and make sure that when I step into the Octagon, I'm a different fighter.

~Anthony Pettis

Topics: Also Background Different Fighter Invent Make Moves New Step Sure Try

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I didn't know what architecture was except that I lived in a house. I don't even think that I knew the word for a long time. My dad funneled me into engineering because it was his background.

~Antoine Predock

Topics: Architecture Background Because Dad Engineering Even Except His House Knew Know Lived Long Long Time Me Think Time Word

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When I meet someone from the army background, there is an instant connection. We live in the best five-star hotels of the world, but outside my home I will be equally comfortable in any army cantonment or army guest house. Telling my friends that my father was in the army was like telling them that he is the second-richest man in the world.

~Anushka Sharma

Topics: Any Army Background Best Comfortable Connection Equally Father Friends Guest He Home Hotels House Instant Like Live Man Meet Outside Someone Telling Them Will World

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I feel there is a great sense of achievement coming from a non-filmy background. But when you are going through a low phase, you don't have anybody to advice you because your parents possibly can't advice you on that.

~Anushka Sharma

Topics: Achievement Advice Anybody Background Because Coming Feel Going Great Great Sense Low Parents Phase Possibly Sense Through You Your I Feel

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Let's start with the church. As you know, it's my background, it's a natural setting for me and it's definitely my roots.

~Aretha Franklin

Topics: Background Church Definitely Know Me Natural Roots Setting Start You

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Certainly, gospel was my background - is my background.

~Aretha Franklin

Topics: Background Certainly Gospel

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