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My dad worked for a theatre company that was two minutes away from my primary school, so I'd just walk there after school and watch the rehearsals. I think that's probably when I fell in love with acting and telling stories.

~Angourie Rice

Topics: Acting After Away Company Dad Fell Just Love Minutes Primary Primary School Rehearsals School Stories Telling Theatre Think Two Walk Watch Worked I Think

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My sister was always supportive. When I first moved to L.A., she was like 'I know you can do it!' But my parents, in the beginning, not so much. They were kinda like, 'I'll believe it when I see it.' But when I actually started booking things, my dad was like, 'Oh, I knew it all along.'

~Anjelah Johnson

Topics: Actually Along Always Beginning Believe Dad First In The Beginning Kinda Knew Know Like Moved Much Oh Parents See She Sister Started Supportive Things Were You You Can Do It I See

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I grew up in rural Arizona. My dad ran a general store.

~Ann Kirkpatrick

Topics: Arizona Dad General Grew Ran Rural Store Up

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I do have a son. He's out of school now. He never played football. And it had nothing to do with me. I was actually crushed that he didn't play football. I thought, 'Oh my God, this is awful.' My brothers all played football. My dad played football.

~Ann Mckee

Topics: Actually Awful Brothers Crushed Dad Football God Had He Me Never Nothing Now Oh Oh My God Out Play Play Football Played School Son Thought

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I was born with football - my brothers, my dad. I played football when I was a kid. I mean, you know, it was part of life. It's a part of growing up. It's - you know, it's a way of life.

~Ann Mckee

Topics: Born Brothers Dad Football Growing Growing Up Kid Know Life Mean Part Played Up Way You I Was Born

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I have always had the feeling I could do anything and my dad told me I could. I was in college before I found out he might be wrong.

~Ann Richards

Topics: Always Anything Before College Could Dad Feeling Found Had He Me Might Out Wrong

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I am the granddaughter of a Welsh coal miner who was determined that his kids get out of the mines. My dad got his first job when he was six years old, in a little village in Wales called Nantyffyllon, cleaning bottles at the Colliers Arms.

~Ann Romney

Topics: Am Arms Bottles Cleaning Coal Dad Determined First First Job Get Got Granddaughter He His Job Kids Little Miner Mines Old Out Six Village Wales Welsh Who Years I Am

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The values transmitted through oral history are many - courage, selflessness, the ability to endure, and to do so with humor and grace. I got those values listening to my dad's stories about the Depression and how their family survived. It gave me courage that I, too, could survive hard times.

~Ann Turner

Topics: Ability About Could Courage Dad Depression Endure Family Gave Got Grace Hard Hard Times History How Humor Listening Many Me Oral Selflessness Stories Survive Survived Those Through Times Too Transmitted Values

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I grew up moving around because my dad was in the Air Force - I think this has carried over into my work in that I like to hop around from one medium to another.

~Ann-Marie Macdonald

Topics: Air Air Force Another Around Because Carried Dad Force Grew Hop Like Medium Moving Over Think Up Work I Think

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I look for strong people. I don't like people who'll say yes to everything I might bring up. I want people who can argue and disagree and have a point of view that's reflected in the magazine. My dad believed in the cult of personality. He brought great writers and columnists to 'The Standard.'

~Anna Wintour

Topics: Argue Believed Bring Brought Cult Dad Disagree Everything Great He Like Look Magazine Might People Personality Point Point Of View Reflected Say Standard Strong Strong People Up View Want Who Writers Yes

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