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When I was a boy in Desuq, Egypt, a city on the Rosetta branch of the Nile, about 50 miles east of Alexandria, my family lived steps away from the local landmark, a mosque named for a 13th-century Sufi sheik.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: About Alexandria Away Boy Branch City East Egypt Family Landmark Lived Local Miles Mosque Named Nile Steps

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Every family in Konya has at least one shoemaker in their midst, and I am one of those families.

~Ahmet Davutoglu

Topics: Am At Least One Every Families Family Least Midst Those I Am

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Police in China can do whatever they want; after 81 days in arbitrary detention you clearly realise that they don't have to obey their own laws. In a society like this there is no negotiation, no discussion, except to tell you that power can crush you any time they want - not only you, your whole family and all people like you.

~Ai Weiwei

Topics: After All People Any Arbitrary China Clearly Crush Days Detention Discussion Except Family Laws Like Negotiation Obey Only Own People Police Power Realise Society Tell Time Want Whatever Whole You Your

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Well, I came the second year. I mean I just fit right in. They wrote a great person and I'm so lucky that I got to be part of the family.

~Aida Turturro

Topics: Came Family Fit Got Great Great Person Just Lucky Mean Part Person Right Second Well Wrote Year I Came

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I was born and raised in New York, but my family on both sides is of Italian descent.

~Aida Turturro

Topics: Born Both Both Sides Descent Family Italian New New York Raised Sides York I Was Born

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Because work takes up a lot of time, you have to choose your moments for really letting rip. I hang out with my friends and my family and I spend time with my kids when I'm not working. They don't see my being an actor as exotic. For them, it's just an everyday thing. Sometimes it's amusing to them and other times, embarrassing.

~Aidan Gillen

Topics: Actor Amusing Because Being Choose Embarrassing Everyday Exotic Family Friends Hang Just Kids Letting Lot Moments Other Out Really Rip See Sometimes Spend Takes Them Thing Time Times Up Work Working You Your

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I think there's a down-to-earthness with Midwesterners and with people from the Midlands - which is where my family is from - in Ireland.

~Aidan Quinn

Topics: Family Ireland People Think Where Which I Think

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I'm a first-born child of a Chinese immigrant family, I grew up on the East Coast. And I have to admit, I did not grow up around technology.

~Aileen Lee

Topics: Admit Around Child Chinese Coast Did East East Coast Family Grew Grow Grow Up Immigrant Technology Up

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My family background is Mexican, and I was born in Chicago. It's pretty much family tradition every time we get together for Christmas and major holidays to sing. Our family time is centered around the food and a little bit of performing for one another.

~Ailyn Perez

Topics: Another Around Background Bit Born Centered Chicago Christmas Every Every Time Family Family Tradition Food Get Get Together Holidays Little Little Bit Major Mexican Much Our Performing Pretty Sing Time Together Tradition I Was Born

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Education equals choices. I have been blessed with the choice to be anything I ever wanted to be, and I truly owe my happiness to my family and education.

~Aimee Garcia

Topics: Anything Been Blessed Choice Choices Education Equals Ever Family Happiness Owe Truly Wanted

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