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My father's NFL dreams never really felt like motivation to me, but it was something to aspire to. He was such a great athlete, the least I could do is try and use my athletic talent to represent my country in a different way. He represented as a Marine. Maybe I could do something to represent as an athlete.

~Elana Meyers

Topics: Aspire Athlete Athletic Could Country Different Different Way Dreams Father Felt Great He Least Like Marine Maybe Me Motivation Never Really Represent Something Talent Try Use Way Nfl

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I grew up on the South Island of New Zealand, in a city chosen and beloved by my parents for its proximity to the mountains - Christchurch is two hours distant from the worn saddle of Arthur's Pass, the mountain village that was and is my father's spiritual touchstone, his chapel and cathedral in the wild.

~Eleanor Catton

Topics: Arthur Beloved Cathedral Chapel Chosen City Distant Father Grew His Hours Island Mountain Mountains New New Zealand Parents Pass Proximity Saddle South Spiritual Touchstone Two Up Village Wild Worn Zealand

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My father is an expatriate American; he fell in love with New Zealand in his youth and never went home.

~Eleanor Catton

Topics: American Father Fell He His Home Love Never New New Zealand Youth Zealand

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How rude would I be, walking around and saying: 'Hello. I'm Eleanor Mondale. My father was vice president of the United States. Treat me differently.'

~Eleanor Mondale

Topics: Around Differently Father Hello How Me President Rude Saying States Treat United United States Vice Vice President Walking Would

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I do not think that I am a natural born mother... If I ever wanted to mother anyone, it was my father.

~Eleanor Roosevelt

Topics: Am Anyone Born Ever Father Mother Natural Think Wanted I Am

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Neither of my parents are involved in theater or acting, but they are very artistic. My mom is a painter; she's an artist. She went to school for fashion illustration. My father is into collecting antiques and fine wine, so they're both really creative people.

~Elena Kampouris

Topics: Acting Antiques Artist Artistic Both Collecting Creative Creative People Fashion Father Fine Illustration Involved Mom Neither Painter Parents People Really School She Theater Very Wine

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Fidel Castro for me is like a father.

~Elian Gonzalez

Topics: Castro Father Fidel Castro Like Me

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O that our hearts were enlarged in love to God, that we might turn inward, to the blessed comforter, that the blessed Jesus said the Father would send.

~Elias Hicks

Topics: Blessed Father God Hearts Inward Jesus Love Might Our Said Send Turn Were Would

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Just as a son, to be a son of man, must be of the same nature and spirit of his father; so with the sons of God, and so it will be with all who are born of the spirit of God.

~Elias Hicks

Topics: Born Father God His Just Man Must Nature Same Son Sons Spirit Who Will

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When my father was born, it was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. When I was born, it was Lithuania. When I left, it was Hungary. It is difficult to say where I come from.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Born Come Difficult Empire Father Hungary Left Part Say Where I Was Born

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