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I grew up in East Germany, and we were short on technology. So my father was really proud to be the owner of a turntable.

~Apparat

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'Dark Side of the Moon' was one of my father's favorite records, which I obviously didn't understand when I was young. To be honest, I don't really have too many memories of hearing it, but I definitely have memories of the cover.

~Apparat

Topics: Cover Dark Dark Side Definitely Father Favorite Hearing Honest Many Memories Moon Obviously Really Records Side To Be Honest Too Understand Which Young

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I spent my entire childhood living abroad because of my father's occupation, so we were on long-haul flights all the time.

~Arabella Weir

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With a diplomat father, for whom foreign postings were a fact of life, my siblings and I were expected to attend boarding schools in Britain.

~Arabella Weir

Topics: Attend Boarding Britain Diplomat Expected Fact Father Foreign Life Schools Sibling Were Whom

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My mother, father, stepmother and surrogate mother have all died of cancer; my best friend has got terminal cancer and at least five of my other friends have had cancer but survived it.

~Arabella Weir

Topics: Best Best Friend Cancer Died Father Five Friend Friends Got Had Least Mother Other Stepmother Surrogate Survived Terminal

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My father never liked me or my sister, and he never liked our mother either, after an initial infatuation, and in fact, he never liked anyone at all after an hour or two, no, no one except a stooge.

~Aram Saroyan

Topics: After Anyone Either Except Fact Father He Hour In Fact Infatuation Initial Liked Me Mother Never Our Sister Two

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I had grown up in a privileged, upper-caste Hindu community; and because my father worked for a Catholic hospital, we lived in a prosperous Christian neighborhood.

~Aravind Adiga

Topics: Because Catholic Christian Community Father Grown Had Hindu Hospital Lived Neighborhood Privileged Prosperous Up Worked

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When I was younger I was fat. I was never conscious of it and was content with who I was because I was so loved. My mother never told me to lose weight and my father doted on me, but my agent told me. I tried, but I loved Indian food too much.

~Archie Panjabi

Topics: Agent Because Conscious Content Fat Father Food Indian Lose Loved Me Mother Much Never Too Too Much Tried Weight Who Younger I Tried

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My mother wanted to be a teacher when she was young, and my father didn't approve of it, so she fought very hard to become one. And she did it. So when I said I wanted to become an actress, my mother was very supportive. She always said to me, 'There's no such thing as 'can't.'

~Archie Panjabi

Topics: Actress Always Approve Become Did Father Fought Hard Me Mother Said She Supportive Teacher Thing Very Wanted Young

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An actor should never be influenced by the surroundings, because you have to submit completely, and trust me, it's not a good feeling when you know that your father is going to come and watch you work every day!

~Arjun Kapoor

Topics: Actor Because Come Day Every Every Day Father Feeling Going Good Good Feeling Influenced Know Me Never Should Submit Surroundings Trust Trust Me Watch Work You Your

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