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I'm very fortunate. I loved school and, when I went there, race, gangs and violence were not issues. There was a feeling, gone now, that you had to be presentable. If you hadn't combed your hair, older black ladies - complete strangers - would come up to you in the street and pull out a comb and straighten your tie.

~David Harewood

Topics: Black Comb Come Complete Feeling Fortunate Gangs Gone Had Hair Issues Ladies Loved Now Older Out Pull Race School Straighten Strangers Street Tie Up Very Violence Were Would You Your

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I love books. I read voraciously, and I happened to have been fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time.

~David Heyman

Topics: Been Books Fortunate Happened Love Place Read Right Right Place Right Time Time I Love

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We couldn't predict what would happen with 'Roots.' You knew there were powerful moments that were going to affect people. We were making the film while the book was being completed. We were fortunate because the hardcover book was out and on the best-seller list. The heat was still on.

~David L. Wolper

Topics: Affect Because Being Book Completed Film Fortunate Going Happen Heat Knew List Making Moments Out People Powerful Predict Roots Still Were While Would You

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I've been really fortunate in my career to do budgets at all different levels.

~David Leitch

Topics: Been Budgets Career Different Different Levels Fortunate Levels Really

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I was fortunate enough to have a rambling youth.

~David Mamet

Topics: Enough Fortunate Youth

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We are also fortunate in being in quite a sheltered environment, in terms of people moving on to do other things, because there are relatively few companies in Scotland that are looking for the skill set that we've developed.

~David Milne

Topics: Also Because Being Companies Developed Environment Few Fortunate Looking Moving Moving On Other People Quite Relatively Scotland Set Sheltered Skill Terms Things

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I think everything works in cycles. I was fortunate enough to come along in the golden age for big men. There were guys like Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing.

~David Robinson

Topics: Age Along Big Come Cycles Enough Everything Fortunate Golden Golden Age Guys Like Men Think Were Works I Think

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Coming in, I had no idea basketball would be a career for me, but I grew 7 inches in college and was fortunate to have a great career in the NBA. The experience taught me about service, what our great country was built on, the sacrifices people have made, how to work together and trust the people around you to accomplish a great goal.

~David Robinson

Topics: About Accomplish Around Basketball Built Career College Coming Country Experience Fortunate Goal Great Great Career Great Country Grew Had How Idea Inches Made Me Nba No Idea Our People Sacrifices Service Taught Together Trust Work Work Together Would You

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I realize how fortunate I have been; mine has been a wonderful life.

~David Rockefeller

Topics: Been Fortunate How Life Mine Realize Wonderful Wonderful Life

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I guess people assume I have some sort of totally magical life, but I'm a working musician, fortunately. I've worked on my craft, and I'm very fortunate I've been able to survive in a very competitive industry and enjoy my success. It's not easy.

~Debbie Harry

Topics: Able Assume Been Competitive Craft Easy Enjoy Fortunate Fortunately Guess Industry Life Magical Musician People Some Sort Success Survive To Survive Totally Very Worked Working

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