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To write about the hijab is to step into a minefield. Even among those who share my cultural and faith background, opinions veer from those who despise it as a symbol of backwardness to those for whom religion begins and ends with that piece of cloth.
Mona Eltahawy
Faith
Religion
Despise
Background
Those
About
Write
Share
Step
Piece
Opinions
Cultural
Begins
Cloth
Ends
Who
Even
Whom
Among
Symbol
Obama doesn't run around wearing a Carrie Bradshaw-esque nameplate necklace that says 'Socialist.' But his policies, actions, words, background and associations speak louder than any ID necklace ever could.
Monica Crowley
Words
Speak
Background
Says
Carrie
Run
Obama
Wearing
Could
ID
Policies
Around
His
Louder
Than
Any
Actions
Socialist
Ever
Necklace
Associations
I had always seen myself doing theatre, as I don't come from an acting background, so that was my first way into acting, I suppose.
Morfydd Clark
Myself
Theatre
Seen
First
Way
Background
Had
Suppose
Come
Always
Doing
Acting
Sometimes you read something, and you have to read more and more about the background.
Morten Tyldum
You
Sometimes
Background
About
Something
More
More And More
Read
If anything, who I am and my background helped propel me and helped me stand out.
Mustafa Ali
Me
Background
Out
Propel
Am
Anything
Stand
Who
Helped
I feel like a lot of Indian fans don't know about my Indian background, so it's funny online that a lot of fans call me this Pakistani dude. No, I'm Indian, too.
Mustafa Ali
Funny
Me
Fans
Too
Background
Indian
About
Online
Feel
Like
Know
Call
Dude
Lot
Pakistani
Novels have much more space than short stories, which gives you more leeway with the number of characters you can include. Even 'furniture' characters can be described and given speaking parts to develop background or atmosphere.
Nancy Kress
You
Space
Background
Furniture
Characters
Atmosphere
Given
More
Gives
Develop
Parts
Leeway
Than
Short
Stories
Short Stories
Which
Much
Speaking
Even
Include
Novels
Number
I really looked up to Tina Fey as a writer, and because I did have a background in writing, she is someone whose career I really did admire.
Nasim Pedrad
Writing
Background
Admire
Someone
Writer
Looked
She
Because
Up
Did
Tina
Tina Fey
Fey
Really
Whose
Career
Improv is such a huge part of my background, and a huge part of character discovery is really being inside the character and trying to think through them without the limitations of the script.
Natasha Rothwell
Character
Think
Background
Inside
Through
Part
Without
Limitations
Discovery
Huge
Huge Part
Improv
Trying
Being
Script
Them
Really
My training and ballet background definitely gives me the competitive edge on the ice.
Nathan Chen
Me
Training
Edge
Background
Definitely
Gives
Ballet
Ice
Competitive
Everything having to do with President Trump and Russia, whether it is Mr. Trump's demand for an investigation into the investigation by the special counsel Robert Mueller, or whether Mr. Trump will testify, requires an answer to one essential background question: Can Mr. Mueller seek to indict the president?
Neal Katyal
Will
President
Everything
President Trump
Background
Seek
Russia
Having
Counsel
Investigation
Demand
Robert
Answer
Testify
Question
Trump
Essential
Whether
Requires
Special
Anything that keeps you happy and writing is part of my writing ritual: I like music, so I tend to have it playing in the background. But if I'm interested, I can write in an airport waiting areas.
Neil Gaiman
Music
You
Happy
Waiting
Writing
Background
Airport
Area
Tend
Ritual
Write
Part
Like
Anything
Interested
Keeps
Playing
If we are going to have a bicameral parliament, I think there should always be a reserved place for people whose background and experience are critical to the welfare of the nation.
Neil Kinnock
Experience
People
Welfare
Nation
Think
Background
Critical
Parliament
Always
Going
Place
Should
Reserved
Whose
In the animal kingdom, one of the keys to survival is to outwit your enemies. And when you're surrounded by carnivores, one of the best strategies is to fade into the background and disappear.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Best
You
Survival
Animal
Enemies
Keys
Background
Kingdom
Fade
Disappear
Outwit
Surrounded
Your
Strategies
At the outset, I want to say that the suggestion that the struggle in South Africa is under the influence of foreigners or communists is wholly incorrect. I have done whatever I did because of my experience in South Africa and my own proudly felt African background, and not because of what any outsider might have said.
Nelson Mandela
Struggle
Experience
South Africa
Whatever
Own
Background
Say
My Own
Outset
Outsider
Because
Felt
Said
Proudly
Foreigners
South
Did
Any
Done
Africa
African
Influence
Want
Might
Communists
Wholly
Suggestion
Incorrect
The race is your face. Obviously, I come from a mixed background. Who I am and how I look and being black.
Neneh Cherry
Black
Face
Background
Come
Look
Obviously
How
Am
Mixed
Being
Race
Your
Who
Surely the President can agree with us, that theft from government is not good. I know it's bold. It's out on the edge. I know from a Chicago-Springfield background it's hard to fully grasp that honesty could be part of government.
Newt Gingrich
Government
Good
Honesty
Edge
President
Background
Out
Could
Part
Know
Surely
Theft
Us
Hard
Fully
Grasp
Agree
Bold
As someone with a novelistic background, I just didn't have much interest in creating stories by committee. I don't think you necessarily get the best story through that approach.
Nic Pizzolatto
Best
You
Think
Approach
Background
Someone
Through
Get
Committee
Just
Stories
Story
Interest
Much
Creating
Necessarily
When you're a musician and you come from a singing background, specifically one that focused a lot on a cappella music as I have, it's just a real joy to be around so many talented people and talented groups who have a passion for what they do.
Nick Lachey
Music
You
People
Joy
Passion
Singing
Background
Focused
Musician
Talented
Come
Talented People
Around
Real
Lot
Just
Cappella
Who
Many
Groups
Specifically
I come from Oregon, which is this super-white state, so I didn't really have a lot of Asian friends in high school and college. And my background's in comedy, and your friends are just your peers in comedy, which is a whole mix of people.
Nico Santos
People
School
Comedy
College
State
Peers
Background
High
High School
High School And College
Come
Mix
Lot
Friends
Just
Which
Asian
Oregon
Really
Your
Whole
There is nothing in your background that inherently holds you back or means you can't achieve what others can achieve. You are the master of your own fate, and if you work hard, you can do what you want.
Nicola Sturgeon
Work
You
Work Hard
Fate
Achieve
Master
Own
Nothing
Others
Back
Background
Want
Holds
Means
Your
Inherently
Hard
Yes, I go a little bit crazy when I'm not working, which is an issue for me. My background is you go to work; that's what you do.
Nicola Walker
Work
Me
Crazy
You
Background
Bit
Issue
Go
Yes
Which
Little
Little Bit
Working
I went to Juilliard in New York and used to do cabarets just for fun. Occasionally, I would get together with a jazz musician and play at a restaurant for cash. And I've done some background vocals for recording artists.
Nicole Beharie
Together
Recording
Jazz
Background
Musician
Would
Restaurant
Some
Cash
Vocals
New
Occasionally
Juilliard
Get
York
Get Together
Done
Just
Artists
New York
Used
Jazz Musician
Fun
Play
I want to bring my color and background to the table because it makes life - and entertainment - more interesting.
Nicole Byer
Life
Entertainment
Background
Table
More
Color
Because
Makes
Want
Interesting
Bring
When we started training with WWE, coaches were impressed and asked if we had had boxing training. I said no, it was all soccer. As a defender, I had to learn to stay on my feet, track backwards, and I feel all the movement I do in the ring was helped by my soccer background.
Nikki Bella
Training
Backwards
Background
Ring
Stay
Had
Feel
Feet
Track
Learn
WWE
Boxing
Said
Were
Impressed
Movement
Soccer
Asked
Coaches
Helped
Started
Defender
Nothing in my background has anything to do with films. In that sense, I am a complete outsider.
Nimrat Kaur
Sense
Nothing
Films
Complete
Background
Outsider
Am
Anything
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