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As a child in the rural district of Penal I remember sharing meals from the same pot with neighbours of different racial, ethnic, social and economic backgrounds.
Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Remember
Backgrounds
Neighbours
District
Rural
Pot
Economic
Sharing
Child
Same
Different
Meals
Social
Racial
Ethnic
Black people should have recognition for themselves and their backgrounds and their relationships with other people in the world and thus lose some of their alienation. This museum has certainly stood for that in this town.
Katherine Dunham
People
World
Black
Lose
Other
Relationships
Alienation
Backgrounds
Recognition
Some
Thus
Town
Stood
Themselves
Should
Certainly
Museum
We want to make tennis look like America when it comes to cultural backgrounds.
Katrina Adams
Backgrounds
Tennis
Like
Look
Make
Cultural
America
Want
The success story at Citadel has been written by a number of people who have backgrounds from the University of Chicago.
Kenneth C. Griffin
Success
People
Backgrounds
Citadel
Has-Been
Written
Been
Chicago
Story
Success Story
Who
Number
University
All four of the actors in 'You're the Worst,' we all have strong theater backgrounds. We all play off of each other in that way that you would in theater. You kind of are up for anything out of the blue happening and getting it on film, you know? We're all just open to playing.
Kether Donohue
You
Strong
Other
Way
Backgrounds
Worst
Out
Kind
Would
Open
Know
Off
Up
Blue
Getting
Just
Anything
Happening
Theater
Each
Film
Actor
Play
Four
Playing
It is good to have healthy competition and be inspired by others, as all this helps you take up challenging roles. There are people who come from different backgrounds in this industry. In my case, my mom runs a play school, and Dad is into business. When I go home, conversation revolves around that and lot more topics other than cinema.
Kiara Advani
Good
Home
Mom
You
Conversation
Business
People
Competition
Cinema
School
Healthy
Other
Others
Backgrounds
Topics
Runs
Case
More
Inspired
Take
Come
Industry
Around
Go
Go Home
Lot
Up
Than
Roles
Revolves
Different
Different Backgrounds
Who
Helps
Dad
Challenging
Play
I grew up in the Mission District in San Francisco, which was largely Hispanic at the time. I was raised in a household that was really welcoming to diversity and encouraging about different people's viewpoints and ideas and backgrounds.
Kimberly Guilfoyle
Time
People
Diversity
Backgrounds
Francisco
District
About
Mission
Ideas
Welcoming
Household
Hispanic
Encouraging
Up
Different
Grew
San
San Francisco
Which
Really
Viewpoints
Largely
Raised
'The Five' is so special is because we all have such diverse backgrounds. It's such a nice mix of men, of women, and the variety of where we come from, different walks of life, different occupations, and certainly different viewpoints. That's what makes it so unique.
Kimberly Guilfoyle
Life
Women
Men
Walks
Nice
Backgrounds
Diverse
Variety
Come
Because
Occupations
Makes
Mix
Five
Where
Different
Certainly
Viewpoints
Special
Unique
I can be the guy to motivate people from all different backgrounds and all different walks of life.
Kofi Kingston
Life
People
Walks
Backgrounds
Guy
Motivate
Different
Different Backgrounds
The bands that we've found we have something in common with are bands like The National or Tegan And Sara, and I feel like that's because all three of us come from more alternative rock backgrounds.
Lauren Mayberry
Three
National
Backgrounds
Something
More
Feel
Come
Like
Alternative
Because
Rock
Bands
Common
Us
Found
Gu Jun Pyo and Kim Tan were both brought up in wealthy backgrounds, and Gu Jun Pyo is a selfish guy who only cares about himself. However, Kim Tan is a totally different person.
Lee Min-ho
Selfish
Cares
Backgrounds
Kim
Wealthy
Brought
Totally
About
Guy
Only
Both
Himself
Tan
However
Were
Up
Person
Different
Different Person
Who
The fact that wealthy people or people from privileged backgrounds may wind up in a violent terrorist organization is not new.
Lowell Bergman
People
Organization
Wind
Backgrounds
Wealthy
Fact
New
Terrorist
Up
Privileged
May
Violent
Some documentaries are made by people who are driven more by one particular story, or have different backgrounds or ambitions, but I'm always looking for projects that let me be the best filmmaker I can be, and to be stretched and grow further.
Lucy Walker
Best
Me
People
Made
Looking
Ambition
Stretched
Projects
Backgrounds
Further
Some
More
Driven
Particular
Documentaries
Always
Different
Different Backgrounds
Story
Who
Grow
Filmmaker
In the United Kingdom, we need to promote an inclusive British identity that involves and empowers people from all ethnic and faith backgrounds.
Maajid Nawaz
Faith
People
Inclusive
Backgrounds
Promote
Kingdom
Involves
Identity
Empowers
Ethnic
United
United Kingdom
British
Need
We live in diverse communities with all sorts of people from all sorts of different backgrounds. The more our entertainment can be a reflection of the world we live in, the better it is for all of us.
Mahershala Ali
Entertainment
People
World
Better
Reflection
Live
Our
Backgrounds
Diverse
More
Sort
Different
Different Backgrounds
Us
Communities
History should belong to all of us, and it needs to include people from different cultural backgrounds. Otherwise, it risks becoming irrelevant to children, who could then become disenchanted with education.
Malorie Blackman
Education
Needs
History
Risks
People
Become
Otherwise
Backgrounds
Could
Becoming
Cultural
Disenchanted
Irrelevant
Children
Different
Then
Us
Should
Who
Include
Belong
I knew a lot of black scientists, engineers, and mathematicians, and female mathematicians and engineers, women of all backgrounds. So this idea that anyone could be an engineer, a mathematician, or whatever, was something that I had grown up with and thought was really normal.
Margot Lee Shetterly
Women
Engineer
Thought
Black
Whatever
Backgrounds
Something
Could
Had
Knew
Idea
Female
Scientists
Mathematician
Mathematicians
Normal
Lot
Up
Anyone
Really
Engineers
Grown
Grown-Up
As the nation watches, Democrats and Republicans should reflect the interspersed character of America itself. Perhaps, by sitting with each other for one night, we will begin to rekindle that common spark that brought us here from 50 different states and widely diverging backgrounds to serve the public good.
Mark Udall
Good
Character
Will
Nation
Reflect
Rekindle
Other
Backgrounds
States
One-Night
Brought
Perhaps
Democrats
Democrats And Republicans
Itself
Begin
America
Sitting
Common
Different
Public
Republicans
Spark
Us
Public Good
Should
Each
Serve
Widely
Watches
Here
Night
Anorexia and bulimia seem to be getting much more common in boys, men, and women of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds; they are also becoming more common in racial groups previously thought to be impervious to the problem.
Marya Hornbacher
Women
Problem
Thought
Men
Men And Women
Backgrounds
Seem
More
Impervious
Also
Anorexia
Boy
Becoming
Bulimia
Getting
Common
Racial
Much
Ages
Groups
People who have theater or sketch-comedy backgrounds seem to be more, you know, our speed. Like Amy Poehler and Will Arnett - we double date.
Megan Mullally
You
People
Will
Speed
Our
Backgrounds
Seem
More
Date
Like
Know
Theater
Double
Who
Amy
I think there's so many points of view that you want to make sure your stories are being told from men and women... you get all of the different backgrounds. You don't want every story being told from the same point of view. So just for better storytelling, I'm like, 'Yes, please, bring some more ladies on.'
Melissa McCarthy
You
Women
Better
Men
Men And Women
Every
Think
Please
Backgrounds
Some
More
Point
Point Of View
Points
Like
Make
Sure
Yes
Get
Same
Just
Ladies
Being
Different
Want
Stories
Different Backgrounds
Story
Storytelling
View
Your
Many
Bring
Critics for established venues are vetted by editors; they usually demonstrate a certain objectivity; and they come with known backgrounds and specialized knowledge.
Michael Dirda
Knowledge
Backgrounds
Critics
Objectivity
Come
Known
Venues
Editors
Demonstrate
Established
Certain
Specialized
I think there's a need for more oversight by social workers, because there are a lot of foster parents who are just collecting checks. They need to look closely into the backgrounds of the people whose hands you're putting the kids into and then continue to monitor them.
Michael Oher
You
People
Parents
Think
Backgrounds
Kids
Collecting
More
Putting
Checks
Look
Because
Continue
Lot
Oversight
Hands
Closely
Just
Social
Them
Then
Workers
Who
Foster
Social Workers
Whose
Monitor
Need
Finding entrepreneurs from diverse and international backgrounds is a top priority for us at Y Combinator.
Michael Seibel
Top
Backgrounds
Finding
Diverse
Entrepreneurs
Priority
Us
International
I'm not so Hollywood; I live in New York, so it's very normal. I don't have many friends in the industry. My friends come from all sorts of different backgrounds and careers.
Michelle Monaghan
Live
Backgrounds
New
Come
Industry
Sort
Normal
Friends
Very
York
New York
Different
Different Backgrounds
Hollywood
Many
Careers
Talent and effort, combined with our various backgrounds and life experiences, has always been the lifeblood of our singular American genius.
Michelle Obama
Life
Genius
Our
Backgrounds
Life Experiences
Various
Lifeblood
Combined
Talent
Always
Been
Singular
Effort
American
Experiences
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