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I grew up with great coaching, and it had nothing to do with sports. I had great parents. I really got some… — Jerry Jones Copy Share Image
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It was something every child knew how to do, maintain a direct and full connection with the world. Somehow you forgot about… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
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We would go down to Riverside, California, which is very poor now, but that's where my grandfather grew up. He grew up… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
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Dad loved movies, and I grew up with British comedy. My ultimate favourite is Peter Sellers. — Mike Myers Copy Share Image
Everything with me is normal except when I pitch (in Fenway Park). When I pitch here it's a little different. There is… — Tom Glavine Copy Share Image
And so, Thanksgiving. Its the most amazing holiday. Just think about it — it's a miracle that once a year so many… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
We're all just big kids. That's all we are. We are artistes. We grew up wanting to be part of the fantasy… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I kind of forget what it's like to be a dude who grew up in the south sometimes. I want to refresh… — Drake Copy Share Image
It's good to be back in New York. I have lived here ten years. I'm originally from Indiana. I know what most… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
I know for a fact, obviously, because my kids grew up watching the show, that there are some things they are introduced… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
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I don't do football. (Grew up in Leeds in the 1970s. Football there was indellibly associated with the National Front, i.e. violent… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
I'm a pretty big dork. It's crazy. I'm one of those people who grew up with all kinds of musicals, but I… — Anna Kendrick Copy Share Image
I grew up in the church, and I always kind of knew Bible stories and knew the Sunday school answers, but when… — Jeremy Lin Copy Share Image
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I grew up in Birmingham, where they made useful things and made them well. — Lee Child Copy Share Image