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Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others. Their fear is only their inability to face what is real, and I can't vent any anger against them; I only feel this appalling sadness. Somewhere in their upbringing, they were shielded against the total facts of our existence. Charles Bukowski

Fear, Anger, Face, Sadness, Feel, Hide

My activism did not spring from my being gay, or, for that matter, from my being black. Rather, it is rooted fundamentally in my Quaker upbringing and the values that were instilled in me by my grandparents who reared me. Bayard Rustin

Black, Spring, Me, Gay, Values, Matter

My upbringing in Canada made me the person I am. I will always be proud to be a Canadian. Jim Carrey

I Am, Me, Proud, Person, Canada, Always

If you think about jeans or phones or television, we are used to new brands popping up right and left. But in the car industry, we grew up with Mercedes, BMW, General Motors, and Ford, and nobody can remember during his or her upbringing a new car brand coming to life. Henrik Fisker

Life, Car, Think, You, New Car, Nobody

I had a really wonderful upbringing. We were a tight family. It was wonderful to grow up with so many siblings. We were all just a year or two apart, and we were always so supportive of each other. I learned everything from my older brother and sister and taught it to my younger sisters. Joaquin Phoenix

Family, Brother, Sister, Grow, Always

I have learned so many things from my mother about the right upbringing, the right values, value for money, value for elders, for family members. I think these things only a parent can teach you. Karisma Kapoor

Family, Mother, Money, Value, Think, You

My personal style at this point in my life is more audio; it's more driven on less visual and more musicality. But because of my upbringing, my fabulous mentors and teachers that I've had throughout my dance journey or career, I also possess a style that is of the past. It was just a matter of me reaching back. Savion Glover

Life, Style, Journey, Dance, Me, My Life

I see my upbringing as a great success story. By disciplining me, my parents inculcated self-discipline. And by restricting my choices as a child, they gave me so many choices in my life as an adult. Because of what they did then, I get to do the work I love now. Amy Chua

Life, Love, Work, Success, Parents, Me

For me, being an 'American Latina' means identifying with and being influenced by both my American upbringing and my Latin heritage, and I have so much appreciation for how those two cultures have created who I am. Camila Mendes

I Am, Me, Appreciation, Heritage, Two

My upbringing involves individuals who helped me along the way. I don't think I would be here today without that support. Dwyane Wade

Today, Me, Support, Think, Way, Without

My mum was too busy raising four of us to encourage my hopes. But I'm glad I had the upbringing I did. It made me a worrier and a thoughtful, curious person. Ellie Goulding

Me, Busy, Curious, Thoughtful, Person

A great sense of morality was instilled in me through my upbringing in the Catholic faith - particularly because my father is a moral theologian. And morality is something I believe exists separate from faith, as an intrinsic human quality that one should aspire to understand and participate in. David Lowery

Father, Faith, Great, Me, Quality, Moral

I come from a strong religious background, and I had a very conservative upbringing. So I was nervous, and confused. Here I was wanting to be Whitney Houston, so why did I have to dress in lingerie to do that? I didn't get it. Nicole Scherzinger

Dress, Strong, Confused, Nervous, Why

Because of my upbringing, I believe in things like limited government, fiscal responsibility and personal accountability. I believe in the wisdom of our founders and the sanctity of our Constitution. John Thune

Wisdom, Responsibility, Believe, Things

I still follow the lifestyle of the Mormon church. I try to go to church every Sunday even when I'm on tour. It's not only my upbringing, but it helps me stay sane. It helps me remember my purpose and the overall picture of what is important to me and what makes me happy. Lindsey Stirling

Happy, Me, Picture, Sunday, Church

Respect for women was a very important part of my upbringing. Sam Hunt

Women, Respect, Important, Part, Very

A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won't notice it when someone else does. Anton Chekhov

Good, You, Someone, Sauce, Notice, Else

For me, the beauty of a person is a matter of the whole package. You have to look at the whole thing, not just a matter of outward appearance or whatever. It has to do with one's character, personality, upbringing and so on. Gong Li

Beauty, Personality, Character, Me, Look

I've had a fairy tale life. I had a perfect family, a beautiful childhood, an incredible upbringing. I lived a lot of life but a lot of good life. John Stamos

Life, Family, Good, Beautiful, Childhood

My upbringing was definitely piano lessons and homework, just as much as the next Asian kid. Kelvin Yu

Homework, Next, Kid, Just, Piano, Asian

If I wasn't acting, I would own a farm. Not like growing crops but maybe have a few animals like cows, and maybe an alpaca or a llama. I would chop wood all day. I would make a living doing that; it's, like, an idealistic scenario for me. It's very contrary to my upbringing, but maybe that's the appeal to it. Matthew Daddario

Day, Me, Acting, Doing, Animals, Farm

I play guitar, the ukulele and the piano. I grew up on a mountain in Tennessee, and we had 'The Mountain Opry,' where anyone could just get up on stage to perform. It was just about the soul and heart of music. My upbringing was less about being great and more about just doing what you love. It was always for joy. Rachel Boston

Love, Heart, Music, Soul, Great, Guitar

On the one hand, the idea of marriage and the sort of traditional family life repulses me. But on the other hand, I long for it, you know what I mean? I'm constantly in conflict with things. And it is because of my past and my upbringing and the journey that I've been on. Madonna Ciccone

Life, Family, Marriage, Journey, Me, You

I had a gypsy upbringing, so I moved around all over the place and can't remember a street I grew up on. Vanessa Hudgens

Street, Place, Remember, Over, Up, Gypsy

My home and my upbringing and just the problems in my family within my extended family were such that it truly was a mix of the good, bad, and the ugly. Beth Moore

Family, Good, Home, Ugly, Problems, Bad

My upbringing was in the church. We had to attend regularly. And, of course, the church provided a training ground for me, so to speak, as a young vocalist and certainly gave me all of the spiritual values that I needed as a young lady. Aretha Franklin

Me, Spiritual, Training, Church, Speak

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