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On the day when I was shot, and on the next day, people raised the banners of 'I am Malala'. They did not say 'I am Taliban.'
I was raised in Connecticut. And I honestly wasn't aware that my dad was a celebrity until I moved to Los Angeles a year ago.
My mother's sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and six male cousins.
I should like to be remembered as the man who raised a voice against... placing limitations on the freedom of the individual.
I do have this belief that we all have a chance to be great, beautiful people based on how we are raised and our surroundings.
Those who know me well know that I don't wear my emotions on my sleeve like other people do. That's just the way I was raised.
I was raised that if I'm with you and we get in a fight, I'm going to help you. We're going down together. That's how it goes.
It is difficult for someone raised in my world to learn to express emotion. We are taught early to hide our feelings publicly.
I was born and raised on a farm, where boys had chores and girls did not, i.e., drive tractors, bale hay, take care of cattle.
"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all," was how I was raised, and how I lived for most of my life.
Never in the history of fashion has so little material been raised so high to reveal so much that needs to be covered so badly.
My grandmother and my mother raised me, but my dad made a conscious effort to be in my life - every weekend he would take me out.
Raised by an irresponsible mother during the Great Depression in the Jim Crow south, my father was on his own from the age of 13.
I was born and raised in East Los Angeles by a single mom who had three biological kids and adopted four more. I never met my dad.
I love the way soft white cheese such as ricotta or the creamier mascarpone reflect the milieu in which an animal has been raised.
I grew up in a household where both my brothers had Type 1 Diabetes, so I was raised eating healthy food with healthy ingredients.
No one knows his true character until he has run out of gas, purchased something on the installment plan and raised an adolescent.
Where I come from you're not raised to think on your own. It's not that you're pushed to read the Bible. The Bible is read to you.
If my parents had discouraged me, I would have turned out very differently. They raised me in an open-minded, liberal environment.
Being raised in Iowa, I know what a cornfield does for me, and I wanted to have that same kind of feeling for the Ramapo Mountains.
Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded and confident.
I was raised as a tomboy with boys, and I never really feel like myself when I am really dolled up at premieres and showbiz events.
For many of us who were born and raised in this country, including me, it's sometimes easy to forget how special America really is.
I grew up in the hood, and I was raised to hate cops. But then, I started to realize that they're people, and they have lives, too.
I was raised Jehovah's Witness. I was in Bible school at five or six years old, but I wouldn't say that we were a religious family.
I wasn't raised Catholic; I just really like the image of a neutral and benign Mary floating around somewhere, being nice to people.
I was raised on the purest comedy there is: 'I Love Lucy.' I was raised watching 'Three's Company' and sitcoms of the '70s and '80s.
My parents have raised me and my three siblings to be aware of the privilege we have been afforded and the responsibility it brings.
Congress has not raised the minimum wage since 1997. The minimum wage is now at its lowest level in 50 years adjusted for inflation.
I was raised in California, so this whole New York winter thing is completely new for me. I've already justified buying seven coats!
I was raised in a house where my mom was the primary breadwinner. It was a dysfunctional house, but she showed tremendous resilience.
The way I was raised, family was always the most important. When I had our first daughter, Natasha, I knew that's what I wanted to do.
I think it's important to be with a guy who has a strong sense of integrity. That's how I was raised, and that's something I look for.
I was never raised as the daughter with vitiligo or the granddaughter with vitiligo or the cousin with vitiligo. I was just Chantelle.
Basically, I've always raised my kids that people learn from their mistakes, and every father wants their kids to be better than them.
I basically eat a lot of proteins, and I've been eating smaller portions of food. I try to eat all locally raised and organic produce.
I do not understand why we are not raised to celebrate our bodies as children. Why we are told to be shy or awkward or self-conscious.
I add this, that rational ability without education has oftener raised man to glory and virtue, than education without natural ability.
I was raised by a single mother and I've been in a 10-year relationship with my girlfriend. My whole life I've been surrounded by women.
I feel like I was kind of raised to be mechanical, like, 'Hi, I'm Brooke Hogan. I'm Hulk Hogan's daughter. I like cookies and sunshine.'
I was born in Beijing and raised in England and America. I studied political science in college and film in graduate school in New York.
I want to destroy ownership in order that possession and enjoyment may be raised to the highest point in every section of the community.
An Israeli soldier is raised on values of respecting human life, and they don't change their values when they turn 18 and enter the army.
Hey, I was raised in the church. I was an altar boy and a choir member. I almost became a priest - until common sense grabbed hold of me.
Being born and raised in Chicago made me tough. It made me strong. I feel like I can deal with anything. I truly believe that in my heart.
All I'm going to say is I put my hand on a Bible, and I raised my right hand and swore to uphold the Constitution of the state of Florida.
I pulled the oxygen tubes from my nostrils and raised the tube up over my head, handing it to Dad. I wanted it to be just me and just him.
In our country today, very few children are raised to believe that their principal destiny is to serve their family, their country, or God.
My mom raised a self-aware kid. I wasn't like the typical alpha male. I wasn't afraid to sing, you know? I wasn't afraid to be in musicals.
I was raised to stand up for myself, if I feel I'm in the right. Maybe it would have been best if I'd just gone home with my swollen cheek.