“I grew up with Scientology - my parents at one point were clerical. It's a pragmatic philosophy, not merely a belief system. Yeah, it's had media exposure because certain luminaries do Scientology, but millions of people do it who are not celebrities. It's not a threat or some cult.” PeoplePhilosophyCertainBeliefParentMillionsMediaGrewGrew UpYeahThreatCultExposurePragmaticBelief SystemsScientology Author:Giovanni Ribisi
“We had many books and pictures... my parents' way of life doubtless left a lasting impression on me. They created an atmosphere in which a certain kind of freedom could exist. This may well account for my seeking a related sense of liberty as I grew up.” WayWellsKindMayBookCertainLeftParentLibertyGrewGrew UpAccountsSeekingImpressionAtmosphereRelatedLastingLasting Impressions Book:Alfred Stieglitz: an American seer Source: Alfred Stieglitz: an American seer
“You get to a certain moment where you realize all those humans who landed on the moon did so in between Chris [Nolan] being born and me being born and no one had gone back since, all these Super-8 films we grew up watching of rocket launches, you get to a certain age and you realize all the speeches about going back, they're speeches, there's no money there, we're not going back.” HumansMomentsAgeFilmCertainRealizingBornGoneGrewMoonSpeechGrew UpRocketsNo MoneyNolan Author:Jonathan Nolan
“I grew up in somewhat of a war zone in West Philadelphia in 1985, '86. It wasn't as extreme as someone coming in the classroom and just unloading on a class, but I knew to take the scenic route to go to the grocery store to avoid certain elements.” WarCertainClassGrewElementsGrew UpWestExtremesStoresZoneClassroomRoutesGroceriesPhiladelphiaGrocery StoresWar ZonesScenic Author:Questlove
“The question of crime is one of concern to everybody. But the position is that the security forces in our country for the last four decades did not concentrate on suppressing crime. Their main objective was to suppress, to crush political activity. And in the process, crime grew to unacceptable proportions. And criminals were able to form powerful syndicates, and they virtually took over the control of the life of the community in certain areas.” CountryAbleLastsFormPoliticalCertainForceProcessCommunityPowerfulFourSecurityCrimePositionGrewActivityAreasConcernDecadesCriminalsObjectivesOur CountryCrushProportionSuppressingSecurity ForcesSyndicate Author:Nelson Mandela
“My father died when I was two years old. But my mother was quite capable. She raised three children with his war pension which was peanuts. Yet we did not want for anything. We grew up with a certain parsimony, which is a nice thing. Then if life gives you more good, otherwise you get used to. I'm still thrifty.” IfsWantGivingYearsChildrenStillsTwoWarUsedMotherCertainThreeFatherNiceGrewGrew UpCapableDiedRaisedTwo YearsNice ThingsPeanutsPensionFather DiedTwo Year OldsMy Father DiedThriftyParsimony Author:Giulio Andreotti
“We are not born of the passions of war or of the fervours of revolution. And we grew quietly into the realization that, set as we are in a great wide land, with all our differences, there are certain traditions and ideals which we had in common, and which could best be preserved in a distinct society of our own.” WarCertainPassionBornDifferencesCommonLandRevolutionGrewIdealsTraditionWideRealization Author:Vincent Massey
“I knew there was a certain level that I could get to within the sporting world. But as I continued with my career, not only did I grow, but the sport grew. All of a sudden, all of these doors opened to me. It's been amazing. I guess I was born at the right time.” WorldCertainGrowsSportsBornLevelsCareersDoorsGrewOlympicsRight Time Author:Shaun White
“As my meditative experiences grew, I had wonderful relationships. I met the most wonderful women, who meditated and shared certain understandings that I had.” CertainUnderstandingWonderfulGrewMetsRamaWonderful Woman Author:Frederick Lenz
“I grew up with synthesizers and weird, spacey music-hip-hop, R&B, modern rock-that I heard on the radio. That's influenced the way I play music. It's natural for me to go with what I feel. If I didn't let that other stuff out and stuck to a certain format, I would feel like I was missing out on something. I'm just enjoying my ride and being who I am.” IfsWayFeelsPlayCertainStuffEnjoyNaturalHeardModernRocksMissingGrewGrew UpHip HopRadioStuckWho I AmHipsHopsFormatMissing OutSynthesizers Author:Gary Clark, Jr.