#raised

I was raised around heterosexuals, as all heterosexuals are, that's where us gay people come from... you heterosexuals. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#come #gay #heterosexuals #i #i was raised

Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job. ↗

— Laura Dern

#already #between #difference #getting #hollywood

I was raised an Episcopalian. And I did not and I don't believe that anyone is looking out for me personally. ↗

— Joan Didion

#believe #did #episcopalian #i #i was raised

I was raised in the '50s. I was taught by my father that how I looked was all that mattered, frankly. ↗

— Jane Fonda

#frankly #how #i #i was raised #looked

I have my parents to thank for that, they raised me to be active and play all sports. They taught me the importance of staying healthy, being focused and setting goals in whatever I do. ↗

— Kiana Tom

#being #focused #goals #healthy #i

Parents should not smoke in order to discourage their kids from smoking. A child is more likely to smoke when they have been raised in the environment of a smoker. ↗

— Christy Turlington

#been #child #discourage #environment #kids

President Obama's fight for rural America is personal. He was raised by a single mom and grandparents from Kansas. He hails from a farming state, Illinois. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#farming #fight #grandparents #illinois #kansas

The thing generally raised on city land is taxes. ↗

— Charles Dudley Warner

#generally #land #raised #taxes #thing

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life. ↗

— Oprah Winfrey

#best #deterrent #excellence #how #i

Being born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in the very rural parts of Kansas led me to believe that everything was simple, everything made sense and that anything was possible. ↗

— Chely Wright

#being #believe #born #city #everything