As a girl growing up in Cyprus, Saudi Arabia and then India, the idea of cracking the industry in America seemed crazy. So thankfully, the way I was raised was to be an open person.
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Related I was born in England, but then I lived in Calgary, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, India, Vancouver, London, ... HANNAH SIMONE I grew up in Saudi Arabia and India and Cyprus, and I lived in a war-zone myself, and, I mean, I had... HANNAH SIMONE To a young kid growing up in Canada, America seemed to be crazy about the future; dazzled by it. GRAYDON CARTER I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES India considers Saudi Arabia a center of stability in the region. The security and stability of the ... SALMAN KHURSHID You're full of contradictions, Ms. Wallace." I looked up at him and arched a brow. "I'm a girl... TAMMARA WEBBER Common sense would tell you that the idea that Saudi Arabia was paying for bin Laden's expenses ... PETER L. BERGEN I move countries every three or four years. I was born in London, and we lived in Canada. Then we li... HANNAH SIMONE It's all about perception. Just the idea of an attack in Saudi Arabia is enough to make the market j... GLENN MURRAY I was raised to be a girl Michelangelo. CAROLYN KIZER All further relations with Saudi Arabia must be entirely contingent on the kingdom's progress cracki... FRANK LAUTENBERG When I was growing up, Asians were so few and far between as to be almost invisible. And so the idea... GRACE LEE BOGGS If China was like the moon, then arriving in Saudi Arabia was Mars. At least you can see the moon fr... BASMAH BINT SAUD The notion that a contemporary woman must look mannish in order to be taken seriously as a seeker of... ANNA WINTOUR The passenger liner Ossifar Distana was one of the most luxurious of its kind in space anywhere. It ... CHRISTINA ENGELA I was raised by my father; I was daddy's girl. AMBER HEARD I grew up in Somalia, in Saudi Arabia, in Ethiopia, and in Kenya. I came to Europe in 1992, when I w... AYAAN HIRSI ALI Saudi Arabia is one of India's most valued strategic partners. SALMAN KHURSHID My client believed he was a Yemeni working in Saudi Arabia. JASON BURNETT If Stephen King was a killer, he will be the best killer ever existed, check out his novels, check o... DEYTH BANGER So when I arrived in Saudi Arabia in August of 2001, as there was no chemical, biological, or nuclea... BRIAN CASTNER The Western oil companies have really been kept out of Saudi Arabia for many, many years, and I thin... ARCHIE DUNHAM The rules only applied to people who couldn’t afford different rules. CAMERON STRACHER My father was a Foreign Service officer, a diplomat and an Arabist who spent virtually all his caree... KAI BIRD During my childhood in Cyprus, the British talked about the Cypriots as if the Cypriots were outside... ANGELA BOWIE Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over. RICHARD CARLSON She was intimidating and all I could do was sit back on the couch as she paced back and forth, slowl... IN THE MAKING I was never part of that cliquey girl drama. Most of my friends were guys growing up, so I was never... AIMEE TEEGARDEN Without God there could be no American form of government nor an American way of life. Recognition o... DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER Actually, our current military presence in Saudi Arabia could be described as more than merely symbo... GENJOHN ABIZAID I remember when I was in the Middle East, Yasser Arafat used to go to Bahrain and Qatar on a Thursda... LEON CHARNEY I grew up in the church. I was raised in the church. QUINTON AARON Saudi Arabia is, of course, the keystone of OPEC. Saudi Arabia has had the distinction of remaining ... JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER EPIPHANY A scientist said, making a plea for exchange scholarships between nations, "The very bes... HALFORD E. LUCCOCK Were you there?” She shook her head. “No. I was here in Nain having a child.” �... FRANCINE RIVERS to the victor go the spoils THE AMERICA Saudi Arabia has stability. The social contract and the political contract between the king and the ... AL-WALEED BIN TALAL I was born in New York and raised in South Florida, so I'm an East Coast girl. CASSIE SCERBO India and Cyprus represent old civilizations. Cyprus today has per capita income of over 20,000 doll... ANAND SHARMA When I was growing up, I loved stories in which a girl sets out on a quest to rescue the prince inst... NANCY WILLARD Now is the only time we have, and the only time we have any control over. RICHARD CARLSON I'm conservative. I was raised conservative, and that's the way I will vote. KIM ALEXIS The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS I think the real target of al-Qaeda is Saudi Arabia by the way. They hate us and we're a vehicle... FRANK CARLUCCI I've always sung. I was really into musical theater when I was growing up. As a kid, I listened ... GUGU MBATHA-RAW Now i know what it feels like being Ryan Bingham ARIEL SERAPHINO I'm not sure where I'm from! I was born in London. My father's from Ghana but lives in S... TAIYE SELASI The License Raj in India was a time when, to set up an industry, you needed a license. Which made th... KUMAR MANGALAM BIRLA So, I think even in Saudi Arabia there is movement. And we have to remember that over the years they... FRANK CARLUCCI I hate that just because you happen to be good at something,people automatically think that's what m... AMBER SMITH If I provide for this life and turn away from the Lord, I am wise for a moment, but lost forever. FRANCINE RIVERS The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS I lived in Saudi Arabia in the late 1970s. It was, for a Westerner, pretty idyllic. There were the r... ROBERT LACEY While growing u,p I was the fattest girl in the class, and my name was Twinkle, so if I didn't l... TWINKLE KHANNA Reach out and help others. If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. Be a vessel, be the c... GERMANY KENT In the beginning, there was nothing and from nothing came our species then behold the dawn of music.... GARY F EVANS... The idea is to believe me... but as far as I see the world... to believe is a sin... to trust me one... DEYTH BANGER The way women today are treated in Saudi Arabia is a direct result of the education our children, bo... BASMAH BINT SAUD I grew up as a very sarcastic person. I was always the class clown, and to date girls, I had to be r... KURT FULLER The mark of a real man, is a man who can allow himself to fall deeply in love with a woman. But the ... C. JOYBELL C. Growing up in India, I knew all I needed to change the world was one good opportunity, and I prepare... NAVEEN JAIN The incident in Saudi Arabia stirred up the market. The increase covered the cost of the product and... LINDA CASEY But Saudi Arabia and Kuwait offer, I think, the best opportunities in the gas sector. ARCHIE DUNHAM Saudi Arabia has supported Wahhabi madrasas in poor countries in Africa and Asia, exporting extremis... NICHOLAS KRISTOF Pakistan was deeply appreciative of the solidarity and support readily extended by the leadership of... TASNEEM ASLAM There was a docudrama that was made, called 'The Death Of A Princess,' which was about a tru... EVAN OSNOS Money was always on my mind when I was growing up. So I was always wondering how we were going to af... LEONARDO DICAPRIO Maya Angelou had the ability to glean inspiration out of pain. THE PROPHET OF LIFE In 2003 there was basically a chain-link fence around this incredible facility. What's worrisome is ... MATTHEW SIMMONS We can leave a place behind, or we can stay in that place and leave our selfishness (often expressed... JOHN H. GROBERG I went to Saudi Arabia in 2010, and spent most of my time in Jeddah and the King Abdullah Economic C... DAVE EGGERS I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib... C. JOYBELL C. I don't know if I have a favorite color. KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl. KATE MIDDLETON I was raised Jewish and bar mitzvahed. DAN FUTTERMAN I was raised on NBC television. DAN HARMON Hey, I was raised in the church. CHEECH MARIN I was nerdy girl who went to Catholic school and wanted to be an engineer. I was all set to attend t... CINDY MORGAN It had seemed like a good idea at the time, a sure-fire way to impress this girl, who was as cute as... ROS BAXTER And the day came out... the mask was removed... and who was behind it? ... No Face... a pe... DEYTH BANGER There is no greater glory than to die for love. GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ Together they had overcome the daily incomprehension, the instantaneous hatred, the reciprocal nasti... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ She would defend herself, saying that love, no matter what else it might be, was a natural talent. S... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ We fall back into the past, we jump ahead into the future, and in this we lose our entire lives. THICH NHAT HANH I've told you I don't live and die by the polls. Thus, I will refrain from pointing out that we're n... , IN THE NEW REPUBLIC It seemed to Coraline that it was crouching, and staring down at her, as if it were not really a hou... NEIL GAIMAN As a kid, I spent an awful lot of time pretending I was somebody else. I think growing up in the 198... JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS I was really heavy growing up, so it was never feeling like the pretty girl, never being popular. ELLE VARNER It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained. QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and... QUEEN ELIZABETH II My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have to be seen to be believed. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughou... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in th... QUEEN ELIZABETH II What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II
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