#became

While I was there I became deeply interested in photography, and indeed the most noteworthy event in my early life was winning first, third, fourth and seventh prizes in an international competition for college and high school students. ↗

— Douglass North

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I became a war hero before going on to critical acclaim as a professional victim. ↗

— Dave Pelzer

#became #before #critical #going #hero

I lived in a region in the northwestern province - the people there in general have a great love for the Taliban, so I started to read some of the literature of the scholars and the history of the movement. And my heart became attached to them. ↗

— John Walker Lindh

#became #general #great #great love #heart

Have you ever watched someone become American? Last week, at a national citizenship conference I organize, thirty immigrants from 17 countries swore an oath and became citizens of the United States. It was a stirring experience for the hundreds of people in the room. ↗

— Eric Liu

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I would be humiliated if I found out that anything I did actually became a commercial success. ↗

— Lydia Lunch

#anything #became #commercial #commercial success #did

It was this feeling the whole time like I shouldn't be here among all these stars and professionals. I was trying to keep my distance because I wanted to watch everyone. But they want you to feel at home and be part of it, and it became normal very quickly. ↗

— Evanna Lynch

#became #because #distance #everyone #feel

Black boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were targets everywhere. They still are. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#because #black #constant #dread #everywhere

Every time I would open my mouth to sing, everybody was paying attention to me. It became a habit. ↗

— Nana Mouskouri

#became #every #every time #everybody #habit

I was performing skin grafts and became interested in why skin wouldn't graft permanently. ↗

— Joseph Murray

#i #interested #performing #permanently #skin

When I became White House press secretary, there were other limitations that were thrust upon me. Bill Clinton was under pressure to appoint women to visible positions. I was 31, I'd never worked in Washington. Was I ready for this large and visible job? Still he wanted the credit. So he gave me the job but diminished the job. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

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