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I grew up in a rough environment. You want to be strong and have your presence felt out there. That attitude reflects how people see you.

— Mekhi Phifer

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I tried to be really tough when I was younger. I felt I had to stand up for myself. I never felt like I fit in.

— Missy Peregrym

I try to keep myself as sane and as grounded as possible by surrounding myself with normal people, such as all the friends that I've had from when I was little.

— Emmy Rossum

The environment around you shapes who you are. How you handle an emergency or how you react when someone is rude to you, that's you.

— Halsey

I was raised in a very sheltered, narrow environment.

— Faye Wattleton

My upbringing was solid because of the people I had around me.

— Kevin Hart

I know I have great inner strength; I always have. I can blank things out, cut people out, and I know that I can go and live in a cave on my own if necessary.

— Charlotte Rampling

I'm much softer than people think. I don't present to the world an emotional face. I'm pretty good at self-control, but I am easily moved.

— Christopher Lee

I've always been a rough kid.

— Daniel Cormier

✗Opposing Perspectives

I grew up in a fun-loving environment - you work hard and play hard.

— Hunter Hayes

I feel that my environment reflects my belief in the grace and art and elegance of living simply.

— bell hooks