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I was brought up in a way that was based purely on the senses. Everything in my upbringing was a reaction to growing up on an organic farm or to the emotions of animal cruelty, as well as the visuals of my mum's and my father's art - he was also an art collector.

— Stella McCartney

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I see my upbringing as a great success story. By disciplining me, my parents inculcated self-discipline. And by restricting my choices as a child, they gave me so many choices in my life as an adult. Because of what they did then, I get to do the work I love now.

— Amy Chua

My father was a world-class scientist and my mother was a prolific painter. I could see that my parents had completely different ways of knowing and understanding the world, and relating to it. My father approached things through scientific inquiry and exploration, while my mother experienced things through her emotions and senses.

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

I was raised to be some kind of artist.

— Ellar Coltrane

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

— Kevin Hart

My parents always saw me as an artist, and that greatly influenced me.

— Meredith Brooks

People often ask me about my upbringing, and if there was anything particular about it that made me become a cartoonist.

— Robert Mankoff

I was raised by free-spirited people, though my father gave me a very strong work ethic.

— Diane Lane

✗Opposing Perspectives

When I was growing up, nothing unpleasant was shown in the home. And when I was in art school, the only art that was presented to me was Abstract Expressionism. But I was interested in the grim stuff. It seemed more exciting.

— Peter Saul

I've always reverted to a sense of childhood, just in everyday life.

— Daniel Craig

I was fortunate enough to have an upbringing that made me more accepting of who I am.

— Peter Dinklage