Kabir Bedi quote: "My parents were no ordinary people. My mother turned Gandhian, and my father was a staunch communist. They named me after the great saint as a symbol of communal harmony."

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ANDREA JUNG

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DONALD TRUMP

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PAUL NURSE

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CHINUA ACHEBE

I owe a lot to my parents, especially by mother and my father.
GREG NORMAN

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LISA LUTZ

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JULIAN FELLOWES

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DAN RATHER

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DAVID LEE

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ERIC DICKERSON

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HILL HARPER

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RONNIE MUSGROVE

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JORDAN SONNENBLICK

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INDIRA GANDHI

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ANNE FOX

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JANE PAULEY

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STEPHEN PAGLIUCA

I think my parents where high when they named me.
JOLENE BLALOCK

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EDMONIA LEWIS

My parents were, had a marriage of passion, and the passion was about their religious beliefs. They ...
PHIL JACKSON

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JOAN BLEDSOE

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GEORGE MULLER

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My mother used to say, "He who angers you, conquers you!" But my mother was a saint.
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My parents were self-made people, and they were a team.
SAMUEL GOLDWYN, JR.

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CAROLINE CORR

My parents were no ordinary people. My mother turned Gandhian, and my father was a staunch communist. They named me after the great saint as a symbol of communal harmony.

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My parents were no ordinary people. My mother turned Gandhian, and my father was a staunch communist. They named me after the great saint as a symbol of communal harmony.

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