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Ellen DeGeneres Comedian, Television Host
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"I have a great career, and I have wonderful fans who really are supportive and loyal - because I'm not hiding anything from them."

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Alvin Lee Musician
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"There is a big age gap between my sisters Janice and Irma and myself so I didn't know them that well when I was younger although they have been very supportive in later life."

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Anita Hill Law Professor and Activist
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"Well, of course it was a very trying time for me, and fortunately I had a lot of people who were supportive. A lot of people who were writing and calling and saying they were praying for me. Some people sent me Scripture, and that helped."

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Anthony Bourdain Chef, Author, Television Personality
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"I am in no way supportive of hunting for trophies or sport - would never do it and don't like it that others do. But if you kill it, then eat it, it's fine."

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Taylor Swift Singer, Songwriter
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"As supportive as my hometown is, in my high school, there are people who would probably walk up to me and punch me in the face. There's a select few that will never like me. They don't like what I stand for. They don't like somebody who stands for being sober, who stands for anything happy. They're going to be negative no matter what."

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Kate Brown Politician
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"My folks are hilarious extroverts and have always been very supportive of all my artistic endeavors. I'm really lucky to come from such an encouraging family."

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Noam Chomsky Linguist, Philosopher, Activist
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"... the media serve the interests of state and corporate power, which are closely interlinked, framing their reporting and analysis in a manner supportive of established privilege and limiting debate and discussion accordingly."

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Noam Chomsky Linguist, Philosopher, Activist
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"Organization and education, when they interact with each other, they strengthen each other, they are mutually supportive."

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Henry Louis Gates Scholar, Historian
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"I try to be sensitive, but the atmosphere I create is very supportive. One overriding premise of the series is that guilt is not heritable. It's good to know about them, but you are not responsible for them. You don't have to apologize for them. It's a process of knowing, and the more you know, the richer the sense of yourself. The firmer your foundation as a human being is"

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Jane Goodall Primatologist, Ethologist, Anthropologist
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"A good mother is protective but not over-protective. She's patient, she's affectionate, she's playful, but above all she is supportive."

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Jane Goodall Primatologist, Ethologist, Anthropologist
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"I had this wonderful, supportive mother who didn't get mad because of all the earth mucking up my bed. She just said they'd die - they needed the earth."

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Jez Williams Musician
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"What we've noticed is that people latch onto our music, and are very, very supportive of it, even almost defensive about it. Quite fanatical, some fans, aren't they? Just like they are in England, once they get a hold of "their" band, they don't want their band to get too big anyways."

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Justin Smith Athlete
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"We've done several concerts to promote literacy.. anywhere from children in Africa to children in St. George. It's definitely something that we have always been supportive of."

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