He explained: "My upbringing provided the perfect platform to be an entrepreneur".
If her upbringing provided the budding artist with psychological material, it also suggested the means for expressing it.
There she realizes that her upbringing provided her with what she needs to survive — a sense of humor, an inclination to hard work and good cheer.
He drew directly on this upbringing to provide the context for the Alex Cross books.
Coffin was raised on a farm, an upbringing that provided little opportunity for formal education.
Satirical yet affectionate, the novel draws on Mitford's own upbringing, and provides a sepia portrait of what it meant to grow up longing for romance among the 1930s landed gentry.
While mathematics is the foundation for his study into the nature of the universe, he credits his family and upbringing for providing him with the foundation for success.
It is all a far cry from the world of modern football but the values of his upbringing have provided him with a management style that the players respect and respond to - discipline and hard work is mixed with warmth and openness.
Hepburn said she realized from a young age that she was the product of "two very remarkable parents", and credited her "enormously lucky" upbringing with providing the foundation for her success.
If you've had a Christian upbringing, Christian artists might provide that inspirational boost.
