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His performances instilled hope and helped me imagine a life beyond my circumstances.

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The confidence she instilled in us was really cool.

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In the book, he writes of "angry crescendos and heavy silences" from his parents' bedroom, which instilled a "constant watchfulness that became instinct before I understood why".

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“He always instilled in me that we fight for the underdog. There are literally millions of people whose lives he helped over the years who have no idea who he is.”

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Four decades into her career, Gibson epitomizes the relentless drive that her momager instilled.

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