Sentences with phrase «humble beginnings at»

As a proud Filipino - American lawyer with humble beginnings at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines, she is committed to serving her fellow kababayan with their legal issues.

From his humble beginnings at Brooklyn Technical High School to his 28 years as a professor at UC Berkeley, Gordin led a superlative career in both New York and San Francisco, with numerous museum and gallery exhibitions across the nation.

Players will be able to re-experience the original One Piece story, starting with Luffy's humble beginnings at Fushia Village to the latest Dressrosa arc.

Bolt's a very spoiled little mutt who's forgotten his humble beginnings at Polk County Animal Control, where you'll always find wonderful dogs for adoption.

Vilanch's first muse was actually Bette Midler, who discovered him during her humble beginnings at a nightclub in Chicago.

Following humble beginnings at the suburban New Jersey high school they attended, myYearbook partnered with game developer Arkadium to bring Flash based games and a virtual currency, called Lunch Money, to the site.

Sense of Touch is a multi-award winning day spa operator with six prestigious locations in Hong Kong that started from humble beginnings at their Hollywood Road location -LSB-...] More

A $ 100 initial investment isn't going to get you much of a return even if the yield is great, but it is a humble beginning at least.

Held at the lavish Hilton Treetops hotel it's fair to say that Aberdeen's second Granite City Comic - Con stepped up its venue this year from its humble beginning at Transition Extreme.

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«Look at how much game has grown since its humble beginnings,» said Faulk, showing rudimentary sprite graphics.

To explain this year's staggering growth rates, Duncan Stewart, director of Deloitte Canada's technology, media and telecommunications research group, points to the humble beginnings of those at the top.

James Cameron nNet worth: $ 650M nCameron's (at left) film career has humble beginnings — the Avatar - director sold his screenplay for The Terminator for just one dollar in exchange for the opportunity to direct the film.

James Cameron Net worth: $ 650M Cameron's (at left) film career has humble beginnings — the Avatar - director sold his screenplay for The Terminator for just one dollar in exchange for the opportunity to direct the film.

Let's take a peek at sportswear giant Nike, whose founders came from humble beginnings.

From A humble beginning in Jamaica, Lee - Chin came to Canada at 19 to study civil engineering at McMaster University.

Blankfein spoke about his humble beginnings growing up in housing projects in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn at a graduation speech at LaGuardia Community College two years ago.

Sure, I proactively sought out these relationships at industry events or through my existing network, but as I humbled myself and opened up to the idea of asking for help, these beneficial relationships also began to happen organically.

A humble herdsman of Tekoa, he appeared one day at the royal shrine of Bethel and, with a religious earnestness that moves us even yet as we read it, began to denounce the spiritual shallowness, the exploitation of the poor by the rich, the bribery, sexual indulgence, and general moral laxity which he saw all about him.

The prostration of the clergy at the beginning of the ceremony is a sign that the Son of God so humbled himself and became obedient unto death.

At a time when marriage is seen as obsolete or unnecessary, the presence of a prince of the Church at our humble wedding was a sign of an enduring commitment to the domestic Church, to the life of faith that begins in the homAt a time when marriage is seen as obsolete or unnecessary, the presence of a prince of the Church at our humble wedding was a sign of an enduring commitment to the domestic Church, to the life of faith that begins in the homat our humble wedding was a sign of an enduring commitment to the domestic Church, to the life of faith that begins in the home.

I am so humbled by the kind words, encouragement and cheers that I've received since my second cookbook, Power Bowls, officially published at the beginning of this month!

His humble beginnings began at his brother's acclaimed Pyzano's Pizzeria in Castro Valley.

From its humble beginnings as a boutique family - owned company, Warwick has grown to include showrooms in Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand and has established an extensive international network to be at the forefront of design and distribution.

Keeping «You» i.e. our Clients at the helm of our business strategy, Uflex with humble beginnings back in 1985 has evolved to become a USD 1 Billion Global Flexible Packaging Conglomerate today.

From humble beginnings as a steward to Chef de Cuisine at Cork Fire Kitchen, Chef Jason Rivas is the most recent addition to the culinary team at Temecula Creek Inn.

My father worked at the fire department with Jim Campbell, the man who originally invented and sold Mild to Wild Finishing Sauce (hence the fire dept. logo on the label) so my family has enjoyed this product from it's very humble beginnings.

From humble beginnings Conscious Chocolates have expanded rapidly, always keeping at our core an integrity for making uncompromisingly healthy, sumptuous vegan chocolate.

We are hard headed at the beginning of the season and humbled at the end.

In my humble opinion AFC have blundered again by not selling Sanchez / Özil / Walcott at the beginning of June.

The 37 - year - old's political star began rising sharply when he took to the rostrum at the Democratic National Convention and spoke passionately about his humble upbringing in South Florida.

From his humble beginnings as an amateur wrestler at the University of Michigan to winning the WCW World title in 2000, Steiner gained some great success on his own while becoming a notorious figure due to his short temper and unpredictable ways.

RELATED: This 50 Push - Up Challenge Will Transform Your Body in 30 Days Much like the Ice Bucket Challenge of 2014 (which raised $ 115 million for ALS research at its peak), # 22Pushups has exceeded its founders» wildest expectations: It began as a way to «simply humble ourselves with a physical act, and knock out 22 to honor veterans that we came across,» Mac explained in an email to Health.

But believe me, when you push too hard at the start and you're at minute 13 and you're struggling to get single reps with a weight you blew out easy reps with at the beginning, it's a humbling experience.

This expanding science is compelling, humbling, and, at the same time, empowering, as we now are beginning to make real inroads into understanding how changes in the microbiome (the collection of the microbes, their genetic material, and the metabolic products they create) affect health, disease resistance and longevity.

From the founders» humble beginnings of selling shoes from the back of their cars at sports events, Nike has evolved into the most fashionable sports lifestyle brand and is celebrated for its unbeatable success on the game field.

Taking a look back at her humble beginnings, Mindy opened up to The Everygirl about discovering her life's passion, growing into her career, and ascending to the top of the wedding world.

Considered by many to be the greatest chess player to ever live, Bobby Fischer Against the World is the first and definitive documentary biography of the eccentric genius who rose from humble beginnings and captivated a world audience with his victory over Russia's Boris Spassky at the height of the Cold War.

«Birth of a Director» is a shorter, one - on - one interview with a French journalist, and as the title suggests, it's principally focused on Farhadi's humble beginnings and on the thematic and formal evolution of his work (A Separation is discussed at length, but the amount of time spent on his earlier films suggests that the extra will be more useful to people already familiar with his previous features).

Humble beginnings led to several trips west, at least one in a boxcar, before he found stardom in Hollywood as one of its most iconic mid-century leading men.

The acting is superb — a career - making role for big lumbering Liam Neeson, so carefree and cocky at the beginning, so and concerned and determined in the middle, and so noble and humble at the end of the film.

SIFF: «Exhilarating yet touching, this vivacious documentary takes an honest look at the life of late fashion designer Alexander McQueen, from his humble beginnings and surge to stardom in the fashion world to his battles with mental illness, in an unflinching ode to one fashion's most original artists.»

SIFF: «Exhilarating yet touching, this vivacious documentary takes an honest look at the life of late fashion designer Alexander McQueen, from his humble beginnings and surge to stardom in the fashion

Beginning in 1965, Shelby and Ford led an all - out American assault on European sports car racing with the Daytona Coupe and GT - 40, culminating in the GT - 40's historic 1 -2-3 finish at the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hour, humbling the mighty Ferrari juggernaut as Henry Ford II proudly looked on.

From humble beginnings as a sketch, to the dynamic example presented at Pebble Beach, Prototype 9 has been brought to life as an after - hours endeavor by a passionate and enterprising team of employees from across the Nissan Motor Corporation.

The Prius has come a long way since its humble beginnings back at the turn of the century, but it continues to offer a unique style that's unmistakable.

From its humble beginnings in 1953 with the straight 6 Blue Flame engine to dominating the established foreign brands in competition at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, there's a lot of history that occurred in the early years that set Corvette on its path to being the world class sports car that we revere today.

They also stopped buying things like paper towels, and began shopping at a food pantry to get free food, an experience that Aja calls «very humbling.»

From our humble beginnings in an old metal barn 27 years ago until now, our work at the Animal Refuge Center may have changed and evolved over the years, but the need itself has never, ever changed.

She discovered massage was something she was very good at and it evolved from that humble beginning.

But tonight, we put the spotlight on Evan Perez, a reporter, born and raised in the humble beginnings of south - side Belize City, who worked his way to Justice Reporter at CNN.