“Well, when you're the youngest of five, parents kind of lose interest more and more through the children. I think my eldest brother was under loads of pressure to do something amazing with his life, but by the time I came around they were like, 'Well, let's hope he doesn't kill a guy.'” ThinkingWellsKindChildrenGuyParentInterestLosesFiveBrotherPressureLoadEldest Author:Chris O'Dowd
“If the creatures with fur/feathers/fins are our brothers in a lower stage of development then their very weakness and inability to protest, demands that man should refrain from torturing them for the mere possibility of obtaining some knowledge which he believes may be to his own interest.” IfsMenShouldBelieveMayInterestAnimalStagePossibilityBrotherDevelopmentDemandCreaturesWeaknessMereProtestAnimal RightsFeathersInabilityFurRefrainObtainingFinsStages Of Development Author:Luther Burbank
“Our home had many books due principally to the educational interests of my sister and two brothers, all of whom where serious students engaged in professional studies; my sister became a doctor of medicine and my brothers became lawyers.” TwoBookHomeInterestStudyStudentsSeriousBrotherDoctorsMedicineEducationalDuesLawyerEngagedMy BrotherMy SisterTwo Brothers Author:Frederick Reines
“I know I'm going to have to get beyond being George H.W. Bush's son and Barbara's son -- for which I'm really proud. And I'm going to get beyond being George W.'s brother for which I am extraordinarily proud as well, there's a lot of interest in finding the ways that we are different and all this. Well, the simple fact is that we're all on our own life's journey -- my brothers and sister are different than me.” KnowsWayLifeWellsDifferentFactsInterestSimpleJourneySonBrotherProudFindingsMy BrotherBrothers And SistersBarbaraGeorge H W Bush Author:Jeb Bush
“I started to take a keen interest in food when I was 16 years old. When I was a young teenager my mother always encouraged my brother, my sister and I to get involved in the kitchen - stirring and smelling things so we would understand how things were made.” YearsMadeYoungMotherInterestBrotherInvolvedTeenagerMy BrotherKitchenMy SisterGet InvolvedStirring Author:Ainsley Harriott
“In one family, all goes by two and two. If a member of it has any interest, he or she will confide it to some one other; but the rest know nothing. In another family, all feel what touches one; nothing is kept dark from the father and mother, brothers and sisters--all share. This family habit is by far the better, it strengthens the tie between the members, and makes the home one home.” IfsKnowsFeelsTwoHomeMotherFatherInterestDarkShareBrotherHabitMembersTiesBrothers And Sisters Book:Notes of Thought Source: Notes of Thought
“The Sheldon Adelsons, the Koch brothers, the George Soroses, what we want to try to do is force them into the parties, not so that Kasich or whoever is going to straight to them and trying to kiss up to special interests, but so the parties have the power and they can direct the money.” WantTryingForceInterestPartySpecialBrotherKissingDirectSpecial Interests Author:Mark Shields
“What sparked my interest in the combat sports in general was my older brother. I guess older brothers are supposed to pick on their young brothers, but mine took it to a whole new level. He broke my collarbone, broke my rib, and knocked my teeth out.” WholeYoungSportsInterestLevelsMinesBrotherPicksTeethBrokeCombatRibsOlder BrotherSports In GeneralYoung Brother Author:Jake Hecht
“The only way your powers can become great is by exerting them outside the circle of your own narrow, special, selfish interests. And that is the reason of Christianity. Christ came into the world to save others, not to save himself; and no man is a true Christian who does not think constantly of how he can lift his brother, how he can assist his friend, how he can enlighten mankind, how he can make virtue the rule of conduct in the circle in which he lives.” ThinkingMenWorldWayDoeReasonChristianInterestChristChristianityVirtueSpecialMankindBrotherSelfishCirclesLiftsEnlighteningSelfish Interest Book:Selected Addresses and Public Papers of Woodrow Wilson Source: Selected Addresses and Public Papers of Woodrow Wilson
“I've got to give my brother a lot of credit because he's always introduced me to a lot of things and those films spiked an interest of, "Wow, this is an incredible world, how do you be a part of that?" That definitely helped me through my school years of doing theater.” WorldGivingYearsSchoolFilmInterestBrotherTheaterIncrediblesCreditMy BrotherWowSchool Years Author:Ed Speleers
“My interest in the psychological roots of psychosis has both personal (my brother Andrew committed suicide) and professional origins (I was trained in a behaviorist approach to psychology which - whatever its limitations - at least taught me to see human behavior in its social context).” HumansSocialInterestPsychologyTaughtBrotherBehaviorApproachRootsSuicideCommittedPsychologicalLimitationMy BrotherHuman BehaviorAndrewPsychosis Author:Richard Bentall
“We're always looking for the best people that apply and have showed interest about being on the [Big Brother] show. In the past, other houseguests' siblings have approached us or applied, and in some cases it works out like Elissa [Reilly Slater] and in some cases it doesn't. We want to make sure we have the best people ultimately.” PeopleWantShowsBigsPastInterestCasesBrotherWork OutSibling Author:Allison Grodner
“[My twin brother] he was the star artist of the family as we - as we were growing up. He eventually lost interest and went more towards literature and then medicine and then business and so on. But for me it became something that I did well. And it felt great being able to make something look like something.” WellsLooksAbleArtistLiteratureLostStarsFeltInterestGrowing UpGrowingBrotherMedicineTwinsLike SomethingTwin Brother Author:Kehinde Wiley
“Perhaps the itinerant upbringing my brothers and I had has something to do with my continued interest in perspectives different from my own.” DifferentInterestMy OwnBrotherPerspectiveMy BrotherUpbringing Author:Viggo Mortensen
“My oldest brother was stabbed thirty to forty times and strangled to death with his own belt when I was eight years old. Much of my life has been pockmarked with violence. So I had a natural interest in the topic, along with a strong home-field advantage.” YearsHas BeensHomeStrongInterestNaturalViolenceFieldsBrotherAdvantageEightThirtyFortyTopicsBelts Author:Jim Goad
“In some ways a mark of good parenting is that you don't try to make your children into little knockoffs of yourself. None of us went into business. None of us became powerful people like that. All of us pursued our own passions and our own interests. One of my brothers was filmmaker. One of my brothers was a teacher. My sister was a librarian.” PeopleWayTryingChildrenLittlesPassionInterestPowerfulTeacherBrotherMarkOur ChildrenYour ChildrenFilmmakerMy BrotherMy SisterPursuedLibrarianGood ParentGood ParentingKnockoffs Author:Bill Ayers
“Why did I decide to become an actor ? I decided because my brother helped me decide. I knew nothing about the entertainment industry, and never thought I actually would. I never had an interest in it. I grew up not watching many movies or rarely watching TV.” ActorsInterestBrotherTvsGrewIndustryGrew UpDecidedEntertainmentMy BrotherEntertainment IndustryWatching Tv Author:George Stults