“When it came time for college, I told my parents I was going to major in acting. And they were so removed from anything to do with show business - my dad built our house and my mom grew our food.” ShowsHouseParentActingCollegeGrewMomDadMajorsBuiltMy DadMy MomShow Business Author:Geena Davis
“So you're getting squeezed at both sides. You're taking care of your mom and dad and you're still doing caregiving with your kids, which is not easy. But I think overall, there's a level of satisfaction that might be unparalleled.” ThinkingStillsMightCareKidsEasySidesLevelsMomDadSatisfactionBoth SidesYour MomMom And DadCaregiving Author:Anna Quindlen
“I know that it's very dispiriting for people in their twenties, who expected to graduate from college, get their own apartments, get a job, and move forward with their lives, and in fact are still now living with Mom and Dad, which is challenging for all involved.” PeopleKnowsStillsFactsJobsMovingChallengesCollegeMomDadInvolvedTwentiesExpectedMoving ForwardGraduatesApartmentMom And Dad Author:Anna Quindlen
“Dad, once an aspiring architect, drove his own catering truck to feed factory workers in downtown Los Angeles, and mom, with a Mensa IQ and mathematical gifts, served as a bookkeeper and worked in a grocery store while pursuing her calling in music: playing piano and composing songs. Perhaps in a way, part of my drive was to complete their unfulfilled ambitions and dreams, but in my own way.” WayDreamSongMy OwnMomDadCallingAmbitionWorkersStoresMathematicalPianoLos AngelesArchitectFactoriesTruckGroceriesComposingDowntownGrocery StoresCateringPlaying PianoFactory WorkersBookkeepersAmbitions And DreamsDowntown Los Angeles Author:Dan Millman
“When I was born, my dad and my mom gave me names, but in Africa, when your child is born, especially close family members can suggest names they want to add on.” WantChildrenNamesBornMomDadMembersOur ChildrenAddMy DadMy MomYour ChildrenFamily MembersClose Family Author:Dikembe Mutombo
“The first show that my dad and my mom did together was for, was a comedy series, a short form that went in the middle of late-night news, and then through all of their career, it was always the "Ed Sullivan Show," it was a variety act, my dad was on the "Jimmy Dean Show" for a few years.” YearsFirstsShowsTogetherFormNightCareersComedyMiddleMomDadLateNewsSeriesMy DadMy MomVarietyJimmyDeanLate NightEd Sullivan Author:Brian Henson
“My dad and mom were, they would take what were popular hits, and lip-sync to them with puppets and do a ridiculous story.” StoriesMomDadMy DadLipsRidiculousPuppetsSync Author:Brian Henson
“I've seen a lot in my life. My dad was pretty gnarly but I loved him and I wouldn't change it for the world. My mom's a survivor.” WorldMomDadMy DadMy MomSurvivorGnarly Author:Taryn Manning
“I grew up in a very musical household. There was music and dance. My great-grandma was a famous tap dancer in the '40s, my mom was a dancer, she met my dad on the road when he was on tour in the '60s. Music is my heart and soul, it's my love.” HeartSoulGrewMomDadMy HeartMetsGrew UpMusic IsMusicalMy DadMy MomDancerHouseholdHeart And SoulGrandmaMusic And DanceTap DancersGreat Grandma Author:Taryn Manning
“My parents both worked - my mom was an accountant, and my dad is a builder - and that taught me about having a really strong work ethic, and I respected them a lot for that.” StrongParentTaughtMomDadEthicsMy DadMy MomWork EthicBuilderAccountantsStrong Work Ethic Author:Miranda Kerr
“Undoubtedly, the biggest influence on my life is my mom, followed pretty closely by my dad.” Life IsInfluenceMomDadMy DadMy Mom Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“My mom is a great cook, and family dinners were a must growing up, even if that meant eating at 10 p.m. when my dad got home from the hospital. It's where we did our family bonding.” IfsHomeGrowing UpGrowingMomDadEatingMy DadMy MomDinnerCooksOur FamilyHospitalsBondingFamily DinnerFamily Bonding Author:Daphne Oz
“I was going through some stuff regarding my mom and dad. There was 30 years difference [between them], so when you hear the lyric, "Girl I love you / You know I do / And I do not doubt / That you love me too / But you're so young / Your life has just begun", that's what I was wondering. They were married for 44 years.” KnowsYearsYoungGirlStuffDifferencesWonderDoubtLove YouMomDadMarriedMy MomMom And Dad Author:Andy Kim
“I take the kids skiing every year, and my husband doesn't always go. The way I grew up, that's very normal. My mom would take us skiing, but my dad hates cold weather.” WayYearsKidsHateGrewMomColdDadHusbandNormalGrew UpMy DadMy MomWeatherMy HusbandSkiingCold Weather Author:Julie Bowen
“You can write songs about your comic books and the girl or boy you sort of know and your mom and dad and it's all right there in front of you.” KnowsWritingBookSongGirlBoysFrontsMomDadComicComic BookYour MomMom And Dad Author:Scott McClanahan
“I was 12 or 13, and I had seen a demo about origami at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. My dad, my step-mom, and I were at the Japan pavilion of Epcot, and my dad was going to get me an origami book. They had these really sick origami books with an overleaf, but those packs can sometimes blow, because they give you, like, eight sheets.” GivingBookSometimesStepsMomDadGardenSickMy DadBlowEightJapanPacksSheetsBrooklynDemosOrigamiEpcot Author:Adam Richman
“My Dad played the trombone and I think my Mom played the piano for about two years. It is very self-driven. They pushed me to do piano lessons, but they were never forceful about anything. They never pushed me to sing or anything, it was something that I did myself.” ThinkingYearsTwoSelfMomDadLessonsMy DadMy MomDrivenPianoTwo YearsPiano LessonTrombone Author:Thomston
“Between my mom and dad, I would hear a lot of Earth, Wind, and Fire. My mom loved Chaka Khan, so that was on in the car a lot.” EarthFireCarWindMomDadMy MomMom And Dad Author:Jillian Hervey
“You know, you always want to just do your own thing - I mean some people want to be exactly like their parents - Ibut I wanted to do my own thing and I ended up doing a kind of mix of my mom and dad.” PeopleKnowsWantKindMeanWantedParentMy OwnMomDadMy MomMom And Dad Author:Jillian Hervey
“I feel like my dad was the more artistic one, creating his own thing, loving to be around people, and all this stuff, doing exciting things, and my mom was more of the performer.” PeopleFeelsStuffMomDadCreatingExcitingMy DadMy MomArtisticPerformersExciting Things Author:Jillian Hervey
“I think people couldn't really put me in [one race]. I wasn't Mexican, I wasn't white, I wasn't black, I wasn't Asian... I wasn't anything, and I didn't really fit into anybody's group. My dad is Mexican, and my mom is French and Danish.” PeopleThinkingBlackWhiteRaceGroupsMomDadFitMy DadMy MomAsianMexicanDanish Author:Jessica Alba
“Dad and Mom were frustrated artists - Dad wanted to study engineering or architecture and Mom wanted to be an actress - but the world was a different place when they were young so Dad became a public works foreman and Mom became a stay-at-home mom. When I said I wanted to be a writer, they were thrilled. They did everything in their power to support me.” WorldSaidDifferentHomeWantedYoungArtistSupportStudyMomDadActressesArchitectureEngineeringFrustratedDifferent PlaceStay At HomeSupport MeStay At Home Mom Author:Eden Robinson
“My mom moved up north to make more money to support the family, and I was left with my dad and I was just bounced around from one family to another.” LeftSupportMomDadMovedMy DadMy MomMore MoneyUp North Author:Diamond Dallas Page
“I'm a small town boy from a place not too different from Farmville. I grew up with a corn field in my backyard. My grandfather had emigrated to this country when he was about my son's age. My mom and dad built everything that matters in a small town in southern Indiana. They built a family and a good name and a business, and they raised a family.” DifferentCountryMatterAgeNamesBoysFieldsSonGrewMomDadGrew UpBuiltTownsRaisedMy MomMy SonSouthernGrandfatherSmall TownCornMy GrandfatherBackyardsIndianaMom And Dad Author:Mike Pence
“We played in an era where you were taught to hate your opponent. But life changes. I raise my kids differently than my mom and dad raised their kids.” KidsHateTaughtMomDadRaisesRaisedMy MomErasLife ChangingOpponentsHate YouMom And Dad Author:Wayne Gretzky
“I was so lucky. I had a dad and a mom that loved me and my sisters so much. My Uncle Mike and Uncle Frank were married. They must be together for fortysomething years now. Long story short, there was never any stigma attached to that. At the youngest age, I remember my dad saying, "Sometimes men love men and women love women. It's nature.” MenYearsLongSometimesStoriesAgeTogetherRememberMomDadLuckyMarriedMen And WomenMy DadMy SisterFrankUnclesMikeStigmaSo LuckyLong Story Author:Michael Buble
“My mom and dad have had a huge impact on my life, so I look up to them. As a actor, I would say Hugh Jackman.” LooksActorsHugeMomDadImpactMy MomLook UpMom And Dad Author:Jacob Hopkins
“My dad died when I was a kid, so I think it became a place for me to go where my mom knew that I was safe and taken care of and looked after.” ThinkingCareKidsTakenMomDadSafeDiedMy DadMy MomDad DiedMy Dad Died Author:Zachary Quinto
“I never followed a band, I never followed a - nothing. I think maybe it's because my mom and dad were not like that, and it was just me and mom and dad. We were very close; we spent a lot of time just together, just enjoying each other's company.” ThinkingTogetherEnjoyCompanyMomDadBandMy MomMom And Dad Author:Luke Evans
“My mom is really great with me and for me, because I think she makes an effort to make sure there is some normalcy in my life, and her and my dad don't really treat me any differently.” ThinkingEffortMomDadTreatsMy DadMy MomReally GreatNormalcy Author:Ashley Greene
“We're our kids' first and best role models. So the first question is, what are you as a mom or a dad doing every day, or every week, to start getting into the good habits?” FirstsKidsRolesWeekMomHabitDadModelsRole ModelsGood Habits Author:Michelle Obama
“How my relationship with my parents influenced my writing, really not at all. My dad was a mechanic, my mom a nurse.” WritingParentMomDadMy DadMy MomNurseMechanic Author:Max Lucado
“When [my dad] was at the University of Michigan, my mom was a social-worker. As he rose, he voted for [Adlai] Stevenson initially. Then he voted for [Dwight] Eisenhower. Then he kept voting Republican until he voted for Barack Obama. So that's kind of amazing. But he was offered a cabinet post by Eisenhower in his second term. So he was moderate Republican. But if you asked him, he would've said, "I don't have any politics. I'm a business person." Mainstream, the American view, as he understood it.” IfsKindPersonsSaidSocialTermViewsMomDadRepublicanUnderstoodRoseWorkersUniversityMy DadMy MomBarackPostsVotingMainstreamModeratesCabinetsMichiganSocial WorkerBusiness PersonDwightDwight EisenhowerUniversity Of MichiganVoting Republican Author:Bill Ayers
“I hate that blacks and Hispanics are pitted against each other I really do, call me naive, I grew up in an adopted family where my mom is Christian and Caucasian, my dad is Jewish, my sister is Mexican and I don't know, I don't tan so well. I think I'm mostly Irish.” ThinkingKnowsWellsChristianHateGrewMomDadGrew UpI HateMy DadMy MomCall MeMy SisterAdoptedNaiveMexicanCaucasian Author:Andrew Breitbart
“My Mom and Dad had six kids, and four of the six were going down the same road I was.” KidsFourMomDadSixMy MomMom And Dad Author:Randy Travis
“I think being poor has been good for me. I saw how my mom and dad struggled, and how they could stretch a dollar farther than you could begin to imagine.” ThinkingHas BeensPoorSawsImagineMomDadDollarsMy MomMom And Dad Author:Dolly Parton
“I existed in a space where my mother was a black woman and my father was a white man. And that's how I saw the world. I was just like, some dads are whites and some moms are black. And that's how it is.” MenWorldMotherFatherBlackSpaceWhiteSawsMomDadWhite ManBlack Women Author:Trevor Noah
“I was really lucky in that my mom and dad never got caught in the act, so to speak. So my mom was caught fraternizing with my dad. My mom was caught, you know, in the building that my father lived in. My mom was caught in a white neighborhood past curfew without the right permits. My mother was caught in transition. And that was key because had she been caught in the act, then, as the law says, she could've spent anywhere up to four years in prison.” KnowsYearsPastLawMotherFatherSpeakWhiteFourBuildingKeysMomDadLuckyPrisonMy DadCaughtMy MomNeighborhoodTransitionPermitFour YearsMom And DadCurfewCaught In The Act Author:Trevor Noah
“I don't know anyone on my mom's or dad's side that was a musician.” KnowsSidesMomDadMusicianMy Mom Author:Tim Kinsella
“When I got drafted I was sitting at home with my Mom watching the draft live on the internet when my name popped up on the screen. We both jumped up in joy and I immediately called my Dad who was out of town for work. Everyone was thrilled and then about 10 minutes late Matt Anderson (the Marlins scout who drafted me) called to give me the news as well and to start negotiating a contract.” GivingWellsHomeJoyNamesMinutesMomInternetDadLateNewsSittingGive MeTownsMy DadMy MomScreensContractsNegotiating Author:Graham Taylor
“To see the way that [my mother] held our family together after my dad passed away, and then went to college after my youngest sister went off to school on her own, and mom went and got a college degree in her 60s is just incredibly inspiring. So, I would just say my folks.” WaySchoolTogetherMotherCollegeMomDadDegreesMy DadFolksOur FamilyPassed AwayCollege DegreeFamily TogetherDad Passed Away Author:Mike Pence
“My family was into music. My dad was into music down south. My mom and grandmother were into gospel music so there were all types. That was my inspiration.” InspirationMomTypeDadMy FamilySouthMy DadMy MomGrandmotherGospel Music Author:Joe Louis Walker
“I remember going to Shibe Park, Connie Mack, when I was a kid with my dad and my mom. I felt more neighborhood-esque. And I like the idea, and I love the new downtown ballparks. I love when the venue is situated in a vibrant part of the urban setting.” IdeasKidsRememberFeltMomDadMy DadMy MomSettingSettingsParksNeighborhoodUrbanDowntownVenuesBallparksMack Author:Joe Maddon
“My support group - my mom, my dad, my sisters, my brothers-in-law, my immediate nieces and nephews, my immediate family like Aunt Donna - I know I can trust them. Most of the other people...they never called me before, they never said "I love you" before, they never wanted to take a picture with me at family reunions. It's like, don't do it now...You win the lottery and all of a sudden everybody's your best friend.” PeopleKnowsSaidI CanWantedLawWinningSupportGroupsLove YouBrotherMomDadMy DadMy MomMy BrotherMy SisterAuntIn-lawsLotteryReunionYour Best FriendNephewNieceFamily ReunionSupport GroupsBrother In LawNiece And NephewImmediate Family Author:Carrie Underwood
“Kids really need love from two parents. It doesn't matter if it's a mom and a mom, or a dad and a dad.” IfsNeedsTwoMatterKidsParentMomDadNeed Love Author:Brendon Ayanbadejo
“What stood me in good stead was my upbringing. I had a musician father, a very religious mother who totally supported us. My mom gave me my moral code which, even if I was bad, I wasn't bad for very long. If you're born and raised Catholic, it stays with you a lifetime. It's a good thing to have. My dad gave me a very professional attitude to the music business, and for that I thank them 100%.” IfsLongMotherFatherBornReligiousAttitudeMoralMomDadMusicianCatholicGood ThingsLifetimeRaisedMy DadMy MomCodeUpbringingMusic BusinessBorn And RaisedMoral Code Author:Suzi Quatro
“[Peter Norman]was born and raised under the auspices of his mom and dad being involved in the Salvation Army. He believed in humanity. At all costs, he believed in humanity.” HumanityBornMomDadInvolvedCostArmySalvationRaisedPeterMom And DadBorn And RaisedSalvation Army Author:John Carlos
“My mom lost her dad at a very young age, and has this sort of belief system of, you know, "If there's something that you want to do, if there's something that means a lot to you, do it now."” IfsKnowsWantMeanAgeYoungBeliefLostMomDadMy MomYoung AgeBelief Systems Author:Emma Stone
“I think how strict my mother's home could be with my mom and my stepfather, there was a fluidity and freedom in my dad's existence that I enjoyed when I was around him, though the responsibility was just different. He expected me to carry myself a certain way without all the rules and confines.” ThinkingWayDifferentHomeMotherCertainExistenceResponsibilityMomDadMy DadMy MomExpectedEnjoyedStrictFluidityStepfathers Author:Mahershala Ali
“I can't say that I have a biggest inspiration because I look at all positive inspirations. My mom, my dad and my coach, too, inspire me. No one is bigger. I just use it all and take it and use it.” LooksI CanUseInspirationInspireMomDadBiggerMy DadMy MomCoaches Author:Devon Alexander