“My mother has been to Mecca to perform her hajj; my dad hasn't. I come from a very liberal family, so even the people who are outwardly religious tend to subscribe to gender equality, the importance of open-mindedness, all that stuff. My family is generally nonprescriptive.” PeopleHas BeensMotherStuffReligiousDadMy FamilyImportanceMy DadGenderGender EqualityOpen MindednessMeccaHajj Author:Mohsin Hamid
“My mom's a translator, my dad's a woodworker; that's the world I grew up in, that's the world I'm most comfortable in. The whole idea of Hollywood or any of that other stuff that unfortunately goes along with film, that wasn't part of my upbringing, thankfully.” WorldIdeasWholeFilmStuffGrewMomDadComfortableGrew UpHollywoodMy DadMy MomUpbringingTranslators Author:Tatiana Maslany
“When I was a kid, my step dad started this business and would go out and get lost cows and stuff. He was part-time truck driver, farmer and cowboy. He taught me how to ride from an early age.” KidsAgeLostStuffStepsTaughtDadDriversFarmersCowsCowboyTruckPart TimeTruck DriverStep Dad Author:Tim McGraw
“My Dad was from Liverpool, and he picked it up in the army. He'd often come out with this stuff.” StuffDadArmyMy DadLiverpool Author:Mike Myers
“We come from fallible parents who were kids once, who decided to have kids and who had to learn how to be parents. Faults are made and damage is done, whether it's conscious or not. Everyone's got their own 'stuff,' their own issues, and their own anger at Mom and Dad. That is what family is. Family is almost naturally dysfunctional.” MadeDoneKidsStuffParentIssuesMomDadConsciousDecidedFaultsDamageMom And DadDamage Is Done Author:Chris Pine