“I was pretty impressed during the opening of one of my shows, when the five-year-old daughter of a well-known movie actress took a running jump at one of my paintings, like she was diving into a swimming pool. I preferred to treat her impulse as a compliment rather than insult. Sadly she hurt herself more than the painting.” YearsWellsChildrenShowsRunningHurtKnownFivePaintingDaughterTreatsActressesOpeningImpulseFive YearsInsultComplimentSwimmingPoolImpressedWell KnownDivingFive Year OldsSwimming Pool Author:James Nares
“I think we're different, but we are very similar in a lot of ways, and we really complement each other in real life and on screen. Cameron [Diaz], for me, is like the teacher. And Kate's [Uptone] like my daughter. She's only five years older than my daughter, and so, I always wanted to protect her.” ThinkingWayYearsDifferentRealWantedFiveTeacherProtectDaughterScreensReal LifeFive YearsMy DaughterKateComplementCameron Author:Leslie Mann
“There's this unspoken history that exists between any mother and daughter, no matter how deep and loving the bond is, twenty-five years of being raised by someone, there's a kind of deep history which means that there are shortcuts to getting on each other's nerves.” YearsKindMeanMatterMotherFiveDaughterTwentiesRaisedFive YearsNervesTwenty FiveUnspokenShortcutsMother And Daughter Author:Stephen Karam
“I was working in, being a single parent with a grieving child of five years old. It was horrendous. I couldn't go out much, because I had my daughter to look after. So people used to come round, and Tony Harrington from The Wire came round.” PeopleYearsLooksChildrenUsedParentFiveDaughterRoundsGrievingFive YearsMy DaughterWireFive Year OldsSingle ParentBeing A Single Parent Author:David Toop
“The second wife [Trudi Bernstein] - the best part of that union, our two daughters, and that lasted about five years.” YearsTwoFiveWifeDaughterUnionsFive YearsTwo Daughters Author:Nat Hentoff
“I have a five year-old son and a three year-old daughter. I want my son to have a choice to contribute fully in the workforce or at home. And I want my daughter to have the choice to not just succeed, but to be liked for her accomplishments.” WantYearsHomeMotherChoicesThreeFiveSonSucceedDaughterAccomplishmentFive YearsMy DaughterMy SonThree YearsWorkforceFive Year OldsThree Year Olds Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“Although I have felt compelled to write things down since I was five years old, I doubt that my daughter ever will, for she is a singularly blessed and accepting child, delighted with life exactly as life presents itself to her, unafraid to go to sleep and unafraid to wake up. Keepers of private notebooks are a different breed altogether, lonely and resistant rearrangers of things, anxious malcontents, children afflicted apparently at birth with some presentiment of loss.” WritingYearsChildrenDifferentFeltLossSleepAcceptingDoubtFiveBirthDaughterLonelyWake UpBlessedFive YearsMy DaughterAnxiousCompelledDelightedNotebookGoing To SleepKeepersFive Year OldsUnafraidMalcontent Book:Slouching towards Bethlehem Source: Slouching towards Bethlehem
“If anyone's under a spell, Justina, it's me. Your daughter put one on me five years ago, and I haven't broken free of it yet. Oh, and you'll be delighted to know, we've decided to resume our relationship. Don't bother with congratulations—trust me, your expression is congratulations enough.” IfsKnowsYearsEnoughFiveHavensExpressionBrokenDaughterYears AgoDecidedBotherFive YearsSpellsOur RelationshipCongratulationsTrust MeDelightedResumesYour Daughter Book:One Foot in the Grave: A Night Huntress Novel Source: One Foot in the Grave: A Night Huntress Novel
“Many folks have asked me, 'How do you do it and why have you sacrificed so much to do this work?' The answer comes easy. I look at my daughter and find hope in that she is living in a world of struggle, of social and political movement. She and the other five-year-olds will grow up in a more just, more equitable world. She motivates me.” WorldYearsLooksPoliticalSocialGrowsEasyJusticeAnswersStruggleGrowing UpFiveMovementDaughterFolksFive YearsMy DaughterFive Year OldsEquitablePolitical Movements Author:Lateefah Simon
“I feel like I'm a stay-at-home mom, which I was for the five years before this. She's absolutely been my focus. That's the choice I made. Desperate Housewives is perfect for me. I get to go back to work and still be able to take my daughter to school and pick her up.” FeelsYearsMadeStillsHomeAbleSchoolMotherChoicesPerfectFiveFocusMomPicksDaughterDesperateFive YearsMy DaughterHousewifeStay At HomeBack To WorkStay At Home MomPerfect For MeDesperate Housewives Author:Teri Hatcher
“My daughter hasn't seen me with anybody in five years. I'm very, very selective when it comes to that because I want to make sure that it's real. I don't want her to see me with just anybody because she means everything to me.” WantYearsMeanRealMotherFiveDaughterFive YearsMy DaughterSelective Author:Brandy Norwood