“My dad was a singer in a band and neither of my parents went to college, and I ended up getting into Harvard and was the first person in my family that went to college and it happened to be Harvard.” FirstsPersonsParentHappenedCollegeDadBandMy FamilyMy DadSingersHarvardFirst Person Author:Dean Norris
“I want to be a dad, first and foremost. I want to be a good father. I've spent so much of my life on the move and travelling around the world that just to set up a home for my family and be a good dad is something that motivates me.” WorldWantFirstsHomeMovingFatherDadMy FamilyAround The WorldGood FatherGood Dad Author:Ricky Ponting
“I've been a pretty selfish mom and a very unselfish athlete for about three years now and it's time to put my family first. It's probably time to move on.” YearsFirstsMovingThreeMomMy FamilyAthleteSelfishThree YearsUnselfishTime To Move OnFamily First Author:Melanie Roach
“When I was trying out for my first Olympics at 16, my family and coaches tried to regulate what I ate. But the stricter they got, the more I rebelled.” TryingFirstsMy FamilyCoachesOlympics Author:Alicia Sacramone
“In '87 - four years after 'Sports' was released - my family and I began vacationing in Montana. I soon bought my first piece of land in Ravalli County, in the western part of the state.” YearsFirstsStatesSportsPiecesFourLandMy FamilyWesternFour YearsCountyMontana Author:Huey Lewis
“When I first found out that I was an Idol finalist, I cried tears of happiness. I was just so happy, and my family was there and the fact that got to see that moment and share that moment with me was just everything to me.” FirstsMomentsFactsFoundShareTearsMy FamilyThat MomentIdolsCried Author:Pia Toscano
“I got my first guitar when I was 16. I'd play for my family and friends, but taking that guitar out there into the wide, wide world wasn't something I ever thought about.” WorldFirstsPlayMy FamilyGuitarWideProfessionFamily And Friends Author:Don McLean
“I've spent the first part of my life in the shadow of my family. I'm not going to live in the shadow of my husband.” FirstsHusbandShadowMy FamilyMy Husband Author:Martha Wainwright
“War affected my family a lot, and I was quite curious about it. I first went off to war in the early 90's as a journalist, partly out of curiosity and partly because I needed a career. War reporting has been very glamorous and exciting, and everything else that young men like.” MenFirstsHas BeensWarYoungCareersNeededMy FamilyExcitingCuriosityCuriousJournalistYoung ManAffectedGlamorous Author:Sebastian Junger
“Having embraced Islam, I felt as if I were born again! I found in Islam the answers to those queries which I had failed to find in Christianity. Particularly, it was only Islam that provided satisfactory answer to the question relating to the birth of Christ. For the first time I was convinced about the religion itself. I pray my family members might appreciate these facts.” IfsFirstsFactsMightFoundFeltChristBornAnswersChristianityPrayingBirthMembersFirst TimeAppreciateMy FamilyIslamConvincedI PrayBorn AgainFamily MembersQueries Author:Jermaine Jackson
“I watched the Star Wars trilogy with some good friends of mine for the first time in a few years, I read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies-one of those first mashup books-and then I went to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival with my family.” YearsFirstsBookWarStarsMinesPrideFirst TimeMy FamilyPrejudiceGood FriendZombieFestivalsOregonTrilogiesMashups Author:Ian Doescher
“My life and the life of my family has to do with exploration, with adventure. My grandfather was the first man in the stratosphere, and my father was the first to touch the deepest point in the ocean... For me, adventure and exploration is something in the blood.” MenFirstsFatherBloodAdventureOceanMy FamilyExplorationGrandfatherMy Grandfather Author:Bertrand Piccard