“I started to get so many letters from unlikely people; a single mum going, "I watch your show, I'm not into survival, but I hold down four jobs and I get it when you say it's about persistence and putting a positive attitude into things during difficult times." That for me was a great liberator to realize that the show isn't about me running around, jumping off stuff and flexing muscles, it's about inspiring people. That makes me really happy.” PeopleShowsRunningJobsStuffDifficultRealizingAttitudeWatchesFourSurvivalLettersPersistencePositive AttitudeMusclesMumJumpingUnlikelyDifficult TimesReally HappyJumping OffLiberatorsFlexing Author:Bear Grylls
“My mum was too busy raising four of us to encourage my hopes. But I'm glad I had the upbringing I did. It made me a worrier and a thoughtful, curious person.” PersonsMadeFourBusyGladCuriousThoughtfulMumUpbringingToo Busy Author:Ellie Goulding
“So yeah, anyway - I'm thirty-four and my mother is desperate for me to get married. She thinks settling down is what you should be doing at thirty-four. How would she like it if I turned to her the day she hits eighty and said: 'Hey, Mum - when are you going to break your hip? All your friends are breaking theirs'?” IfsThinkingShouldSaidMotherMarriageBreakFourMarriedYeahHeyHipsSettlingThirtyDesperateMumEightySettling Down Author:Sue Margolis
“You could probably go three or four months without the word 'God' coming from my dad's mouth; Mum would pray for a parking space.” ThreeSpaceFourMonthsPrayingDadMouthsMy DadMumParkingParking Space Author:Laurence Fox
“My mum's name is Marilyn O'Connor. She's here tonight and I would like if you see her for you to congratulate her because she brought up four kids alone and she deserves congratulations for that.” IfsKidsNamesFourDeserveTonightMumCongratulations Author:Philip Seymour Hoffman