“I am very proud of my mom and consider her the most courageous woman I know. With perseverance, sacrifice and hard work, she raised a family of Olympic athletes and gave us the tools and the spirit to succeed. That is something that my brothers and I will always be thankful for.” KnowsHardSpiritSacrificeBrotherHard WorkMomProudSucceedToolsRaisedPerseveranceAthleteMy MomMy BrotherCourageousBeing ThankfulOlympic AthleteCourageous WomenAlways Be Thankful Author:Diana Lopez
“Well, you know, I was raised by a 1970s feminist. My mom had a consciousness-raising group. I used to sit at the top of the stairs and listen to them.” KnowsWellsUsedConsciousnessGroupsMomRaisedFeministMy MomStairs Author:Ayelet Waldman
“In the first decade of my life, I came to know and love God, as I was raised in a Christian home and community.” KnowsFirstsHomeChristianCommunityAnd LoveRaisedDecadesGod LoveChristian Home Author:Chely Wright
“It wasn't easy once I started running 20th Century Fox. There were a lot of eyebrows raised, and it wasn't easy, that transition, because, you know, I had big shoes to fill and I was very young, 27.” KnowsBigsRunningYoungEasyCenturyRaisedShoesTransitionFoxes20th CenturyEyebrowsBig Shoes Author:Richard D. Zanuck
“The biggest change for me as a mom was realizing I needed to put someone else before me. Now the hardest part about the empty nest is learning to put myself first. I know that I have raised my sons to be big, strong, independent men who love God, themselves and care for others. I have to learn to let them have space and learn without me.” KnowsMenFirstsBigsCareStrongRealizingSpaceSonMomNeededEmptyIndependentRaisedHardestGod LoveMy SonNestsStrong IndependentEmpty Nest Author:Kim Alexis
“In early youth, as we contemplate our coming life, we are like children in a theatre before the curtain is raised, sitting there in high spirits and eagerly waiting for the play to begin. It is a blessing that we do not know what is really going to happen. Could we foresee it, there are times when children might seem like innocent prisoners, condemned, not to death, but to life, and as yet all unconscious of what their sentence means.” KnowsMeanChildrenPlaySeemsMightHappensSpiritWaitingYouthBlessingSittingRaisedSentencesTheatreInnocentUnconsciousPrisonerContemplatingCurtains Book:Suffering, Suicide and Immortality: Eight Essays from The Parerga Source: Suffering, Suicide and Immortality: Eight Essays from The Parerga