“I was four when I started modeling. My mom was very much an off-the-stage mom who knew nothing about the business. She married my stepdad when I was about four, and he had been an actor. Because I was a really smiley kid and could read, which is something they're always looking for, she just decided to give it a shot.” GivingKidsActorsFourStageMomMarriedShotsDecidedMy MomModelingSmileyStepdads Author:Charlotte Arnold
“I'm a strong supporter of comfort breeds complacency. Growing up poor I wasn't comfortable, my mom had to work so hard and I woke up one day and decided I was not going to come home until I could help her pay the bills.” HardHelpingHomeStrongPoorPayGrowing UpGrowingMomComfortOne DayComfortableDecidedBillsMy MomComing HomeSupporterComplacency Author:Farrah Gray
“I turned to my mom and said, Im going to be a martial arts movie star. She didnt believe me, and neither did my dad. They both thought I would grow out of it. That it was a phase. I decided then I was going to do it or die trying.” TryingBelieveArtSaidDiesStarsGrowsMomDadDecidedMy DadMy MomMartial ArtsBelieve In MePhasesMovie Star Author:Scott Adkins
“I have an older sister and my mom would dress us up identically, so in all of our pictures, we're in these giant pink, poufy outfits. I remember when I was four or five, we all went to a theme park and I had to go to the bathroom but couldn't hold it in anymore. Let's just say, I had to buy a brand new outfit! But that moment was the first time I remember ever wearing something different from my sister at an event. It was my breakthrough moment when I decided I was never going to match my sister again!” FirstsDifferentMomentsRememberFiveFourEventsMomFirst TimeDecidedDressesMy MomBrandsGiantsParksThemeThat MomentMy SisterBathroomRemember WhenBreakthroughBrand NewOutfitsOlder SisterTheme Parks Author:Analeigh Tipton
“As Cindy Sheehan was gathering public sympathy as the Gold Star mom against the killing in Iraq, the Republican party decided to import an easier target to pummel. So they brought over the 'I-salute-your-courage, Saddam' religious fundamentalist crack-pot who can't tell us where the money went.” StarsReligiousPartyMomEasierRepublicanDecidedGoldKillingIraqTargetCracksPotRepublican PartySaddamGatheringFundamentalistImportsSaluteCindy Author:Greg Palast
“I want you to think back to when you were a kid. Remember the day you learned you could burn ants with a magnifying glass? Oh, what a great day that was! You got to be God. You decided who lived, who died. I must've burned ants for an hour, just laughing. Then I saw one on my arm. Let me tell you something, when you burn yourself with a magnifying glass, you're on your own. You can't even tell your mom, because she gives that face, Oh, he is that stupid.” ThinkingWantGivingKidsRememberFacesHoursLaughingSawsStupidArmsMomDecidedLet MeDiedGlassesBurnedI Want YouAntsYour MomGreat DayMagnifyingMagnifying Glass Author:Bill Engvall
“My mom was a great cook so I always wanted to eat and make stuff. I did cooking in 4-H but it wasn't until I was out of college that I decided I wanted to make this my career.” WantedStuffCareersCollegeMomDecidedCookingMy MomCooks Author:Anne Burrell
“I'm not just retiring from the runway, I'm retiring from all modeling. God, I love saying that! When I was 18, my mom said I have to have a plan. I decided I'd leave on top. I want to be like the athletes who seem stuck in time. When you see them at 50, you say they probably can still run like a champ.” WantSaidStillsSeemsRunningPlansMomDecidedAthleteMy MomStuckRetiringModelingRunway Author:Tyra Banks
“In the Miss America system talent is worth 50 percent of a contestant's points so my mom encouraged me to give it a try. And once I decided to do it, like anything else, I gave it 110 percent.” GivingTryingAmericaTalentMissingMomPercentDecidedMy MomContestantsMiss America Author:Gretchen Carlson
“I came back and decided that I wanted to go to college for acting and got my family on board. My mom, who was a single mom, was a little reticent, but I think after that summer [in the Governor's School], she saw a shift in me and realized that it was something I wanted more than just a hobby.” ThinkingLittlesWantedSchoolActingSawsCollegeMomSummerMy FamilyDecidedMy MomBoardsGovernorsHobbiesSingle Mom Author:Zachary Quinto
“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