“I finished high school, moved to Nashville for college, and set out to break into the music business. Every night when I called home with news of my experiences, my mom and dad would encourage me to keep taking those small steps.” HomeSchoolNightStepsBreakCollegeMomDadNewsHigh SchoolMovedMy MomFinishedEvery NightMusic BusinessNashvilleMom And DadSmall Steps Author:Trisha Yearwood
“There was a nobility in poverty when I was growing up. My mom was poor but she was planting roses and she was cleaning the steps, you know what I mean. You didn't feel sorry for yourself.” KnowsFeelsMeanPoorStepsPovertyGrowing UpGrowingMomRoseSorryMy MomCleaningNobilityFeel Sorry For You Author:Ricky Gervais
“It's about prioritizing. Just take it one step at a time. Do the best that you can. I'm a mom and I have two husbands - an ex husband and a next husband. It's a blended family and it's very hard to keep things together, but we're happy and we live in love. Djimon and I are so happy.” TwoHardTogetherNextStepsMomHusbandExesDo The BestPrioritizeOne Step At A TimeEx Husband Author:Kimora Lee Simmons
“I do a little sign on the court every time i make a shot or a good pass and i pound my chest and point to the sky - it symbolizes that i have a heart for God. It’s something that my mom and I came up with in college and I do it every time I step on the floor as a reminder of who i’m playing for.” HeartLittlesStepsSkyCollegeMomShotsCourtMy MomPoundsChestsRemindersBasketball MotivationMvpBasketball Success Author:Stephen Curry
“When I was a kid I didn't feel like I fit in because - this is really silly and I probably shouldn't say it, but, I didn't think anything was funny. So I used to go home and literally cry to my mom and my step-dad at the time and I didn't think anything was funny. I couldn't laugh.” ThinkingFeelsHomeKidsUsedStepsLaughingCryMomDadFitMy MomSillyStep Dad Author:Courteney Cox
“Everything I do is for my mom. Every time I step out there and try to get better, it's for her.” TryingStepsMomMy MomGet Better Author:Hines Ward
“My mom is my heart. But my [step]dad was my role model, the hardest working man I ever knew.” MenHeartStepsRolesMomDadMy HeartModelsMy MomHardestRole ModelsWorking ManStep Dad Author:Brian Urlacher
“Oh, yeah. I grew up in Southern California in the 1960′s. It was very different. I was an only child as opposed to having siblings. My brothers all lived with my step-mom. I am very close to them, but we were not raised in the same house.” ChildrenDifferentHouseStepsBrotherGrewMomGrew UpYeahRaisedCaliforniaMy BrotherSouthern1960sSiblingOnly ChildSouthern California Author:David Cassidy
“It's hard for your mom to tell you she has an oral fixation and has to have something in her mouth. My step dad is in the kitchen winking at me. You down with OPP, yeah you know me. Exciting is and a special... What? Easy, and why do you know all the words? That's weird.” KnowsHardEasyStepsSpecialMomDadMouthsExcitingYeahKitchenDo You KnowKnow MeYour MomFixationWinkingStep Dad Author:David Spade
“When I was really young, my mom enrolled me in dance classes. "Mom, I'm too young to dance," I told her. She kind of forced me, but I ended up loving it, and after the first lesson I came back and said, "Come on, Mom, I'll show you the box step." That introduced me not just to dancing but also to working with someone without having a goal.” KindSaidShowsYoungGoalStepsClassMomLessonsDancingBoxesMy MomDance Class Author:Jeff Bridges
“I started bettysbattle.org, which is a charity in honor of my mom, associated with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, a charity that is near and dear to my heart. We turned to them for resources and information. They were there for us every step of the way, from the day that Mom was diagnosed. I formed a charity in honor of my mom and them. I'm the national ALS ambassador for MDA. I do their telethon every year.” WayYearsHeartStepsInformationMomMy HeartHonorResourcesCharityDearMy MomAlsAssociationEvery StepAmbassadorsMuscular Dystrophy Author:Nancy O'Dell
“I mean, my wife is always like - I don't write lyrics. So I couldn't, like, really technically write a song for anyone. I could write a very nice instrumental. So she always sort of gives me a hard time because it's just such a ridiculously impossible standard to live up to, that your step-dad wrote that song for your mom.” GivingWritingMeanHardSongStepsNiceWifeImpossibleMomDadStandardsGive MeMy WifeHard TimesVery NiceYour MomStep Dad Author:Mark Ronson
“I remember my mom had a conversation with Sam Jackson about what she should do with our careers and what the next step should be; I was eight and my brother was nine. He said, "You need to get them on Broadway."” NeedsShouldSaidRememberNextStepsCareersBrotherMomConversationMy MomEightNineMy BrotherBroadwayNext StepsSam Jackson Author:Aldis Hodge
“I was 12 or 13, and I had seen a demo about origami at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. My dad, my step-mom, and I were at the Japan pavilion of Epcot, and my dad was going to get me an origami book. They had these really sick origami books with an overleaf, but those packs can sometimes blow, because they give you, like, eight sheets.” GivingBookSometimesStepsMomDadGardenSickMy DadBlowEightJapanPacksSheetsBrooklynDemosOrigamiEpcot Author:Adam Richman
“If I'm a young mom or young dad, I can find a great source of strength. God has promised that He will help me to be the mom or dad that He wants me to be. He has promised to be with me every step of the way. He has promised that He will never leave me or forsake me. These are wonderful promises that I can learn to trust and build a life on.” IfsWayWantI CanHelpingYoungStepsWonderfulSourceMomDadPromiseHelp MeWant MeLeaving MeEvery StepForsakeSource Of StrengthNever Leave MeHe Wants Me Author:Max Lucado
“When my mom ran for the Senate, my dad was there for her every step of the way. I can still hear her saying in her beautiful voice, 'Why should women have any less say than men, about the great decisions facing our nation?'” MenWayShouldStillsI CanBeautifulFatherNationsVoiceDecisionStepsMomDadMy DadMy MomRanSenateEvery StepBeautiful Voice Author:Mitt Romney