“I don't think you play for other people's expectations, you know. You don't go and become a lawyer because your mother or father want you to, you don't become a coach because somebody wants you to.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantPlayMotherFatherExpectationsLawyerCoaches Author:Mike Krzyzewski
“When I was a kid they didn't call it dyslexia. They called it you know, you were slow, or you were retarded, or whatever. What you can never change is the effect that the words 'dumb' and 'stupid' have on young people. I knew I wasn't stupid, and I knew I wasn't dumb. My mother told me that. If you read to me, I could tell you everything that you read. They didn't know what it was. They knew I wasn't lazy, but what was it?” PeopleIfsKnowsKidsYoungMotherEffectsStupidDumbLazyNever ChangeRetardedDyslexia Author:Whoopi Goldberg
“I remember when my mother, Shyamala Harris, bought our first home. I was thirteen. She was so proud, and my sister and I were so excited. Millions of Americans know that feeling of walking through the front door of their own home for the first time - the feeling of reaching for opportunity and finding it.” KnowsFirstsFeelingsHomeRememberMotherOpportunityMillionsDoorsFrontsProudWalkingFindingsFirst TimeExcitedReachingMy SisterRemember WhenThirteenFront DoorsFirst Home Author:Kamala Harris