“When Michael (Jackson) died, it felt like part of my family died. I want [my fans] to know that my music is for them and if, god forbid, anything happened [to me], it would be like a piece of them is gone.” IfsKnowsWantWould BeFeltGonePiecesHappenedFansMusic IsMy FamilyDied Author:The Weeknd
“Nobody supported me; my family thought I had gone crazy. They thought, you crazy gangster, you crazy drug addict, now you want to be a writer? That's it! They totally gave up on me after that.” WantGoneCrazyDrugMy FamilyAddictGave UpGangstersDrug AddictGone Crazy Author:Luis J. Rodriguez
“Things have gone beyond my wildest expectations and dreams, and I feel like I've been given so many blessings in my life, between my friendship with the guys in the band, our wonderful audience, being able to play this music, and then my family.” FeelsPlayDreamAbleGuyGivenAudienceGoneWonderfulBlessingBandExpectationsMy FamilyMy FriendshipMany Blessings Author:Trey Anastasio
“As I look back on the day I signed my professional contract in 1973, I've never gone to sleep wondering if I could pay the bills or take care of my family. That's what basketball has done for me. It's given me the greatest of thrills from high school to college to the Olympics to coaching to broadcasting.” IfsLooksDoneCareSchoolGivenSleepPayWonderGoneCollegeBasketballHigh SchoolMy FamilyBillsTake CareCoachingIf I CouldContractsOlympicsBroadcasting Author:Doug Collins
“I felt [It Runs in the Family] it was a picture that, after I'm gone, my family would like to see it. It was a wonderful mixture of people in my family.” PeopleRunningFeltGoneWonderfulMy FamilyMixtures Author:Kirk Douglas
“My family has always gone to church. I like to think that faith has been a part of my life since I was a lot younger. It's definitely a part of my athletic career. I always wear a cross on my goggles during contests when I'm doing something gnarly. It's a reminder that I've got someone else helping me out.” ThinkingHas BeensHelpingChurchCareersGoneCrossesMy FamilyContestsRemindersAthleticGnarlyGoggles Author:Nick Goepper
“I never bring a role home with me. The moment they say, 'It's a wrap,' it's gone completely. I'm a totally ruthless professional, and life is my family, not my work.” MomentsHomeLife IsRolesGoneMy FamilyWrapsRuthless Author:Michael Caine
“My dad is from Ironwood and the last time I was in Marquette was in 1995 when my dad was still alive. Dad would have loved this. Even though my family is long gone from this area it still feels like home.” FeelsLongStillsHomeLastsGoneAliveDadAreasMy FamilyMy DadLast Time Author:Jorma Kaukonen
“I was born in St. Louis and lived in Pittsburgh for a bit, before my family moved to Nigeria, where they're from. We lived there for three or four years and came back to the States when I was about ten. I realised that I'd gone from place to place not fitting in. The thing that helped me fit in when moving around and not having a ton of friends was that I could make art. That was the through-line.” YearsArtStatesMovingThreeBitsBornLinesGoneFourFitTenMy FamilyMovedFour YearsRealisedFittingNigeriaPittsburghNot Fitting Author:Babatunde Adebimpe
“I had been in Africa for six weeks on a safari with my family. I said, "You know, I made a lot of money. I am getting kind of burned out. I really want to do something special." So I went on this extended trip to Egypt, Kenya, Sardinia - I really did it, man. I was coming home, and while I was gone, they changed the speed limit from 65 to 55.” KnowsMenWantKindMadeSaidHomeGoneWeekSpecialChangedLimitsSixMy FamilySpeedComing HomeLots Of MoneyBurnedEgyptSomething SpecialKenyaBurned OutSafariSpeed Limits Author:Sammy Hagar
“My family was scientifically inclined: My brother did turn into a neurophysiologist, and I almost became a scientist myself. I could have gone that way.” WayTurnsGoneBrotherMy FamilyScientistMy Brother Author:Margaret Atwood
“A family can be the bane of one's existence. A family can also be most of the meaning of one's existence. I don't know whether my family is bane or meaning, but they have surely gone away and left a large hole in my heart.” KnowsHeartLeftExistenceGoneMy HeartMy FamilyHolesBaneDysfunctional FamilyGone AwayHole In My Heart Book:The Bone People: A Novel Source: The Bone People: A Novel