“I'm sure everything has a bearing on what I'm doing. My family is a lower-middle-class family, there's lots of children, seven brothers, two sisters grew up together, fighting with each other, went to school. My mother went to school up to 4th grade. My father went to school up to 8th grade. So that's about the education level we had in the family.” ChildrenTwoSchoolTogetherMotherFightingFatherLevelsClassMiddleBrotherGrewGrew UpMy FamilySevenGradesMiddle ClassMiddle Class FamilyTwo Sisters Author:Muhammad Yunus
“I can still play this game at a high level; I've proven that. I want to be home. I want to be close to my family. I want to be close to my foundation and my business interests.” WantStillsI CanPlayHomeGamesSportsInterestLevelsMy FamilyFoundationProvenHigh Level Author:Alonzo Mourning
“I think it's fascinating that I receive attention for what people perceive to be a level of manliness or machismo, when amongst my family of farmers and paramedics and regular Americans, I'm kind of the sissy in my family.” PeopleThinkingKindLevelsAttentionMy FamilyPerceiveFascinatingFarmersManlinessSissyMachismoParamedics Author:Nick Offerman
“Always have a plan B and C, because if it doesn't work out there are other things you can focus on. It's important to have a balance to your life, regardless of what you're doing. I've been playing at this level for a long time, but I've got interests outside of rugby, like my family and my children. They keep me sane.” IfsChildrenLongImportantInterestLevelsFocusPlansBalanceLong TimeMy FamilyWork OutMy ChildrenSaneRugbyPlan B Author:Filo Tiatia
“I don't have to rap in a stadium. As long as I can provide for my family and my art, and live comfortably and live well, then I'm good. And with my talent level and my skill level, I'll get there.” WellsLongArtI CanLevelsTalentSkillsMy FamilyRapStadiumsLive Well Author:Freddie Gibbs
“My name is very important to me. I'm representing the Wade name. I've got the name on the back of my jersey when I play. I walk around with that name. That's my family name, the name my son will grow up with. So it's very important to me to keep the level of maturity that I have.” ImportantPlayNamesGrowsWalksLevelsGrowing UpSonMy FamilyMaturityMy SonJerseyRepresentingWadeFamily Name Author:Dwyane Wade
“I wanted to prove people wrong who didn't think I could play at this level. I also wanted to take care of my family. It was a chance to play against the best players in the world. Mentally and physically I don't think I was ready, but I was ready to take on the challenge.” PeopleThinkingWorldPlayCareWantedChallengesChanceLevelsPlayerReadyProveMy FamilyTake CareBest Players Author:Jermaine O'Neal
“It was tough [to move to the Golden State Warriors] because of my success level in New York. To leave this city and go out west and move my family was tough, but this is part of the business. Something as a player that might happen to you.” StatesMightHappensMovingLevelsCitiesPlayerNew YorkToughMy FamilyWestGoldenWarrior Author:John Starks
“I'm not into branding - I'm trying to be organic to who I am on every level. I do really connect to being a part of the working class. Those are my roots. My family [consists of] farmers from Portugal, builders, housekeepers and stonemasons.” TryingLevelsClassRootsMy FamilyWho I AmFarmersBrandingWorking ClassBuilderPortugalHousekeepers Author:Nelly Furtado
“What gets me up in the morning is either my daughter crawling into bed or my sons having to go to school. I love my family. They need a certain level of economic resources. They need my time. They need my attention. That's why I do what I do...and don't do what I don't do what I don't do.” NeedsSchoolCertainLevelsAttentionMorningEconomicSonBedDaughterResourcesMy FamilyMy TimeMy DaughterMy SonCrawlingLove My FamilyI Love My FamilyEconomic Resources Author:Guy Kawasaki
“I don't want to analyze myself or anything, but I think, in fact I know this to be true, that I enter the world through what I write. I grew up believing, and continue to believe, that I am a screw-up, that growing up with my family and friends, I had nothing to offer in any conversation. But when I started writing, suddenly there was something that I brought to the party that was at a high-enough level.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWantWritingBelieveEnoughFactsLevelsPartyGrowing UpGrowingGrewOffersConversationGrew UpMy FamilyBeing TrueFamily And FriendsScrewsScrew Ups Author:Aaron Sorkin