“I watched the Star Wars trilogy with some good friends of mine for the first time in a few years, I read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies-one of those first mashup books-and then I went to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival with my family.” YearsFirstsBookWarStarsMinesPrideFirst TimeMy FamilyPrejudiceGood FriendZombieFestivalsOregonTrilogiesMashups Author:Ian Doescher
“I had to leave school at 14 because my father got injured in the mines and I had to support my family. I was an undertakers assistant, then a plasterer, before doing my military service in the RAF. All the while, I was doing amateur dramatics and dreaming of getting a scholarship to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.” DreamSchoolFatherSupportMilitaryMinesMy FamilyTheatreInjuredScholarshipAssistantsUndertakerMilitary ServiceBristolRaf Author:Brian Blessed
“When you have a family as big as mine, there are many things that affect my family members, in many different ways. It could be high blood pressure, it could be cholesterol, it could be obesity, it could be sleep deprivation or sleep apnea. An illness is an illness, especially if it affects younger kids. Illnesses affect your family and they impact you because you want to do the best you can to help your family member become more healthy, just as my family members want me to be healthy.” IfsWayWantDifferentHelpingBigsKidsSleepBloodMinesHealthyMembersMy FamilyPressureImpactIllnessOur FamilyDifferent WaysWant MeDo The BestObesityFamily MembersDeprivationBlood PressureCholesterolHigh Blood PressureSleep Deprivation Author:Queen Latifah
“I think every child deserves a family as loving and committed as mine. Because the sense of family comes from the commitment we make to each other to work through the hard times so we can enjoy the good ones. It comes from the love that binds us; that's what makes a family. My family is just as real as yours.” ThinkingChildrenRealHardEnjoyMinesDeserveCommitmentMy FamilyCommittedHard Times Author:Zach Wahls
“I've read about myself and my husband and my family, to the point where they've called my parents, they've called my brothers, offering money to tell stories. They call friends of mine. I'd just like for them to just ... don't badger us. Don't scrutinize us. We have children and they have to live, too. It's not fair.” ChildrenStoriesParentMinesBrotherHusbandFairsMy FamilyMy BrotherMy HusbandOfferingNot FairScrutinizeBadgers Author:Whitney Houston
“Words can't even describe how much Olympic medals means to me, because of all the hard work, sacrifice and effort I put in at the gym, and also because of how much my family supported me and sacrificed their dreams for mine. It also means a lot to me, knowing that I became the first African American to win the individual all-around gold medal.” FirstsMeanHardDreamWinningIndividualEffortKnowingSacrificeMinesHard WorkMy FamilyGoldAfrican AmericanGymMedalGold MedalsOlympic Medals Author:Gabby Douglas
“My family wasn't terribly affluent and looked upon money very carefully as something that had to be saved, not spent. My father built the ducting that took air into the copper mines and made about 6 d a yard in the Thirties, which was good money back then.” MadeFatherAirMinesBuiltMy FamilySavedYardsAffluentCopperGood Money Author:Wilbur Smith
“Maybe what I wanted was stupid. Maybe it wasn't even something I could have. But, still it was mine. I didn't think I could sacrifice my dreams, no matter how much my family meant to me.” ThinkingStillsMatterDreamWantedSacrificeStupidMinesMy Family Book:The Selection (The Selection, Book 1) Source: The Selection (The Selection, Book 1)
“If your dad is anything like mine, then you have no clue what to buy him for Father's Day. The only Father's Day tradition in my family is the annual conversation he and I have where I say, 'Hey, Dad, what do you want for Father's Day this year?' and he says, 'Nothing.' Then I ask my mom what I should get him and she says, 'He likes sandalwood soap, dangly jewelry and Chanel No. 5 perfume.'” IfsWantShouldYearsAsksFatherMinesMomDadConversationTraditionMy FamilyMy MomLikesHeyCluePerfumeSoapJewelryFathers DayAnnualsYour DadFunny Fathers DayFunny FatherFunny Happy Fathers DayBest DadSandalwood Author:Michael Showalter