“I work a lot in the summers. My family goes to Maine, where we have a little house. My wife's a writer, too, and we can write for six hours a day and then play with the kids.” WritingLittlesPlayKidsHouseHoursWifeSixSummerMy FamilyMy WifeMaine Author:Ben Marcus
“I give God all the glory. And try to move on. Come home and hug my wife and my children. And thank God for every day that I have with my family.” GivingTryingChildrenHomeMovingWifeGloryMy FamilyMy WifeMy ChildrenComing HomeThank GodHug Author:Jayson Williams
“I'm lucky. The best possible place in the world for training is Addis Ababa, so I am home all the time except when I am racing. I like to be there, near my family, my kids, also the real estate business I run with my wife.” WorldRealHomeRunningKidsWifeLuckyTrainingMy FamilyMy WifeRacingEstatesPlaces In The World Author:Haile Gebrselassie
“I met my wife, I had no money, I had nothing, and I started my family without really, my career was nowhere, but I had these other businesses, I had these things I was doing to be able to afford a small home.” HomeAbleCareersWifeMetsMy FamilyMy WifeNo Money Author:Greg Grunberg
“My #1 driving force is my lord and savior Jesus Christ. Also my family, my wife and children.” ChildrenJesusForceChristLordWifeJesus ChristMy FamilyMy WifeDrivingSaviorDriving ForceSavior Jesus Author:Manny Pacquiao
“In a mad moment, my family and I purchased a home in Maine because it's the place in the world that my wife loves better than any other place or any other human, and so I have committed my life and what had once been my economic security that has now returned to insecurity, to a patch of painful, rocky land on the shores of horrible, cold waters to a place where people go in the summer to experience autumn because leaves start falling on August 1.” PeopleWorldHumansMomentsHomeFallWaterLove IsWifeEconomicLandSecurityColdSummerMy FamilyMadPainfulCommittedMy WifeHorribleInsecurityAutumnShorePatchesAugustPlaces In The WorldMaineCold WaterEconomic SecurityWives Love Author:John Hodgman
“I've been really supported by my family and my wife. She really understands what I do, but it doesn't get any easier when you get away all the time and so I'm trying to find the balance.” TryingWifeBalanceEasierMy FamilyMy WifeGet Away Author:Joel Plaskett
“I always expected to be working construction with my family, so every day I get to travel the world and have fun with my friends is a bonus. I really enjoy pushing myself and so does my wife.” WorldDoeFunEnjoyWifeMy FriendsMy FamilyMy WifeExpectedHaving FunPushingConstructionBonusTravel The World Author:Travis Pastrana
“The thing that is my main focus is my family. More than anything, I want to be a good husband to my wife and a good father to my kids.” WantKidsFatherFocusWifeHusbandMy FamilyMy WifeGood FatherGood Husband Author:Rex Hudler
“As far as my divorce goes, I love my family and I love my wife to death and I just don't know what tomorrow's going to bring.” KnowsWifeTomorrowMy FamilyDivorceMy WifeLove My FamilyI Love My FamilyLove My WifeI Love My Wife Author:Hulk Hogan
“I take pride in my life-my wife, my family. I try my best not to have football define the person that I am.” TryingPersonsWifeFootballPrideMy FamilyMy Wife Author:Troy Polamalu
“Baseball is important, but it's about fifth place behind my kids, my wife and the health of my family.” ImportantKidsBehindsWifeMy FamilyBaseballMy WifeFifth Author:Mike Lowell
“I work very regular hours, roughly 9 to 5:30. I think I have it much easier than a lot of parents. I just sit at home, I have a very flexible timetable, and I'm very fortunate in that I don't have money problems. I have lunch with my wife at home. I don't have to commute, so I have much more time with my family.” ThinkingProblemHomeParentHoursWifeEasierMy FamilyMy WifeFortunateMore TimeLunchFlexibleTimetablesMoney Problem Author:Kazuo Ishiguro
“I'm going out with these old guys. One guy gave me a hickey and left his teeth in my neck. Another man, we were having a perfectly lovely dinner; he looked up and me and went: You're not my wife! Another guy died during dinner. I had to go in his pocket to get the American Express card. Then you wonder: What would he tip? Another guy said: I want you to meet my family, and took me to the cemetery.” MenWantSaidGuyLeftWonderWifeMy FamilyDiedDinnerMy WifeLovelyTeethCardsNecksPocketsI Want YouGoing OutAnother ManOther GuysCemeteryOld GuysAmerican Express Author:Joan Rivers
“Immigration is not an issue that I read about in the newspaper or watch a documentary on PBS or CNN. It's an issues I've lived around my whole life. My family are immigrants. My wife's family are immigrants. All of my neighbors are immigrants.” WholeWatchesIssuesWifeMy FamilyMy WifeNeighborWhole LifeNewspapersImmigrationImmigrantsDocumentariesCnnPbs Author:Marco Rubio
“During the war, there were people wishing me death, wishing my son death, wishing my wife death in very graphic ways. In the past, I would go overseas and I would say, "Israel is like my family: we disagree, but we're all brothers." I can't say that anymore, because life proves me wrong.” PeopleWayI CanWarPastWishWifeSonBrotherProveMy FamilyIsraelMy WifeMy SonDisagreeGraphicDeath WishProve Me Wrong Author:Etgar Keret
“My priority, the most important thing in my life is my family, my wife and my son.” ImportantLife IsWifeSonMy FamilyImportant ThingsMy WifePrioritiesMy Son Author:Novak Djokovic
“I have been shaped by the experiences of the people who are closest to me, by the things I've learned from [my wife] Martha, by my hopes and my concerns for my children, Philip and Laura, by the experiences of members of my family, who are getting older, by my sister's experiences as a trial lawyer in a profession that has traditionally been dominated by men.” PeopleMenChildrenHas BeensWifeMembersConcernMy FamilyMy WifeProfessionLawyerTrialsMy ChildrenI've LearnedMy SisterClosestGetting OldGetting OlderPhilipThings I've LearnedLauraTrial Lawyers Author:Samuel Alito
“When I wrote "Lead Me," I had no idea that God was preparing me to lead my family through a season of great adversity. It was only a month after Pieces of a Real Heart was released that my wife, Sarah, and I found out that our son had a severe, life-threatening heart defect.” HeartIdeasRealFoundPiecesWifeSonMonthsMy FamilySeasonsAdversityMy WifeNo IdeaSeverePreparingThreateningDefectsLeading MeReal Heart Author:Matt Hammitt
“My wife fosters dogs, to try and give these lost puppies a chance to get adopted. I'm grateful to my wife for that, she brings that element to my family and my kids get to understand what that means.” GivingTryingMeanKidsLostChanceWifeDogElementsMy FamilyGratefulMy WifeAdoptedPuppy Author:Dan Payne
“Put yourself in the position of a person, sort of an ordinary American, "I'm a hard-working, god-fearing Christian. I take care of my family, I go to church, I, you know, do everything 'right'. And I'm getting shafted. For the last thirty years, my income has stagnated, my working hours are going up, my benefits are going down. My wife has to work two [jobs] to, you know, put food on the table. The children, God, there's no care for the children, the schools are rotten, and so on. What did I do wrong? I did everything you're supposed to do, but something's going wrong to me.” KnowsYearsChildrenPersonsTwoHardCareSchoolChristianJobsLastsHoursChurchWifePositionHard WorkBenefitsOrdinaryMy FamilyTablesTake CareMy WifeIncomeThirtyRottenThirty YearsTwo JobsWhat Did I Do Wrong Author:Noam Chomsky
“I'm just a guy that is basically depending on my responsibility skills. I'm really responsible with my children and my wife and my family life. Things have changed with me. I'm not a night person anymore. I've got too many responsibilities to play.” ChildrenPersonsPlayNightGuyResponsibilityWifeChangedSkillsMy FamilyResponsibleMy WifeMy ChildrenFamily LifeThings Have ChangedNight Person Author:Mike Tyson
“Most of my life is over. I am going to enjoy my family and friends before any of us depart this earth. I'll never start another company. I'll never work long hours again. At this point in my life, I only answer to God, my wife, and my kids. Everything else is secondary - especially the expectations of strangers.” LongKidsEarthLife IsEnjoyHoursAnswersCompanyWifeExpectationsMy FamilyStrangerMy WifeFamily And FriendsLong Hours Author:Guy Kawasaki
“All my closest friends came to me through poetry. My wife, too! Other than my family, poetry is the gravitational force of my life.” WifeMy FamilyMy WifePoetry Is Author:Matthew Zapruder
“Most people have wanted me to go back to football. Which is cool, but I think at this point, some things are just more important than football. Football has afforded me an opportunity to take care of my family, to live out a dream, to meet people, to go different places I would never have been able to go. Football has been a huge part of my life. Giving that up isn't an easy thing. But I would rather us live in a country where there is freedom and justice for all than to be catching a touchdown. And like I told my wife, the America that I don't want to live in, is Charlottesville.” PeopleThinkingGivingImportantDifferentCountryDreamCareOpportunityEasyJusticeWifeFootballMy FamilyTake CareMy WifeDifferent Place Author:Anquan Boldin
“My wife, my family, my friends - they've all taught me things about love and what that emotion really means. In a nutshell, loving someone is about giving, not receiving.” LoveGivingMeanFriendshipEmotionFamilyWifeTaughtMy FriendsMy FamilyMy WifeReceivingReally MeanLoving SomeoneLoving FamilyLiking SomeoneGiving Not Receiving Author:Nicholas Sparks
“People think I have courage. The courage in my family are my wife Pam, my three daughters, here, Nicole, Jamie, LeeAnn, my mom, who's right here too.” PeopleThinkingMotherThreeWifeMomBasketballDaughterMy FamilyMy MomMy WifeHave CourageJamieNicoleThree Daughters Author:Jim Valvano
“My wife is way funnier than I am. As much as I don't really feel I share a sense of humour with my family, I definitely share one with her - we find the same things funny.” WayFeelsWifeShareHumourMy FamilyMy Wife Author:Steve Carell
“To me, money is a means to do good. I reached a point in my life where I had enjoyed tremendous business success that afforded my family everything we could possibly want. My wife and I then decided that we could use our wealth to make a difference. So we created the Broad Foundations to do four things: to improve urban public education, to support innovative scientific and medical research, to foster art appreciation for audiences worldwide and to support civic initiatives in Los Angeles.” WantMeanArtUseDifferencesWealthMoneyBusinessSupportAudienceFourWifeResearchMy FamilyDecidedFoundationAppreciationMy WifeMedicalEnjoyedMaking A DifferenceLos AngelesBroadsInitiativeBusiness SuccessUrbanInnovativeCivicsPublic EducationMedical ResearchArt Appreciation Author:Eli Broad