“My family has loved Minnesota and that was one of the big reasons we decided to come back. For me, family decisions were a big part to coming back to the Twins.” ReasonBigsDecisionMy FamilyDecidedTwinsComing BackMinnesota Author:Jim Thome
“All my family has very good mathematical abilities - like, so dorky. I was the dork then in school - on any maths exams I'd get 100%. I just knew how to do maths and most people would hate it, but for some reason it just came.” PeopleReasonSchoolHateAbilityMy FamilyVery GoodMathMathematicalExamDorkDorky Author:Rebel Wilson
“I just love to work and spend time with my family. And that's the reason I don't look at the length of the role, but what it has to offer me.” LooksReasonRolesOffersMy FamilyLengthEnd TimesSpend Time Author:Boman Irani
“I think the reason that a lot of people have to have a lot of people around is just about being smart and knowing what you want to talk about. I want people to know who I am. Respect is a huge thing - especially in my family. ... If you don't respect people, people aren't going to respect you back. It's just about yourself, you respecting others, and hopefully everyone else will follow that and respect you, as well.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWantWellsReasonKnowingHugeSmartMy FamilyWhat You WantWho I AmHopefullyAbout YourselfRespecting OthersBeing SmartRespect PeopleKnowing What You Want Author:Miley Cyrus
“I write poetry to figure things out. It's what I use as a navigating tool in my life, so when there's something that I just can't understand, I have to "poem" my way through it. For that reason I write a lot about family, because my family confuses me and I'm always trying to figure them out. I write a lot about love, because love is continually confusing in all of its many glorious aspects.” WayWritingTryingReasonUseLove IsFiguresAspectToolsMy FamilyMy WayGloriousConfusingAlways TryingAbout Family Author:Sarah Kay
“I wont ever put myself in a bad position so that people can say bad things about me. I make smart decisions, and my friends and my family, they are all there for the right reason.” PeopleReasonDecisionPositionSmartMy FriendsMy FamilyBad ThingsSmart Decisions Author:Derrick Rose
“I'm probably the most loquacious author when it comes to my dedications. The reason is there is some symbolism there. I've been writing these books, bringing these stories to my readers who I love so much, and I have a greater love for my family.” WritingBookReasonStoriesGreaterReaderMy FamilyDedicationSymbolismGreater Love Author:Karen Kingsbury
“As to freedom, it is cherished, it is hard to come by, it is hard to hang on to. But freedom without responsibility is chaos, so to those who push the idea that freedom would allow an individual to do anything, anywhere, at any time, I reject, your freedom ends where my ability to raise my family safely begins. So I would urge every American to vaccinate their children and I would reject any effort to stop vaccinations until someone can show me a scientific reason to do so.” ChildrenIdeasEndsHardReasonShowsIndividualFreedomAbilityEffortResponsibilityMy FamilyRaisesChaosUrgesRejectsShow MeYour FreedomVaccinations Author:Lindsey Graham
“One reason why I started fighting was because of my family, and with that, you gotta pay the bills, but I enjoy beating people up in the first place, you know, so it plays hand in hand. Beating up, and getting money!” PeopleFirstsReasonPlayHandsFightingEnjoyPayMy FamilyBillsReason WhyHand In HandGet Money Author:Houston Alexander
“I grew up in a very loving middle class family. My parents were educators. I'm not even the first PhD in my family. They tried to shield me, just as other parents in my neighborhood tried to shield their children. But you knew there was a reason that you couldn't go to that theme park or to a movie theater or to a hamburger stand. They couldn't shield you completely. What they did though was they never let it be an excuse for not achieving, and they always said racism is somebody else's problem, not yours. They tried in that way not to make us bitter about Birmingham.” WayFirstsChildrenSaidReasonProblemParentClassMiddleAchieveGrewGrew UpRacismMy FamilyTheaterExcuseBitterParksThemeMiddle ClassNeighborhoodShieldsEducatorHamburgersMovie TheaterBirminghamPhdsMiddle Class FamilyTheme Parks Author:Condoleezza Rice
“My principal motivation is supporting my family, which is not a bad reason for getting up in the morning. That's always been my motivation - to take care of the people who rely on me.” PeopleReasonCareMotivationMorningMy FamilyTake CareRelyPrincipal Author:Tony Parsons
“It's a huge testament to those around me - my friends, my family and everyone who supported me. Without their help, I couldn't have made it here. It's been an amazing journey. But we are here for a higher purpose There's a reason that God has for each of us in the sport. It's all about serving His purpose.” MadeReasonHelpingPurposeSportsJourneyHugeHigherMy FriendsMy FamilyMade ItServingTestamentHigher Purpose Author:Elana Meyers
“It's nice to be able to be whoever you want to be. I moved to New York for that reason. I think I am a very good example of how you really can do whatever you want to do without having any kind of prerequisite experience of any of kind of connection. None of my family members came from this world.” ThinkingWorldWantKindReasonAbleCan DoNiceNew YorkExampleThis WorldMembersMy FamilyConnectionsMovedVery GoodFamily MembersGood ExamplesPrerequisitesDo Whatever You Want Author:Jason Wu
“After 14 years in boxing, the best decision I could have made was to take the last year off. My mind was not in boxing, but since I got here with Freddie, everything is working perfectly again. Boxing is all I know. Boxing is my life. Through boxing, I raised my family and I work to provide the best future for them. They are the reason I love boxing.” KnowsYearsMindMadeReasonLastsDecisionMy FamilyRaisedBoxingLast Year Author:Miguel Cotto
“The only struggle came from me wanting more for my family and feeling like if they had one less individual to take care of - if my mom only had her and my sister and my grandmother and my aunt to take care of, couldn't she do the things she was doing for me for herself? That's the reason I took myself away from my family. I left home when I was 13 years old to assume the responsibilities of being a man.” IfsMenYearsReasonFeelingsHomeCareIndividualLeftResponsibilityStruggleMomMy FamilyAssumingMy MomTake CareGrandmotherMy SisterMy GrandmotherAuntWanting More Author:Petey Pablo
“Business fits me best. The only reason I went into modeling originally was to help out my family, because I knew that money gave you freedom.” ReasonHelpingFitMy FamilyModeling Author:Beverly Johnson
“One of reasons I was able to go to university was because of the sacrifices my family made.” MadeReasonAbleSacrificeMy FamilyUniversity Author:Michael Gove
“For the obvious reasons, furthering my children's education and keeping my family healthy and thriving is my highest mission.” ChildrenReasonHealthyHighestMy FamilyObviousMissionsMy Children Author:Nathan East
“One of the reasons that I came forward and sort burned of my life to the ground, and I can't go back and see my family in the United States - I obviously lost my job, which I was quite comfortable with. I lost my home. It was because I felt there was no alternative.” I CanStatesReasonHomeJobsLostFeltUnitedUnited StatesComfortableMy FamilyAlternativesBurned Author:Edward Snowden
“Business fits me best. The only reason I went into modeling originally was to help out my family, because I knew that money gave you freedom. I tried acting and all of the arts, I even put out a record album, but what I like the most is business, which is where I am now.” ArtReasonHelpingActingFitMy FamilyModeling Author:Beverly Johnson
“I was happy to spend time with my family, get to know my daughter, who was born during The West Wing. I missed her first words. I missed her first steps. I'd leave work before she woke up and got home after she was asleep and didn't really know her. So it was important for that reason to reintroduce myself to the family after all of that hard work.” ImportantReasonHomeHard WorkDaughterMy FamilyMy DaughterEnd TimesSpend Time Author:Richard Schiff
“Beauty was so heavily important in my family, something I had to contend with. All those experiences allow me to make what I'm making today. I grew up with that. There's a reason why I express that in my art. I'm trying to figure it out myself.” TryingArtImportantReasonTodayMy Family Author:Mickalene Thomas
“I went to an ordinary school in New York City with no other actors. I learned to compartmentalise different parts of my life. I was one person at home and then another person at work and for that reason my career didn't challenge my family life.” PersonsDifferentReasonHomeSchoolActorsChallengesCitiesCareersNew YorkOrdinaryMy FamilyNew York CityFamily Life Author:Brooke Shields
“Fransisco, you're some kind of very high nobility, aren't you?" He answered, "Not yet. The reason my family has lasted for such a long time is that none of us has ever been permitted to think he is born a d'Anconia. We are expected to become one.” ThinkingKindLongReasonBornLong TimeMy FamilyExpectedNobility Book:Atlas Shrugged Source: Atlas Shrugged
“A brother with small earnings may ask,''Should I also give? My earning are already so small that my family can barely make ends meet.'' My reply is, ''Have you ever considered that the very reason your earnings remain so small may be because you spend everything on yourself? If God gave you more, you would only use it to increase your own comfort instead of looking to see who is sick or who has no work at all that you might help them.” IfsGivingShouldMayEndsReasonHelpingUseMightAsksBrotherComfortMy FamilySickIncreaseShould IEarning Author:George Muller
“The pain, so unexpected and undeserved, had for some reason cleared away the cobwebs. I realized I didn’t hate the cabinet door, I hated my life… My house, my family, my backyard, my power mower. Nothing would ever change; nothing new could ever be expected. It had to end, and it did. Now in the dark world where I dwell, ugly things, and surprising things, and sometimes little wondrous things, spill out in me constantly, and I can count on nothing.” WorldLittlesI CanEndsSometimesReasonPainHateHouseDarkDoorsMy FamilyUglyExpectedI RealizedHatedUnexpectedSurprisingCabinetsSpillsWondrousBackyardsNothing NewCobwebsUgly ThingsDark WorldSurprising ThingsMowers Author:Philip K. Dick