“For all the drama we all have with our families and all the tension and hostility, I couldn't have done this without my family. Being the people that they are - they're crazy - made it possible for me to be crazy and to live a lifestyle of my own design.” PeopleMadeDoneMy OwnCrazyDesignDramaMy FamilyLifestyleMade ItOur FamilyTensionHostilityBeing Crazy Author:Dan Colen
“When money enters in - then, for a price, I become a liar - and a good one I can be whether with pencil or subtle lighting or viewpoint. I hate it all, but so do I support not only my family, but my own work.” I CanHateMy OwnSupportMy FamilyI HateSubtleLiarsPencilsLightingViewpoints Book:The daybooks of Edward Weston Source: The daybooks of Edward Weston
“In the past, it weighed on me because nobody in my family is gay. I had no role models so I had to find my own way.” WayPastMy OwnRolesGayModelsMy FamilyRole Models Author:Mika
“I am very grateful for the success, because it has given me the freedom to write without pressure, in my own way, and has enabled me to maintain my family and educate my children and grandchildren, as well as to create a Foundation to empower women and girls.” WayWritingWellsChildrenGirlGivenMy OwnMy FamilyPressureFoundationGratefulMy ChildrenEmpoweringEducateGrandchildrenEmpowering WomenChildren And Grandchildren Author:Isabel Allende
“I wanted to be a ballerina as a child - I had a tutu, and I used to stage my own ballets in our front room with my family as the audience.” ChildrenWantedUsedMy OwnRoomsAudienceStageFrontsMy FamilyBallerina Author:Lucy Hawking
“I strongly believe in my own rights and wrongs and impose them on myself and my family.” BelieveMy OwnRightsMy FamilyRights And Wrongs Author:Nita Ambani
“My ambition for station was always easily controlled. If the place came to me it was welcome. But it never seemed to me worth seeking at the cost of self-respect, or independence. My family were not historic; they were well-to-do, did not hold or seek office. It was easy for me to be contented in private life. An honor was no honor to me, if obtained by my own seeking.” IfsWellsSelfEasyMy OwnHonorCostOfficeAmbitionMy FamilyIndependenceSeekingWelcomeSelf RespectStationsControlledHistoricPrivate LifeMy Ambition Author:Rutherford B. Hayes
“To separate from my culture (as from my family) I had to feel competent enough on the outside and secure enough inside to live life on my own. Yet in leaving home I did not lose touch with my origins because lo mexicano is in my system. I am a turtle, wherever I go I carry 'home' on my back.” FeelsEnoughHomeCultureLosesMy OwnRootsMy FamilyLeavingSecureLive LifeCompetentTurtlesLeaving Home Author:Gloria E. Anzaldúa
“There were a lot of times in the Cleveland and Chicago organizations when I did something, they wanted to make sure the camera was there. I really didn't want that. This isn't something my parents told me to do. Or something my family told me to do. Or do things for publicity. I do this on my own. I do this from my heart.” WantHeartWantedParentMy OwnMy HeartMy FamilyOrganizationCamerasChicagoPublicityCleveland Author:Albert Belle
“Sometimes when something really works well, it becomes a target, forty years for me, I've been a part, and I've loved every minute of it. My family has done so well with it. It's been a beautiful thing for me. I've saved lives with it and saved my own life several times. Through my loss of my son, it helped me every step of the way for two years solid, and here I am.” WayLifeYearsWellsTwoSometimesDoneBeautifulMy OwnLossStepsMinutesSonMy FamilySavedFortyTwo YearsTargetMy SonBeautiful ThingsMy Own LifeEvery StepHere I Am Author:John Travolta
“If I can procure three hundred good substantial names of persons, or bodies, or institutions, I cannot fail to do well for my family, although I must abandon my life to its success, and undergo many sad perplexities and perhaps never see again my own beloved America.” IfsWellsPersonsI CanBodyAmericaThreeNamesMy OwnFailingHundredMy FamilyInstitutionsBelovedAbandonPerplexity Author:John James Audubon
“I want to keep going as I have, to travel, read, perform, write, and enjoy my family. I've promised myself only this: no more Laundromats, no more two-shows-a-night, and no more deadlines. I'll work at my own pace.” WantWritingTwoShowsNightEnjoyMy OwnMy FamilyKeep GoingPaceDeadlineLaundromats Author:Jimmy Buffett
“I think that the perceived downs in my own career come from just managing my time and not feeling that I have enough time for my family or my friends. You could put that in the personal life category but it's all one category because I've got to balance my family.” ThinkingEnoughFeelingsMy OwnCareersBalanceMy FriendsMy FamilyMy TimeCategoriesPersonal LifeEnough Time Author:Steven Spielberg
“I've made all my money on my own without my family and I work very hard.” MadeHardMy OwnMoneyMy FamilySaving MoneyHeiress Author:Paris Hilton