“Music was the one thing I could control. It was the one world that offered me freedom. When I played music, my nightmares ended. My family problems disappeared. I didnt have to search for answers. The answers lay no further than the bell of my trumpet and my scrawled, pencilled scores. Music made me full, strong, popular, self-reliant and cool.” WorldMadeSelfProblemStrongAnswersOne ThingMy FamilyLaysScoreNightmareBellsTrumpetsSelf ReliantFamily Problems Author:Quincy Jones
“To be so superfocused and honed in on one thing can be good because then you get what you're supposed to get done, done but you also miss out on other things. I could have spent more time with my family, and a million other little things.” LittlesDoneMillionsOne ThingMissingMy FamilyBe GoodMore TimeLittle Things Author:Joan Jett
“I really can't say what inspires me the most, because I'm inspired by just about everything. My feelings and relationships, my family, Scooby-Doo. Opinion of my work. Everything. Not just one thing.” FeelingsOpinionOne ThingInspireMy FamilyInspiredJust OneScooby Doo Author:Erykah Badu
“Every day I look for ways to be inspired, to learn and to grow. And trying to be the best for my kids, my husband and my family. One thing I really wanna do is being there for my kids, be part of my siblings and my parents.” WayTryingLooksKidsGrowsParentOne ThingHusbandMy FamilyInspiredBeing The BestMy HusbandSiblingBeing ThereBe InspiredMy Siblings Author:Mia Hamm
“I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian religion.” GivingChristianReligionWishOne ThingMy FamilyProperty Author:Patrick Henry
“If my superiors shall permit me to come home, I hope it will be soon; if they mean I should stay abroad, I am not able to say what I shall do, until I know in what capacity. One thing is certain, that I will not live long without my family.” IfsKnowsShouldMeanLongHomeAbleCertainFamilyOne ThingCapacityMy FamilySuperiorsComing HomePermit Author:John Adams
“The one [thing about Amish life] that I'm always going to miss is the closeness that I've had with my family. I still talk to them, but I'm an outsider.” StillsOne ThingMissingMy FamilyOutsidersClosenessAmish Author:Kate Stoltzfus
“If there's one thing that differentiates me from the rest of my family it's the rock element. I hung out with friends who like punk rock a lot. Not getting a big record deal, and having a hard time for years, it means you have to prove yourself and scratch your way up from nothing.” IfsWayYearsMeanHardBigsDealsRecordsOne ThingRocksProveElementsMy FamilyHard TimesPunkHungScratchesPunk RockDifferentiateProving YourselfHaving A Hard Time Author:Martha Wainwright