“I was missing the opportunity to see my friends' children grow up, to have my son go to his friends' homes and be involved with their parents.” ChildrenHomeOpportunityGrowsParentGrowing UpMissingSonInvolvedMy FriendsMy Son Author:Karen Hughes
“I know I did the right thing by taking time off to raise my son. But it also came at a price. I turned down many opportunities over the years because I didn't want to leave him for long periods of time. And in Hollywood, as in any business, the calls stop coming when you don't answer.” KnowsWantYearsLongOpportunityAnswersSonPeriodsHollywoodRaisesRight ThingMy SonTake TimeTime OffTurned DownLong Periods Of Time Author:Arsenio Hall
“I calculated the amount of time I spent with my father during my entire life... the total amount of time I had with him, if you add up the hours, was about two months. My father was a busy man... we had very few opportunities to really sit down and talk as father and son.” IfsMenTwoFatherOpportunityHoursSonMonthsAmountDown AndAddBusyTwo MonthsFather And SonBusy Man Author:Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
“I think of my father growing up in South Jersey, the son of second-generation German immigrant glassblowers. The opportunities for him of feeling that aspiration, that yearning, get out of the small town, connect to a larger world, get yourself to New York, wanting to play the piano at every opportunity, bonding with people who were on a similar path, ending up in Provincetown, which was kind of nexus for nonconformity, and artistic dropout reality.” PeopleThinkingWorldKindPlayFeelingsRealityFatherOpportunityGrowing UpPathGrowingGenerationsNew YorkSonTownsSouthArtisticPianoAspirationImmigrantsYearningSmall TownJerseyNonconformityBondingDropoutsNexusProvincetown Author:Anne Waldman