“My parents were born in Norfolk and spent their early years working in the big houses of that rural English county, my mother as a cook and my father as a handyman and chauffeur.” YearsBigsMotherFatherHouseParentBornCooksCountyBig HousesChauffeursNorfolk Author:Paul Nurse
“In many Asian households, to not go on to higher education, that's like a big no-no. I know my parents' discouragement was for my own protection, and I'm really close to them now, but they didn't understand that there is value in this. That's because they didn't know.” KnowsBigsValuesParentMy OwnGoes OnHigherProtectionHouseholdAsianDiscouragementHigher Education Author:Sandra Oh
“The first big break was winning a scholarship to go to Cambridge University. I was very lucky, because my parents couldn't have afforded a university education for me. Without a scholarship I couldn't possibly have gone.” FirstsBigsWinningParentBreakGoneLuckyUniversityScholarshipCambridgeUniversity EducationCambridge University Author:Trevor Nunn
“Children, a lot of times, can't make their parents wrong because they have to live with them, because they have to love them. And when you're young, you can't get on your Big Wheel and go down to the Best Western. You've got to live there and you've got to figure it out.” ChildrenBigsYoungParentFiguresWesternWheels Author:Lana Parrilla
“The problem with growing up in a cafe was the cafe never closed, my parents worked every day of the year from morning to night. So it was a big menagerie of kids, business and cooking!” YearsProblemBigsKidsNightParentMorningGrowing UpGrowingCookingCafesDays Of The YearMenagerie Author:Anthony Minghella
“Both my parents were big readers. My dad liked more macho adventure books like Shogun or spy novels. My mother reads murder mysteries. In fact, so does her mother, my grandma.” BigsParentReader Author:Christopher Bollen
“My dad was a big fan of comedy. He wanted to be a stand-up. He loved Lenny [Bruce]. He also loved Lord Buckley and jazz and stuff. He was a hipster. My parents were kind of beatnik-y, you know, for Salt Lake City. But my humor, I think, came from wanting to disarm people before they hit me.” PeopleThinkingKnowsKindBigsWantedStuffParentCitiesLordComedyFansDadJazzMy DadLakesSaltHipsterBeatnikSalt Lake City Author:Judd Apatow
“The big thing with all parents is they just want to be left alone. I want no demands. That's the best gift for Father's Day, just leave them alone.” WantBigsFatherLeftParentDemandBig ThingsLeft AloneBest Gift Author:Terry Crews
“It's not that I don't respect my parents' authority or appreciate all that they did for me, but when I was 18 I was able to move out, and I was out. I feel like a different person since then; I mean, it's obviously a big turning point in life. I feel like I've established myself, and I'm a smarter and more mature for it.” FeelsMeanPersonsDifferentBigsAbleMovingParentAuthorityAppreciateMatureSmarterTurning PointsPoints In Life Author:Ryan Sheckler
“When my mother died, and when my father died, it's big. Our parents are giants; they're titans of our lives, so of course it's going to be a big deal.” BigsMotherCoursesFatherParentDealsOur LivesDiedGiantsBig DealFather DiedTitansMother DiedMy Father Died Author:Loudon Wainwright III
“There are parents out there screaming as if their kid is going to be in the big leagues someday. C'mon. I chew them out if I see that. Maybe they've got their own idea how to do things, but it's wrong. Just be with the kids. Let 'em make errors. Give them all a chance. It's not about winning. It's spirit, togetherness.” IfsGivingIdeasBigsKidsSpiritWinningParentChanceErrorsLeagueEmsSomedayTogetherness Author:Tommy Lasorda
“I'm a big proponent of open adoption, because it allows a relationship between the birth mother and her child so that the kid isn't like, "Where did I come from?" And to have it be like, "Look, you have a bunch of people who love you." Not just the parents who are raising you on a day-to-day basis, but also to have contact with your birth mother and hopefully your birth father. So that you can be like, "Oh, they love me too, and they love me so much that they knew they couldn't take care of me but they're still in my life to some extent."” PeopleLooksChildrenStillsBigsCareKidsMotherFatherParentLove YouBirthBasesTake CareBunchContactHopefullyAdoptionDay To DayTake Care Of MeBirth MotherOpen Adoption Author:Kathleen Hanna
“My uncle Max was a mountain, a shooting star, a big bear of a man, a piggyback ride waiting to happen, his pockets full of candy and, later money, or whatever the particular currency of our ages happened to be. He was rock concerts, baseball games, he was yes when my parents were no, he was a consolation for every disappointment.” MenBigsHappensAgeGamesStarsWaitingParentHappenedRocksParticularBearsMountainBaseballDisappointmentShootingPocketsConcertsCurrencyUnclesCandyConsolationAuntMaxBaseball GamesShooting StarAunts And UnclesRock Concerts Book:Four Thrillers by Lisa Unger: Beautiful Lies, Sliver of Truth, Black Out, Die for You Source: Four Thrillers by Lisa Unger: Beautiful Lies, Sliver of Truth, Black Out, Die for You
“Having settled down in the promised land of money and adventure - returning to a land of your parents last days can be a big dilemma to many. Isn't your greatest wealth your parents, and the best adventure - to see them happy before they go.” BigsLastsParentWealthLandAdventureDilemmaLast DayPromised LandGreatest Wealth Author:Siddharth Katragadda
“My parents made no money whatsoever, but they really knew how to see, as artists. So a big adventure might be, on a hot, dreadful day with no place to go, to go out and draw our chickens with pastels. My parents gave me a sense of wonder.” MadeBigsMightArtistParentWonderAdventureDrawsHotChickensNo MoneyPlaces To GoSense Of WonderPastel Author:Ali MacGraw
“My parents raised me to not ever look at race or color, so it doesn't have a big part in my self-identity.” LooksSelfBigsParentRaceIdentityColorRaisedSelf Identity Author:Robert Griffin III
“Nobody ever becomes an expert parent. But I think good parenting is about consistency. Its about being there at big moments, but its also just the consistency of decision making. And its routine.” ThinkingMomentsBigsParentDecisionExpertsDecision MakingRoutineConsistencyBeing ThereGood ParentGood Parenting Author:Sebastian Coe
“The [character] that I was able to crawl into the most was Lilo from Lilo & Stitch. This was sort of a cartoony-looking girl, but her problems were completely real. Her funky world that she createdI mean, you know kids like that. It was very honest and genuine and I wanted to do an honest job, so I thought about the character a lot before I animated it. I really got into the character, where [I] almost felt that pain that she had. The loss of the parents - you need to feel all that. That was a big learning experience for me.” KnowsWorldNeedsFeelsMeanRealCharacterProblemBigsKidsAbleWantedPainJobsGirlFeltParentLossHonestGenuineAnimatedLearning ExperienceStitchesFunky Author:Andreas Deja
“Trapped in the bureaucracy nightmare, real families suffer when the big banks and their servicers force foreclosures. The emotional toll on children packing up their rooms and on parents struggling to find a temporary roof is a deep one.” ChildrenRealBigsSufferingForceParentRoomsStruggleEmotionalNightmareTemporaryTrappedRoofBureaucracyTollsPackingGovernment BureaucracyForeclosureReal FamilyPacking Up Author:Sheldon Whitehouse
“Student loan debt is crushing young people. And so they're not doing the things we would expect them to do. They're not moving out of their parents' homes in as big a numbers, they're not saving up money for down payments, they're not buying homes or cars or starting small businesses or doing any of the things that help move this economy forward.” PeopleHelpingHomeBigsMovingYoungParentNumbersEconomyCarStudentsStartingDebtSavingCrushBuyingSmall BusinessLoanPaymentStudent LoanMoving OutSaving UpParents HomeBuying A Home Author:Elizabeth Warren
“You know, your first album is about really amazing things. Your first album is always about coming of age, first love, first loss, usually you suffer a first loss of someone that you love to death, even, you know, really big life lessons, things you learn from your parents' divorce or from the travels that you took.” KnowsFirstsBigsAgeSufferingParentLossLessonsAlbumsDivorceComing Of AgeLife LessonFirst LoveAmazing ThingsReally AmazingParents Divorce Author:Brandi Carlile
“My heroes always are mostly my parents - my father especially, and my mom, who's passed on already. My dad is a very strong man, and by him being educated, and a principal and school superintendent over 37 years, he plays such a big role in my life.” MenYearsPlayBigsSchoolFatherStrongParentRolesMomHeroDadMy DadMy MomEducatedVery StrongPrincipalMy HeroStrong ManSuperintendents Author:Dikembe Mutombo
“I'm interested in youth culture - when your parents are running your life, but you think you're the big man - but I'm not trying to make a statement.” ThinkingMenTryingBigsRunningCultureParentYouthStatementsYouth Culture Author:Chris Lilley
“I'm starting to get older, and began to think about mortality a little more. My mother died in 2003 and that was a big shock. When your parents start to die off, that's going to be a revelation. So for me, this album - although it might sound quite cheery - is really talking about death.” ThinkingLittlesBigsMightMotherDiesParentSoundTalkingDiedStartingAlbumsRevelationsShockMortalityMother Died Author:Donald Fagen
“The big problem in the long process of dumbing down the schools is that you can reach a point of no return. How are parents who never received a decent education themselves to recognize that their children are not getting a decent education?” ChildrenLongProblemBigsSchoolProcessParentReturnDecentBig ProblemsDumbing Down Author:Thomas Sowell
“My parents are both definitely supportive of my career.They are both big fans of rap. They are really what influenced me.” BigsParentCareersFansRapSupportive Author:Joey Badass
“I thought when I... made my first big mistakes in public that that was really going to be the end of me. My parents cried. My friends were desperate.” FirstsMadeEndsBigsParentMistakeCryMy FriendsDesperateCriedBig Mistake Author:Sharon Stone
“My mom has never been a big meddler and isn't like extremely opinionated or at least just doesn't voice it to me. She's sort of let me come into my own by myself and I think that's just a testament to what my parents did in terms of raising us.” ThinkingBigsParentVoiceTermMy OwnMomLet MeMy MomTestamentOpinionated Author:Mandy Moore
“Smooth sailing is what I hope for. No, I'm okay with no big ups, no big downs, it's all right. Just go full steam ahead, all things well and good, yeah. I mean as a family man, all you want is, as a dad, pure happiness for your kids, that's a universal parent thing. Yeah, that's it, that's my dream, happy kids.” MenWantWellsMeanDreamBigsKidsParentDadPureAll ThingsOkayUniversalYeahSmoothSailingSteamFamily ManPure HappinessHappy KidSmooth Sailing Author:Johnny Depp
“The minute you become a parent, you're always going to wonder if you're doing something wrong, and I certainly experience that on a daily basis. It's a big challenge, and you can't help wondering if you're doing anything wrong. You have to trust your instincts and do what feels right for you.” IfsFeelsHelpingBigsParentChallengesWonderMinutesBasesInstinctFeels RightTrust Your InstinctsBig Challenges Author:Emily Deschanel
“They really just taught me at an early age the values of hard work. Both my parents are two of the hardest working people that I know, so that was a big foundation for me and something I really cherish and it really helped me to grow up in that kind of household.” PeopleKnowsKindTwoHardBigsAgeValuesGrowsParentGrowing UpTaughtHard WorkFoundationHardestCherishHouseholdValue Of Hard Work Author:Blake Griffin
“Early on, before rock 'n' roll, I listened to big band music - anything that came over the radio - and music played by bands in hotels that our parents could dance to. We had a big radio that looked like a jukebox, with a record player on the top. The radio/record player played 78rpm records. When we moved to that house, there was a record on there, with a red label. It was Bill Monroe, or maybe it was the Stanley Brothers. I'd never heard anything like that before. Ever. And it moved me away from all the conventional music that I was hearing.” BigsHouseParentRecordsPlayerHeardRocksBrotherBandRedBillsMovedRadioHearingLabelsHotelRock N RollConventionalStanleyJukeboxRecord Players Author:Bob Dylan
“If you can imagine the area and the land in Cambodia, I mean there are hardly any roads in big parts of the country. The roads they have, in the rainy season, become just mud. So, if you’re somebody that has just one leg, or blind with no arms and you have children and you’re trying to work, and earn some money, and take care of your home, it’s hard enough to be a parent and do all of that normally.” IfsTryingMeanChildrenCountryHardEnoughHomeBigsCareParentImagineLandArmsAreasSeasonsBlindLegsTake CareJust OneMudRainyCambodiaRainy Season Author:Angelina Jolie
“The biggest mistakes most parents make (and believe me, I'm guilty of these too) seem very inconsequential. They're little, day-to-day things that, at the moment, don't seem like a big deal.” BelieveLittlesMomentsBigsSeemsParentDealsMistakeGuiltyBelieve In MeDay To DayBig DealBiggest MistakeInconsequential Author:Andy Andrews
“I'm the youngest, too. When you're the youngest of a big family, people are like, "You're the baby, you're spoiled!" The fact of the matter is, when you're the youngest of a big family, by the time you're a teenager, your parents are insane. You're like, "Hey, I'm going roller-skating-" "You're not going roller-skating or you'll end up pregnant like your sister. Why don't you smoke pot and become a lawyer?"” PeopleEndsMatterFactsHumorBigsFunnyParentLike YouBabyLawyerInsaneHeySmokeTeenagerPotPregnantSpoiledSkatingBig FamiliesRoller Skating Author:Jim Gaffigan