I always asked my mother, I said, 'Momma, how come is everything white?' I said, 'Why is Jesus white with blond hair… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
“Of the three women in Subhash’s life—his mother, Gauri, Bela—there remained only one. His mother’s mind was now a wilderness. There was… — Jhumpa Lahiri Copy Share Image
I would argue that we have a generation of young people, particularly minorities, who are no longer putting up with the kinds… — Donna Shalala Copy Share Image
Man is naturally a religious being. His heart instinctively seeks for God whether he reverences the sacred cow or prays to the… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
“Bernadette never went to Mass; she was a fundamentalist Christian. Mother often said she only used religion as a framework for her… — Donal Ryan Copy Share Image
If parents are aiming at choosing children who will be good athletes, or great musicians, or who will get into Ivy League… — Michael Sandel Copy Share Image
Politicians talk about wage equality, but my father has made it a practice at his company throughout his entire career. He will… — Ivanka Trump Copy Share Image
“Anyway, the reason I hate communion isn't the meat-eating component. I get hungry enough, I'll eat anything. The reason I hate it… — Pete Hautman Copy Share Image
Even after the age of 50 it was impossible for me to see my mother as a human being. I felt she… — David Small Copy Share Image
It seems to be this hot-bed for these ideas and bringing these groups together. You find that the one thing that everybody… — Brit Marling Copy Share Image
My father was an inspiration to me; I made a few movies with him and I loved working with him. Everything about… — Hayley Mills Copy Share Image
It's something my mother believed in: If you are in a position of privilege, if you can put your name to something… — Prince Harry Copy Share Image
My mother thought my inclinations would do well in Law, but I was too shy and deliberative - slowfooted - for that,… — John Kleinig Copy Share Image
“You see, I never knew what I wanted to be -- I still don;t know. All I knew was that I was… — Cecelia Ahern Copy Share Image
The absence of doll babies in my toy chest didn't seriously influence my later decision not to become a mother; rather, I… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
My mother's very proud of the name she gave me. She thought it sounded rhythmically better. It doesn't really make a difference… — Holly Marie Combs Copy Share Image
“Denny had been a little skeptical of her mother's fix-it ideas ever since the night her mother had fixed the shower head… — Jackie French Koller Copy Share Image
My father would say, 'Play a scale,' and I'd play one and he'd say, 'What about the rest? There must be one… — Joe Pass Copy Share Image
“I might have been your zygote. Your fetus. Maybe even your off-spring. But I have never been your son. You have no… — Ellen Hopkins Copy Share Image
“Living the basic good-mothering guidelines enables a mom to blend the responsibilities of parenthood with its joys; to know when to stand… — Sue Woodman Copy Share Image
I have quite a lot of fans in Holland because that is where my mother is from, in fact I have a… — Nelson Piquet Copy Share Image
Progress comes by experiment, and this from ennui that leads to voyages, wars, revolutions, and plainly to change in the arts of… — Edmund Clarence Stedman Copy Share Image
The adolescent does not develop her identity and individuality by moving outside her family. She is not triggered by some magic unconscious… — Terri E Apter Copy Share Image
We lived, until I was 12 or so, in communal apartment with five different families and the same kitchen, in two little… — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
Her parents wanted her to find her own way in life. That’s what they’d said countless times in the past. Of course,… — Derek Landy Copy Share Image
My father worked in the Post Office. A lot of double shifts. All his friends were in the same situation - truck… — Gary David Goldberg Copy Share Image
“Egg laying is the main thing, Lily. She's the mother of every bee in the hive, and they all depend on her… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
“I know that it has been my Father in Heaven, Who has been with me all along, carrying me past all the… — Chaim Walder Copy Share Image
Every backstory involves my father. I remember hearing Gary Oldman talking about backstories and saying, 'I got to stop using my father...'… — Ray Romano Copy Share Image
“Father, I decree and declare that I will be anxious for nothing. But in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, I… — Cindy Trimm Copy Share Image
“My parents had torn through my innocence and left me with a tar-like substance that was corrupting what was left of me.… — J.D. Stroube Copy Share Image
“Very well. I will take you to Oxford. It might be an educational opportunity at that. You can see the college your… — Barbara Metzger Copy Share Image
Hug and kiss whoever helped get you - financially, mentally, morally, emotionally - to this day. Parents, mentors, friends, teachers. If you're… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“I am old enough to be married twice. I am old enough to be bedded without tenderness or consideration. I am old… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
I received a phone call from my mother, and it was so complicated and involved, and it reminded me of just how… — Lourdes Portillo Copy Share Image
I don't know what your childhood was like, but we didn't have much money. We'd go to a movie on a Saturday… — Robert Redford Copy Share Image
“What would I do differently if I could do it all over again? I would put more emphasis on being a better… — Calvin Miller Copy Share Image
“These stories are real, the dreams are real, yet the dilemmas each person faces are founded on the presences that haunt from… — James Hollis Copy Share Image
When I talk about unrequited love, most of you probably think about romantic love, but there are many other kinds of love… — Rosamund Lupton Copy Share Image
My father grew up quite poor actually in a small farming village in South India. His grandfather was a farmer, his father… — Vivek Murthy Copy Share Image
