I was fortunate enough to be raised by parents who were…

I held my heart back from positively accepting anything, since I was afraid of another fall, and in this condition of suspense I was…

— Anonymous

In some communities it is - like, for me, coming out with my parents, they were not accepting; they were not understanding. So it…

— Dee Rees

I was also fortunate that I was raised in a part of the world, West Texas, where individualism is strong.

— George W. Bush

I was very fortunate to be raised with an 'if not you, then who?' mentality, and I count my blessings every day to have…

— Pete Ploszek

I was fortunate enough to be raised in a, in a very romantic time in terms of music, and the music itself simple reflected…

— Hugh Hefner

I was fortunate to be raised in Seattle, which was amazing, but that doesn't take away from the fact I was still a black…

— DeAndre Yedlin

I was fortunate to be raised by loving grandparents.

— Ronnie Milsap

What is it that turns people into artists? It often comes from some kind of pain or angst, a need to understand or express…

— Angelina Jolie

My brothers and I were raised by our parents to respect everyone regardless of background or race.

— Alan Wilson

I was lucky I was raised by parents who gave me a lot of sense of self and a lot of confidence in myself.

— Sprague Grayden

I was raised by both parents up to 17. We had a good family. We had a middle class family, good teaching and good…

— Deontay Wilder

My daughter is, of course, perfect. Everyone's child is, but mine really is perfect. But I could not have raised her without my parents.…

— Valerie Jarrett

I was raised by my mom. She taught me how to be a gentleman; nobody in the movies taught me. I think people are…

— Todd Phillips

...I'd been raised by my parents to believe barfing your feelings on other people was the height of impoliteness...

— Stephen King

If you live with a single parent, you don't see compromise. You witness a grown person living in a world where they do what…

— Chris Rock