I came to Harlem from West Virginia when I was three, after my mother died. My father, who was very poor, gave… — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
I was 16 when I entered the foster system, and know firsthand the statistics for 'aging out.' — Angela Featherstone Copy Share Image
As a young singer, you have to get experience somehow, to try things out and grow as a singer. They way you… — Susanna Phillips Copy Share Image
In one sense, the stories I read betrayed me. Too few gave me back my mirror image. Fewer still spoke to, or… — Nikki Grimes Copy Share Image
When we foster an economy without hope, we guarantee that a segment of our population will be destined to know homelessness on… — Jackie Speier Copy Share Image
'Xyle XY' follows this boy who is like a newborn to the world - everything he sees and experiences is for the… — Matt Dallas Copy Share Image
I've toured the world with David Foster and all kinds of different people. It's been a great ride, and I don't think… — Ruben Studdard Copy Share Image
Accordingly, it is our task to ensure that the Government formulates policies that foster the continued development of the IT sector while… — Tim Holden Copy Share Image
Writers such as Richard Powers and the late David Foster Wallace have shown the path to a newer generation of writers for… — Giles Foden Copy Share Image
I've fostered five dogs for the Best Friends Program, which is an amazing no-kill sanctuary for animals, as well as a greyhound… — Olesya Rulin Copy Share Image
Joe Morgan was the one guy that absolutely put our team really over the top. ... Then we had George Foster come… — Johnny Bench Copy Share Image
I'm not only a lawyer, I have a post doctorate degree in federal tax law from William and Mary. I work in… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
“Actions speak louder than words, in fact. When we don't take action, we foster the mistaken reality of our old identity.” — Eric Samuel Timm Copy Share Image
I want to be like Sutton Foster, Kristin Chenoweth or Anne Hathaway and do everything that has to do with performing. — Lilla Crawford Copy Share Image
I do not have a family, per se. When I was younger, I grew up in foster care with my brother and… — Victor Ortiz Copy Share Image
Sometimes a child will get lucky and be placed with foster parents who are loving and supportive and who consider that child… — Rhea Perlman Copy Share Image
Publishers are born connectors; they bring like-minded people together. They are also conversationalists of the first order. They foster the interaction between… — John Battelle Copy Share Image
I'm urging NASA to foster the development of what I call 'runway landers.' No, that's not the name of a high stakes… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
I'll probably pursue doing more movies, but not horror or movies with killers in them. I'll try to stick to happy movies.… — Lindsay Lohan Copy Share Image
Growing up, we didn't have anything. My mum wasn't well, so I was in three care homes then foster homes before me… — Rebecca Ferguson Copy Share Image
Regardless of whether you are leading a large enterprise or a small team, you need to remove barriers to innovation and get… — Brad D. Smith Copy Share Image
