Kerouac's books portray a hero and narrator free and easy, confident, sure of his rebellion against the American system. In reality, Jack… — Gerald Nicosia Copy Share Image
My mom told me to cover up my arms ever since I was little because I was muscular. She wanted me to… — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
I like breakfast food - like three pancakes, bacon, eggs, and a smoothie. Growing up, I would be up all night and… — Quinn Cook Copy Share Image
I have spoken honestly about being born into a home where there was discord and chaos. I saw my mom have a… — Christina Aguilera Copy Share Image
My mom (Kate McCauley) is an actress, so I guess she's the one that taught me it was a possibility. For as… — Anne Hathaway Copy Share Image
A light was on in the kitchen. His mother sat at the kitchen table, as still as a statue. Her hands were… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
My mother told me Homer Ditto was not my father. Nope. Mom had had a fling with some other guy who was… — Beth Ditto Copy Share Image
When I was seven and told my mom, 'I'm gonna be a writer,' she said, 'Oh, that's a terrible idea. You'll live… — Stephen Gaghan Copy Share Image
There are so many women out there who are single moms, really not by choice, and doing it and making it work… — Connie Britton Copy Share Image
What stood me in good stead was my upbringing. I had a musician father, a very religious mother who totally supported us.… — Suzi Quatro Copy Share Image
For my mom, the child that misbehaved the most was kind of like her favorite student by the end of the year.… — Quinta Brunson Copy Share Image
My mom is African-American, Native-American, Irish, and Creole, and my father is of Jewish, Russian, and Polish descent. It's made me who… — Jurnee Smollett-Bell Copy Share Image
Mom did not want me to have anything to do with playing music. Being from a middle-class Black family in that particular… — Don Alias Copy Share Image
[After the twins' birth,] I spent two years doing nothing. I was a wife and a mom. But you need that time… — Jennifer Lopez Copy Share Image
The way Mom saw it, women should let menfolk do the work because it made them feel more manly. That notion only… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
I started bettysbattle.org, which is a charity in honor of my mom, associated with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, a charity that is… — Nancy O'Dell Copy Share Image
I did improv classes just like any kid would do soccer or gymnastics or swimming. At one of my showcases, my manager… — Emma Kenney Copy Share Image
I knew that I was a gay boy fairly early; what was interesting to me was that my mother didn't know. She… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
“… when I needed her, Mom was there. All my life, she is the one who has been there for me. And… — Jeff Bauman Copy Share Image
Maybe one night I’ll be asleep and I’ll feel a hand like a dove on my cheekbone and feel her breath cool… — Francesca Lia Block Copy Share Image
It is good to have healthy competition and be inspired by others, as all this helps you take up challenging roles. There… — Kiara Advani Copy Share Image
If I should have a daughter, instead of 'Mom,' she's gonna call me 'Point B,' because that way she knows that no… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
Well your mom was right, in a way. What do you mean? He DID fall, right? So he wasn’t safe on the… — Jordan Sonnenblick Copy Share Image
What I love the most that I really want to talk about is that there are women in business. They are incredibly… — Kate Hudson Copy Share Image
When I'm following what a character does in a book I don't have to think about my own life. Where I am.… — Matt de la Pena Copy Share Image
My mom has always said that the one thing she wishes she had done differently is have a job. She felt like… — Jennifer Garner Copy Share Image
It's bizarre: sometimes I go through periods where I really want to put a song up online, and sometimes I'm sort of… — George Blagden Copy Share Image
I love Maude Pearson character from Agel. I love that she walls her son up because he has a girlfriend! In fact,… — Beth Grant Copy Share Image
My mom never really pushed me into doing something. It was kind of whatever I wanted to do, and that was what… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I remember I used to hide under the bed sometimes because I didn't want to go to… — Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Copy Share Image
I grew up doing a lot of traveling. My mom left home when she was 15 and traveled to 48 different countries… — Q'orianka Kilcher Copy Share Image
It's always been a desire of mine to work with my parents, so Wild at Heart was a wish come true. The… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
One thing my mom didn't want any of us to do was to cry or to complain about life. Every day and… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share Image
Before I was born, my mom and my dad, they used to rescue dogs, so at one point, they had 13 dogs.… — Maisie Williams Copy Share Image
My mom was a practicing Hindu, and my dad was a Catholic who practiced yoga meditation and karma yoga. My earliest memories… — Tulsi Gabbard Copy Share Image
[Lennie meets Joe - he works out that she was named after John Lennon] I nod. "Mom was a hippie." This is… — Jandy Nelson Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, I thought to myself, 'What do I want to be doing?' And yes, I want to… — Samantha Ponder Copy Share Image
My parents had a gardener when I was growing up, and he and I would dig in the dirt together - my… — Howard Graham Buffett Copy Share Image
In Long Island, people care about how much money you have. Even I did when I was growing up. I never wanted… — Madison Beer Copy Share Image
After our mom died, her parents (our grandparents) had this big court battle with dad. After six lawyers, two fistfights, and a… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image