My father is Italian, and I never met my paternal grandparents. The family name was 'Caroselli' and it was changed in the… — Steve Carell Copy Share Image
I have many sources of inspiration. I'd have to point to Dr. Martin Luther King, first and foremost. But my parents were… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
Ideally, as parents we'd have unlimited energy, the ability to manage tricky emotions like fear and anger, vast stores of wisdom to… — Gary L. Thomas Copy Share Image
My parents being Bengali, we always had music in our house. My nani was a trained classical singer, who taught my mum,… — Shreya Ghoshal Copy Share Image
As Asian-Americans, the charge that is often lobbed against us is sort of the least original: the idea that somehow we're perpetual… — David Henry Hwang Copy Share Image
The earth makes a sound as of sighs and the last drops fall from the emptied cloudless sky. A small boy, stretching… — Samuel Beckett Copy Share Image
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As parents and as consumers, we have the right and the power to pressure the entertainment industry to respond to our needs.… — Tipper Gore Copy Share Image
My father taught us that to thrive, excellence in technology, quality, and customer service along with cost competitiveness is a prerequisite. His… — Kumar Mangalam Birla Copy Share Image
Where lies the final harbor, whence we unmoor no more? In what rapt ether sails the world, of which the weariest will… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
It was a lot of fun being a child actress. It suited me. I don't think it suits everybody, but I was… — Alanna Ubach Copy Share Image
“Do not think, because you experience adversity, that the hand of the Lord is shortened. It is not our prosperity but our… — John Piper Copy Share Image
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The prince's official job description as king will be 'defender of the faith,' which currently means the state-financed absurdity of the Anglican… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
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“That night my mother had what she considered a wonderful dream. She dreamed of the country of India, where she had never… — Alice Sebold Copy Share Image
Many, many people - many parents feel that their decisions are, maybe not, great decisions. Every parent has that, you know, parent… — Kate Gosselin Copy Share Image
My mother was really against it when I said I wanted to make films. She said that I should be a civil… — Hirokazu Kore-eda Copy Share Image
“The father dead has euchered the son out of his patrimony. For it is the death of the father to which the… — Cormac McCarthy Copy Share Image
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It's funny, actually... a few clubs called when I was in preseason with Hull in 2017, but I wasn't really that interested.… — Andrew Robertson Copy Share Image
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As a kid, there was not much I could do to stop the violence in our home. When I got older, as… — Darryl Glenn Copy Share Image
Wherever there is a desire to have power over another person, it is politics. Power is always political, even on small children.… — Osho Copy Share Image
My mother told me I was begging her to be an actor when I was four. My father and my grandfather saw… — Giovanni Ribisi Copy Share Image
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“All in all, time spent on improving relationships—with parents, with students and student-to-student—improves learning in the long run. Those solid relationships build… — Matt Miller Copy Share Image
I believe that our Heavenly Father invented man because he was disappointed in the monkey. I believe that whenever a human being,… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“I have learned that the kindness of a teacher, a coach, a policeman, a neighbor, the parent of a friend, is never… — Gavin de Becker Copy Share Image
“...just before I started the serious work Father Donovan opened his eyes and looked at me. There was no fear now; that… — Jeff Lindsay Copy Share Image
My father, Harold, loved music. The radio was on all the time at home, and he had lots of great pop and… — Richard Carpenter Copy Share Image
Motherhood is more than bearing children, though it is certainly that. It is the essence of who we are as women. It… — Sheri L. Dew Copy Share Image
“Your child, too, will one day be an adult. For them to live life with the same degree of independence as neurotypical… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
I found that life intruding on writing was, in fact, life. And that, tempting as it may be for a writer who… — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
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