In Romania, of course, gymnastics is among the most popular sports, and my parents had a dream of escaping the Ceausescu regime… — Dominique Moceanu Copy Share Image
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My parents got divorced when I was around a year old. My dad was essentially a nonentity in my life until I… — Tucker Max Copy Share Image
If you're at uni just because your parents have said so... There's a lot of success stories of people who have dropped… — Eniola Aluko Copy Share Image
When I was in high school, my parents had this power over me - if I ever lied or got caught doing… — Dan Byrd Copy Share Image
I believe in 'soulmates,' especially growing up and seeing how much my parents loved each other. They always said that they had… — Nadia Bjorlin Copy Share Image
My parents tried to sell me. I was looking for a way to share my feelings, so I started to rap to… — Sonita Alizadeh Copy Share Image
“We work with both parents and their children to make lasting progress. Supporting the entire family to succeed is critically important, because… — Thomas L. Friedman Copy Share Image
I spoke to my parents and my agent a year before Rio. I was like: 'I don't want to do this. I… — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
In today's world parents find themselves at the mercy of a society which imposes pressures and priorities that allow neither timenor place… — Urie Bronfenbrenner Copy Share Image
“What about your parents? You can't let them down? Even if it means letting yourself down? Which I doubt they'd want for… — Gayle Forman Copy Share Image
“No. Absolutely not. I forbid it. You'll have nightmares." "She was my friend! You must allow me. Why are you so horrid?"… — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
“Parents were good to us, gave us a lot, took care for us when we couldn’t have taken care for ourselves, wanted… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
My original interest in the Nazi holocaust was personal. Both my father and mother were survivors of the Warsaw Ghetto and the… — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
For years now, Chinese parents and teachers have lamented what's known as the 'xiao huangdi' - or little emperor - phenomenon, a… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
My parents didn't give me any scope to feel sorry for myself. They were just like 'go play with your brother, go… — Oscar Pistorius Copy Share Image
After 'The Poisonwood Bible' was published, several people believed that my parents were missionaries, which could not be further from the truth. — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“I’m Briana Fallon. Do you have a conventional first name, too, or did your parents anticipate your future academic achievements when they… — Marko Kloos Copy Share Image
I try to stay out of my kids' way and kind of just let them discover things for themselves. Our job as… — Jada Pinkett Smith Copy Share Image
I think like any marriage, especially when you've had divorced parents like myself; you want to try even harder to make it… — Princess Diana Copy Share Image
I grew up in a family where my parents worked full-time and still found themselves and their six children trapped like so… — Stacey Abrams Copy Share Image
Yes, I have benefited from the ObamaCare provision allowing young adults to stay on their parents' insurance plans until age 26. — Tomi Lahren Copy Share Image
I made my parents crazy. As a kid, I redecorated my bedroom every month. I would literally save my allowance and go… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
My parents used to bring me to Radio City when I was a little girl, so performing there 50 years later was… — Wendy Liebman Copy Share Image
My parents got divorced when I was nine months old, and my father would only pop in and see me once a… — RJ Mitte Copy Share Image
Luckily, I had incredible parents who, when they saw a problem, didn't say, "Why doesn't somebody do something?" They would say, "Why… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
The parents used to drag the little ones, and now the kids are coming--and they're not little anymore. Things are evolving. Maybe… — Jonathan Cain Copy Share Image
“One of the biggest mistakes new homeschooling parents make is going into it with an 'all or nothing' mentality. That's a lot… — Jacqueline Wilson Copy Share Image
My reasons for becoming a chef are somewhat of a cliche. I always loved to eat but it was watching my parents… — Alexandra Guarnaschelli Copy Share Image
Ask everyone what they remember about 'Baywatch' and they're gonna tell the story of when they were 10, sneaking it while their… — Kelly Rohrbach Copy Share Image
Both me and my parents wanted me to lead a normal life, work in a normal '10 to 5' job and put… — Soha Ali Khan Copy Share Image
When you look at the biggest study of the American dream, the number-one correlate for upward mobility is having two parents in… — Stephen Marche Copy Share Image
I'll always be a Georgia girl at heart, but I live in Los Angeles full time. My parents still live in Georgia,… — Melissa Ordway Copy Share Image
Before I ever acted as an amateur - which I did a great deal at school and at university - I used… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I think my parents had in mind that I would settle down at quite a young age, but I decided that being… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
I am hardheaded. I really am, and if you could sit down and talk to my parents, you would realize why I… — Lainey Wilson Copy Share Image
My dad's cool with that kind of stuff. He always wanted me to do my best. I'm quite dyslexic in school. My… — Georgia May Jagger Copy Share Image
Children are raised by single parents all the time. Those children - I'd like to claim myself as one, I was raised… — Dustin Lance Black Copy Share Image
You make the decision wether you want to be something in life, your parents can give you the tools but they can't… — Jordan K Lee Copy Share Image
I actually began my career by convincing my parents to let me be an actress when I was 12 with a PowerPoint… — Sydney Sweeney Copy Share Image
