Bug Quote by Tess Gerritsen

Being from a very traditional Chinese-American family, my parents believed the only options to have a successful life were to be a doctor, a…

— Phillip Lim

My dad got a job as a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. He teaches biology and genetics. My dad has been obsessed with science…

— Constance Wu

I told my father I had to try political science for a year. He thought I was throwing my life away.

— Paul Wolfowitz

When I went home at 20 to tell my parents, 'I don't want to be an engineer, I want to try and write books,'…

— Michael Connelly

My dad was a scientist. More than that: my dad grew up in a tiny terraced house in Swansea, the only child of a…

— David Baddiel

My father insisted that each of us have a career. His family were refugees and he understood the vicissitudes of fortune.

— Lady Colin Campbell

Being Chinese immigrants in the United States, it was important for my parents to maintain ties that went back a long time. They led…

— Chien Chung Pei

My father's immigrant story is a big part of who I am.

— Tom Suozzi

My parents were electrical engineers, immigrants from China, and we were always just in a state of struggle, building our life.

— Simu Liu

My parents were typical Asian parents, and they do, like all parents, want their children to be successful. They really encouraged my brother and…

— Lisa Su

I once asked my father what he wanted me to be. To my horror, he said, 'sociologist.'

— Marianne Faithfull

My parents were reasoned and deep thinkers. My dad is an intellectual and a literary man.

— Steve Zahn