Father and brother Quote by W. H. Davies

The Greeks were the first boxers. Pugilism appears to have been one of the earliest distinctions in play and exercise that appeared between the…

— John Boyle O'Reilly

The earliest storytellers were magi, seers, bards, griots, shamans. They were, it would seem, old as time, and as terrifying to gaze upon as…

— Ben Okri

“During the wars of the Empire, while husbands and brothers were in Germany, anxious mothers gave birth to an ardent, pale, and neurotic generation.…

— Alfred De Musset

It was natural for me to go to local tournaments with my mother and watch my brothers compete and sometimes be left with my…

— Diana Lopez

“Having discovered him[6] they gave full vent to their ecstatic delight by indulging in the most violent gesticulations, dancing, shouting, and, at the same…

— E. M. Berens

If a child is inclined to be grasping, or to cling to any of his or her little possessions, legends are related about the…

— Charles Alexander Eastman

My father required me to honor my father and my mother too much to put up games on them. I did on occasion.

— Lincoln Steffens

M dad was a boxer, so he had this fierce, physical presence.

— Anthony Browne

I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength..."strongest wind cannot be seen."

— Amy Tan

My father got me involved in the game when I was four years old.

— Natalie Gulbis

A very little boy stood upon a heap of gravel for the honour of Rum Alley. He was throwing stones at howling urchins from…

— Stephen Crane

My mum was a bookies' runner at nine years old and my dad's uncles were Peaky Blinders and gangsters.

— Steven Knight