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I wouldn't listen to my parents, but I found out that I absorbed. I never heard what they said - told me - but I did what they did. Andrew Young
Me Parents Out Never Absorb Said Heard Did Listen Found
I'd dreamed of being in the food business from the moment my globetrotting parents introduced me to the foods of the world during childhood trips to Europe and Asia. Andrew Zimmern
Food Me Business World Parents Introduced Dreamed Trips Foods Childhood Being Asia Moment Europe
I simply love Wagner's music. That actually started very early. He was the first composer I was exposed very much to because my parents introduced me to Wagner's music very early. Andris Nelsons
Love Music Me Parents First Introduced Composer He Simply Because Wagner Very Much Exposed Actually Early Started
I grew up in a show business family, so we've always had a great sense of balance, being so close to my parents. Andy Gibb
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My parents would say, 'Why don't you go out and play?' and I would say, 'I can't! I'm putting on my shows!' Andy Kaufman
You Parents Say Out Would Putting Go Shows Why Play
I used to stay up at night and sneak into the TV room, past my parents, who were asleep, to watch Saturday Night's 'Main Event.' That's how I started watching SNL. On accident. Andy Samberg
Parents Accident Past TV Stay Main How Were Sneak Up SNL Room Asleep Used Who Event Saturday Watch Started Watching Night
As I got older, I never considered that tons of people were watching me on television every week. I give a nod to my parents for keeping me as normal as I could be in an un-normal adult world. Angela Cartwright
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The most important thing parents can do, although it's not the only thing they should do, is model the behavior they want from their kids. Angela Duckworth
Behavior Parents Important Kids Only Most Most Important Thing Although Important Thing Model The Most Important Want The Only Thing Should Thing
To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows, about building it. Every day, parents and teachers ask me, 'How do I build grit in kids? What do I do to teach kids a solid work ethic? How do I keep them motivated for the long run?' The honest answer is, I don't know. Angela Duckworth
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The courts don't remove children from their home because the child underperformed at school or required extra long walks or a game of basketball in order to blow off the steam all 5-year-olds have. It's because the parents were unfit, not the kids. Angela Featherstone
Home Game School Long Parents Remove Walks Extra Kids Steam Because Courts Were Off Child Blow Unfit Children Order Required Basketball
When I was growing up, I wanted to adopt, because I was aware there were kids that didn't have parents. Angelina Jolie
Parents Kids Adopt Because Were Up Wanted Growing Growing Up Aware
If you want to get to know somebody you don't ask other people: 'How is she?' You talk to the person herself. And then you don't ask about facts like 'date of birth' or 'profession of parents.' but you talk about essential questions and themes in life. Angelina Maccarone
Life You People Somebody Parents Other Birth Herself About Date Facts Like Know Talk She How Questions Person Get Essential Want Themes Ask Then Profession
My parents were Democrats, and I was a Democrat. And John Wayne was a Republican. Angie Dickinson
Parents Wayne John John Wayne Democrat Democrats Were Republican
Parents tend to value their lives more highly than people without kids, but they're different in lots of ways: They're richer. They're better educated. They're healthier. Angus Deaton
People Better Value Parents Ways Kids More Tend Highly Without Healthier Educated Lots Than Different Richer Lives
It's impossible to write and produce a record when your parents are dying. I really tried, I really, really tried, but it just wouldn't come. Anita Baker
Impossible Parents Tried Record Write Come Just Dying Produce Really Your
My parents were strict but loving. Ann Dowd
Strict Parents Were Loving
There are so many cruel decisions parents have to make when their child dies. The funeral director requested a sheet for the coffin, and I sent the cozy flannel one, pale blue with happy snowmen, that had just been put away with the winter linens. Ann Hood
Winter Director Happy Parents Had Cruel Put Make Sheet Been Cozy Child Blue Dies Flannel Just Decisions Sent Many Away Pale Coffin Funeral
Each and every one of us who is still lucky enough to have our parents has a duty to them. We do owe them. Ann Jillian
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'Hard Hit,' a YA collection of poems, explores the country of grief and survival. Mark, a 16-year-old boy and skilled pitcher, must confront the coming death of his beloved father with the help of his friends, family, baseball, and an idiosyncratic belief in God. I used my own experience of my parents' deaths to inform this journey. Ann Turner
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I've always wanted to be in comedy... growing up with Asian parents and not seeing yourself represented in media - it was always just a daydream. Anna Akana
Yourself Comedy Parents Seeing Daydream Always Up Just Wanted Asian Growing Media Growing Up
I've been acting since second grade, telling stories, making my parents laugh here and there, so I'm hoping my 'thing' is acting. But I also make a really good bread pudding. Anna Camp
Good Parents Laugh Telling Hoping Since Also Make Making Been Grade Bread Stories Really Acting Thing Pudding Second Here
My parents had four children quickly, divorced quickly - when I was two - and my mother remarried quickly. We were suddenly in a different environment with a different father. Anna Chancellor
Mother Father Parents Had Environment Divorced Were Quickly Children Different Suddenly Four Two
As long as she is talented enough and passionate about doing it herself then I will be happy and support her. I think I will be sensible - my parents said I could only do it if I got my education and so I had something to fall back on. Anna Friel
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I was just so intrigued with good stories from the time I was a little girl. When my parents would take us out to dinner, I would bring a book along. And they were perfectly happy with that. Anna Gunn
Time Good Happy Book Dinner Girl Parents Intrigued Out Would Good Stories Take Perfectly Along Were Just Stories Little Little Girl Us Bring
All parents should be aware that when they mock or curse gay people, they may be mocking or cursing their own child. Anna Quindlen
Gay People Cursing Parents Own Mock Mocking Child May Curse Should Aware
There is only room in the lifeboat of your life for one, and you always choose yourself, and turn your parents into whatever it takes to keep you afloat. Anna Quindlen
Life You Yourself Parents Whatever Only Takes Always Afloat Room Turn Your Choose Keep
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