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The bottom line is we believe that parents are the best equipped to make choices for their children's schooling and education decisions.
Betsy DeVos
Education
Best
Parents
Believe
Bottom
Bottom Line
Schooling
Make
Equipped
Line
Children
Decisions
Choices
Dick and I became increasingly committed to helping other parents - parents from low-income families in particular.
Betsy DeVos
Parents
Other
Increasingly
Particular
Became
Families
Committed
Low-Income
Helping
Both of my parents are actors, so I grew up backstage with them. I would see some of their shows 30, 40, 50 times. I would have it all memorized. I loved it.
Betty Gilpin
Parents
Backstage
Would
See
Some
Both
Up
Times
Grew
Loved
Them
Shows
Actor
'Dear Mr. Henshaw' came about because two different boys from different parts of the country asked me to write a book about a boy whose parents were divorced, and so I wrote 'Dear Mr. Henshaw,' and it won the Newbery, and I was - it's been very popular.
Beverly Cleary
Me
Book
Parents
Country
About
Write
Divorced
Wrote
Parts
Because
Boy
Dear
Came
Were
Been
Won
Very
Different
Asked
Different Parts
Popular
Whose
Two
My parents never told me about Papa's lung cancer or the desperate nature of the operations he was about to undergo, which were a last-ditch effort to contain the spread of his cancer.
Beverly Sills
Nature
Me
Cancer
Desperate
Parents
Papa
About
Never
He
Contain
Undergo
Operations
Spread
Were
His
Effort
Which
Lung
Even as a teenager, my sensibility was different because my parents introduced me to some amazing films. I grew up watching films like 'Kabuliwala,' 'Casablanca,' and 'Mandi.'
Bhumi Pednekar
Me
Amazing
Parents
Films
Teenager
Introduced
Some
Casablanca
Like
Because
Up
Different
Grew
Sensibility
Even
Watching
Having born and brought up in Mumbai, I am as urban as urban can be, but my parents ensured that my sister and I understand social responsibility as well.
Bhumi Pednekar
Responsibility
Parents
Sister
Born
Brought
Having
Well
Understand
Am
Up
Urban
Social
Social Responsibility
Mumbai
During the first 10 years of my life, while my parents were married, I enjoyed a privileged upbringing. After their divorce, my life was difficult.
Bianca Jagger
Life
My Life
Parents
First
Difficult
Married
Divorce
Were
Years
Upbringing
Privileged
After
While
Enjoyed
Parents should watch what their children watch and not use TV as a babysitter. If a show is objectionable they should turn it OFF. They should write the president of the network and tell him they are never going to watch that program again and why.
Bill Bixby
Parents
President
Babysitter
Tell
TV
Objectionable
Network
Write
Never
Him
Off
Going
Children
Again
Turn
Should
Use
Show
Why
Watch
Program
By the time I was 14, I had become self-motivated. Whatever raced inside me was more demanding than any pressure applied by parents or teachers.
Bill Bradley
Time
Me
Pressure
Parents
Demanding
Become
Whatever
Inside
More
Had
Than
Any
Teachers
Applied
By The Time
My parents have a ridiculous work ethic; my dad just works, works, works, works, works. I think it would be hard to find a guy who's logged more hours than that guy.
Bill Burr
Work
Parents
Think
Would
Would-Be
Find
Guy
More
Hours
Than
Just
Work Ethic
Ethic
Hard
Works
Dad
Ridiculous
Some parents believe that competition helps prepare children to succeed. Others fear that their children will not be able to handle failure.
Bill Dedman
Failure
Competition
Fear
Will
Parents
Believe
Others
Able
Some
Handle
Children
Succeed
Prepare
Helps
When I was growing up, my parents were almost involved in various volunteer things. My dad was head of Planned Parenthood. And it was very controversial to be involved with that.
Bill Gates
Parents
Parenthood
Various
Head
Volunteer
Almost
Involved
Were
Up
Very
Controversial
Planned
Planned Parenthood
Dad
Growing
Growing Up
Things
According to Ethiopian custom, parents wait to name a baby because children often die in the first weeks of life.
Bill Gates
Life
Wait
Parents
First
Baby
Weeks
Name
Because
According
Die
Often
Children
Custom
We build schools and give government loans and grants to college kids; for those of us who are parents, tuition will often be the last big subsidy we give the children we've raised.
Bill McKibben
Government
Will
College
Parents
Big
Build
Those
Kids
College Kids
Give
Schools
Often
Subsidy
Tuition
Children
Us
Grants
Who
Last
Raised
Loans
Because of the fact that we've been through so much, we're going to appreciate every step of being parents. I think we're going to savor it and cherish it and we're going to be the best parents we can be.
Bill Rancic
Best
Parents
Every
Think
Every Step
Savor
Fact
Through
Step
Because
Cherish
Been
Going
Being
Much
Appreciate
One important lesson is this: It is okay to try and fail at something, but it isn't okay to not try. Parents need to encourage their kids, and it all starts in the home.
Bill Rancic
Home
Try
Parents
Important
Lesson
Starts
Okay
Kids
Something
Fail
Important Lesson
Encourage
Need
Both my parents were far smarter than the opportunities they had.
Bill Shorten
Opportunities
Parents
Both
Both My Parents
Had
Smarter
Were
Than
Far
My parents were divorced when I was young. I was really brought up by my mother's side of the family.
Bill de Blasio
Family
Mother
Parents
Young
Side
Brought
Divorced
Were
Up
Really
I went to NYU, and my parents had a rule that I needed to major in something other than acting if I wanted to pursue acting after college.
Billie Lourd
College
Parents
Other
Rule
Something
Pursue
Had
Major
Than
Wanted
After
Acting
NYU
Needed
My parents were really encouraging. But I had to teach them the proper way you respond to an actor after seeing a play - regardless of whether you like their performance you tell them how great they are because they have to go on again the next night.
Billy Crudup
Great
You
Parents
Way
Respond
Tell
Seeing
Proper
Had
Performance
Like
Because
How
Go
Were
Encouraging
After
Regardless
Whether
Again
Them
Really
Next
Teach
Actor
Play
Night
My parents always looked like they loved being together. That's what I took from them, and that's how my wife and I are. I still feel like we're dating.
Billy Crystal
Together
Wife
Parents
Took
Dating
Feel
Like
Looked
Always
How
Still
Being
Loved
Them
I do take for granted, probably, the fact that I grew up in New York City, one of the most liberal places on earth, with bleeding-heart, liberal parents who took me to see 'Rent' and Terrence McNally plays from a very young age.
Billy Eichner
Me
Age
Take For Granted
Parents
Young
Liberal
Took
Earth
City
See
Fact
Take
New
Most
Rent
Up
Very
York
New York
New York City
Young Age
Grew
Places
Granted
Who
Plays
I was very much an only child who was raised by the television and movies, and I grew up in New York. We weren't, like, rich people, but we were middle-class people and my parents supported this love I had for entertainment.
Billy Eichner
Love
Entertainment
People
Parents
Rich
Television
Only
Only Child
Had
Supported
New
Like
Were
Up
Very
Child
York
New York
Grew
Movies
Rich People
Much
Who
Raised
I would watch the Oscars and every award show with my parents. I would make lists of who was going to win. I'd be doing Oscar predictions months ahead of time, and not only for the Oscars, for the Grammys. This is just what excited me as a kid.
Billy Eichner
Time
Me
Win
Parents
Every
Months
Kid
Would
Only
Excited
Make
Doing
Going
Just
Lists
Grammys
Predictions
Show
Who
Award
Watch
Oscar
Oscars
I came out to my parents when I was a junior in college. And it was pretty fine. They were more concerned with why I wasn't dating anyone. But now I'm 36, and I still don't date anyone.
Billy Eichner
College
Parents
Out
Fine
Pretty
More
Date
Dating
Concerned
Still
Came
Were
Junior
Anyone
Now
Why
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