I was just a guy who ran away from home at 16 because my parents were getting a divorce and the judge was making me choose which parent to live with.... →
Frank Abagnale
Every successful artist comes from a family - parents or siblings or both - who, although equally gifted, chose not to pursue the treacherous and... →
Chris Abani
My mother was English. My parents met in Oxford in the '50s, and my mother moved to Nigeria and lived there. She was five foot two, very feisty... →
My mum and mad were both very generous, encouraging parents.
Tony Abbott
I wasn't rebellious. Other friends had far stricter parents and where there wasn't a relationship of respect and communication, they were... →
Randa Abdel-Fattah
I was lucky enough to have parents that took me out from country to country and go to school and learn how to be a better person.
Barkhad Abdi
Thousands of kids and parents come up to us and say, How do we get better as a singer?
Paula Abdul
Music rhythms are mathematical patterns. When you hear a song and your body starts moving with it, your body is doing math. The kids in their... →
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
When I first went to 'National Geographic,' I thought I was the least qualified person to step through the doors. But because of my parents... →
Sam Abell
People often assume New York City is no place to keep a dog. This is certainly what my parents told me when I was growing up there. But I have found... →
Jill Abramson