I was singing when I was two years old, and my parents were very supportive, but they weren't musicians themselves.
John Oates
The relationship between parents and children, but especially between mothers and daughters, is tremendously powerful, scarcely to be comprehended in... →
Joyce Carol Oates
My parents were very proud of me. After they passed, my career doesn't mean as much to me.
What good is my parents' wealth and education and upbringing if I'm not contributing to the world?
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Even if we give parents all the information they need and we improve school meals and build brand new supermarkets on every corner, none of that... →
Michelle Obama
Clearly this is a tough economic time, and a lot of families are hurting. So when we talk to parents, we talk about small changes for kids and things... →
I wish my parents had been more strict and made me learn more instruments.
Agnes Obel
My parents were very relaxed about music.
You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you, and you don't want them to look at you in a negative light. So you do things to make... →
Adepero Oduye
In many Asian households, to not go on to higher education, that's like a big no-no. I know my parents' discouragement was for my own... →
Sandra Oh