Sibling rivalry was, and still is to this day, rampant in my family. We were all competing for my parents' divided attention.
Janine di Giovanni
Food was always a big part of my life. My grandfather was one of 14 kids, and his parents had a pasta factory, so as a kid, he and his siblings would... →
Giada De Laurentiis
I remember my parents quarrelling. They would talk as if they were against each other's ideas about Trotsky, but it was just a couple arguing.
Maria de Medeiros
My parents kept me very grounded.
Danielle de Niese
I think of myself as an Olympian. I have had a dream since I was a very small child. And because I have parents without whom I couldn't have... →
When I was young, I grew up in a family of working-class people. Not just my parents, but my extended family, as well.
Matt de la Pena
My parents split up when I was about 2. I realize more and more how much I'm like my father. My gentleness comes from my mother.
Justin Townes Earle
I grew up in a racially mixed neighborhood. So going over to friends' houses for dinner, their parents listened to Al Green and Luther Ingram. It... →
I promise you that I did not become an addict because of anything to do with the behavior of either of my parents. Everybody has to make their own... →
Steve Earle
My parents moved to Florida when I was 12, and my backyard was the Gulf of Mexico.
Sylvia Earle