Abraham Lincoln Quotes
My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families - second families, perhaps I should say.
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Every child needs to have for itself not only its loving parents and siblings and friends of its own age, but a grown-up friend.
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The good news is that parents are the leading influence on kids' decision not to drink alcohol.
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I wasn't rebellious. Other friends had far stricter parents and where there wasn't a relationship of respect and communication, they were usually the opposite; kids go to the other extreme.
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I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.
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When I was born here in Gulfport in 1966, my parents' interracial marriage was still illegal, and it was very hard to drive around town with my parents, to be out in public with my parents.
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But I can't say that I didn't like John Hammond's performances often better than the originals.
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According to my parents, I just started drumming when I was two. I traveled with them from five to seven on the road, playing percussion. Between 8 and 12, my dad sort of prepared me by teaching me every aspect of road life.
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We don't understand why we're here, no one's giving us an answer, religion is vague, your parents can't help because they're just people, and it's all terrible, and there's no meaning to anything.
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I don't think it's an exciting thing to move back in with your parents.
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My parents armed me with an amazing sense of humor, and it's what you need when, well, it's what anyone needs in this world.
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My parents said, Oh, he's going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor.
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I say that I played a doorstop in Dune because I remember standing around a lot. I was down there for months.
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My older brother, Jake, and I had a bohemian childhood. My parents are deeply unconventional people from the beatnik generation. They weren't married, and I thought that was normal. We called them by their first names.
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We're living in a time when parenting is not at all mirroring the way I was parented. For me, I just followed my parents around on their errands; when they were busy on the phone, I was quiet. It's a different kettle of fish these days: They run the house, and you listen to their music, and you go to their appointments.
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My parents were super supportive of my big dreams; I was pretty lucky. I guess I became a musician because I didn't see myself doing or loving anything else as much.
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My parents always taught me never to take anything for granted because it can be taken away from you like that, especially when it comes to looks. I could get into a car crash tomorrow and disfigure my face. So I have to stay grounded.
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No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.
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I grew up in a funeral home. Both my parents were morticians.
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Parents today are under a lot of stress, sometimes working two jobs just to make ends meet. They're trying to find day care for their kids and elder care for their own parents. The Federal Government shouldn't add to their worries by not living up to its obligations.
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Sisters, to me, are fascinating because it is a unique connection of the coming together of connection and competition. The fact that you have these age differences is a built-in power struggle, and the fact that you're all trying to get attention and resources from the same parents creates competition.
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Hillary - at the end of the day, isn't that going to be about bigger government? Isn't that going to be about more taxes?
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In 1973 we moved to the British Isle of Man, and I put my first band together for one year, named Melody Fair.
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My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families - second families, perhaps I should say.
