Quotes About Family

I ate supper after Dad saw the evening shift down the shaft, and I went to sleep to the ringing of a hammer on steel and the dry hiss of an arc welder at the little tipple machine shop during the hoot-owl shift.

I'm just an ordinary, walking-down-the-street, mother of two children who sings for her supper.

I'll get depressed out on the road simply because I'm not being the mama that's cooking supper every night, or that's fixing my husband's plate and my baby's plate. You miss those things, and I miss them.

I see my people having babies and moving into nice homes, not just at this company but at our suppliers and customers.

I drew a lot. I always had sketchbooks. My parents were really great about any gift-giving holiday - birthdays, Hanukkah, Christmas - it was always art supplies for my brother and I.

I grew up in what you might call a relentlessly creative household. We were given art supplies, music supplies... Our mother knew enough to get us started and then stand back and not meddle. My parents never said to us, 'Don't you think you'll need something to fall back on?' They acted as though creativity was completely normal.

I don't know what it's like to be Cuban-American, but I know what it's like to have family under Communism and to get up early in the morning and send medical supplies and try to send food and try to send money and have it intervened, and them calling and crying on the phone.

Some of the companies we helped start are names you know. An office supply company called Staples - where I'm pleased to see the Obama campaign has been shopping; The Sports Authority, which became a favorite of my sons. We started an early childhood learning center called Bright Horizons that First Lady Michelle Obama rightly praised.

I credit my success to my mother. Her prayers and support are everything to me. I know all she does for me, and I know nothing I do can ever pay back the amount of support she has given me.

With the support of my family, my constant pillar of strength and protection, I have risen above hate with love and excellence, and a very strong sense of self.

My dad is my support, and he is the best support that I could ever have.

I am a member of the 'sandwich' generation, that group that must simultaneously care for elderly parents and support children.

My family has always been there to support me along the way. My coach, John Nicks, is a great influence.

A family looks for ways to support and inspire one another.

I'm there to support my kids no matter what happens. I just do the best I can, just like anybody else would for their family.

I live very well, but I support a lot of relatives.

I look to my family for my support. I'm fortunate to have a big family.

It's crazy to see all the fans, and it's cool to see them all support each other - it all feels like one big family.

I grew up in a good family with good parents, and I was able to dream big and have the support to live it out.

I remember my mom saying, 'I will take you to every audition, I will support you, but the minute you stop caring about it, I will stop.'

Initially, my father opposed the idea of joining films and did not want me to move out, but now I'm closest to him and have his full support.

I always told my children that if they want to be pilot, go ahead and do it, or if they wanted to get into agriculture, I told them that I will support them. But when they chose music, you feel as if those birds have come back home to the nest.

When you come from a big family, you see that, growing up, you're learning how to share. Your sisters have got your back; you're not alone in this - 'We all support you!' Your family provides that; it gives you a sense of safety, and it's a very grounding feeling.

I need to work to support myself and my kids. No one pays for my support.