Quotes About Family

Our mums came on tour and mine was baffled by it all. She kept saying in the car: 'You just do this on your own? Don't you want to be with people? This is so lonely!' I guess we're just used to it. It is a funny little world.

My sister and I both used to wear matching clothes and now my mum, sister and I have the same bag which we all use even when together. Which probably doesn't look that cool.

My son's baby paraphernalia always ends up in my bag.

Lots of people have written to say 'Bake Off' has inspired them to bake with their children. I feel proud about that; it's exactly what I used to do with mine.

Since I was a kid, baking has been part of my life.

My parents divorced when I was seven and baking was something that helped me to take my mind off things.

A person has got to balance work and life and family in order to be a balanced person.

I feel a man, when married, becomes more balanced. All the extra-curricular activities are done away with. The focus is on work and family.

Marriage has given me a little family of my own. We hold each other accountable, love each other, and always are there for each other. I feel more balanced now because I know what it's like to care for others.

I'm very active in making sure my children are well-adjusted and balanced.

My mother is my first role model. We have lived every dream together. The way she has balanced everything in life makes me want to be like her.

I am a mother, so I'm used to balancing things.

It was very clear to me early on that balancing work and family was going to be very important.

When I was about 14, my family emigrated from England to Australia, and we decided to stop in Bali on the way through.

Me and my family, we sort of had this plan to... once we had kids, we had a plan that about every six years we'd move to a new country. So, when we had kids, we moved to Bali for six years, then we went to Australia for six years.

I love Christmas as much as the next person, but my brother is a whole different ball game. He's obsessed.

My mother and my father always had me in ballet and dance, and I sang in a girl's group.

My family was artistic and encouraged me to express myself. I was a show-off, so they took me to ballet class.

I didn't choose ballet, it was my mum's choice.

You know when you believe in Christmas? I was like that with ballet. I thought I would reach a level where I'd have enough money to bring my family back together, and I would have freedom.

Some of my friends were going to dancing school and, when one of them was auditioning for a ballet school in Kiev, my mother saw an opportunity for me to do that, so we could move to a bigger, better city.

My parents were passionate about the ballet. They always played ballet music at home.

Like most kids, my dad played. He would drag us out to the course and make us shag balls for him and caddy and all that kind of stuff.

I've tried my very best to keep all the balls in the air and be home.