Both my mum and dad were great readers, and we would go every Saturday morning to the library, and my sister and I had a library card when we could pass off something as a signature, and all of us would come with an armful of books. Geraldine Brooks armfulbookcard share on social
All the learnin' my father paid for was a bit o' birch at one end and an alphabet at the other. George Eliot alphabetbirchbite Change image and share on social
I have a lot of great racing memories growing up in Europe as a young boy - playing with car parts on my dad's desk, watching the races on Sunday afternoons to try and spot him on TV, even having the chance to go to Formula 1 races where he was working. Charlie Kimball afternoonboycar share on social
I feel very warm towards Mum and Dad for giving us the independence they did. My childhood, and the fact we didn't have a TV, gave me a boundless imagination. Dido Armstrong boundlesschildhooddad Change image and share on social
I've always loved working out. When I was little, my dad used to make me and my sister do 10 press-ups every day before we brushed our teeth in the morning. It was like a boot camp! Then I did a lot of athletics at school and was a dancer. Fleur East athleticbootbrush share on social
One of my insecurities was my looks. I was short, cute and chubby, and Dad used to call me his 'little fat sausage.' But I always knew I had musical talent. Suzi Quatro callchubbycute Change image and share on social
From time to time, I'll look back through the personal journals I've scribbled in throughout my life, the keepers of my raw thoughts and emotions. The words poured forth after my dad died, when I went through a divorce, and after I was diagnosed with breast cancer. There are so many what-ifs scribbled on those pages. Hoda Kotb backbreastcancer share on social
I would be ready to become a dad if I was with the right person. I'd like a boy, though. Because they're in charge. Mario Balotelli boychargedad Change image and share on social
My dad took me and my brother to see Corrosion of Conformity. All I remember was that there was a dude swinging a chain in the mosh pit, and the bouncers were dragging him out. King Tuff bouncerbrotherchain Change image and share on social
My dad took me to John Kennedy's inauguration when I was 8. We come every time, Republican and Democrat, because of this great country. John Barrasso countrydaddemocrat Change image and share on social