I think my family and closest friends are learning about my need to withdraw, and I am learning how to restore and store my energy to both serve the community to the best of my ability and to serve my writer's heart. Sandra Cisneros abilityclosecommunity share on social
I'm of Russian-Jewish background. Like many Soviet Jews, my parents were engineers. My family migrated from Ukraine to Israel when I was six. They arrived in Israel with very little... Within a year of arriving in Israel, the Yom Kippur War happened. Sasha Roiz arrivebackgroundengineer share on social
When something's got to give, family always wins. I couldn't live with myself if it was the other way. Tracy Pollan familygivelive Change image and share on social
For the most part, the first thing people I meet that aren't Mormon say is, 'I grew up with a Mormon family. They're the nicest people I know.' So when I see these statistics that it's the most hated religion, I don't know where they're getting that from. Brandon Flowers familygrowhate share on social
In a lot of work places, you work at a lot of jobs and people work more with their colleagues than with their family. Russell Hornsby colleaguefamilyjob Change image and share on social
Paul Haggis, who's now a big movie guy, cast me as a lawyer in 'Family Law.' When that series ended, I thought that I would be going on more auditions and booking more jobs, but everything just came to a screeching halt. Meredith Eaton auditionbigbook share on social
Our family were outsiders, and I've always had a sense of the outsider, the underdog, and a strong sense of justice towards people who are excluded. Andy Serkis excludefamilyhave Change image and share on social
My first serious girlfriend, when I was 16, was Mormon. I went to her house for 'family home evening,' and I was like, 'Why aren't you people ignoring each other and watching television?' Trey Parker evenfamilygirlfriend Change image and share on social
Our best hope for the future is not to get people to think of all humanity as family - that's impossible. It lies, instead, in an appreciation of the fact that, even if we don't empathize with distant strangers, their lives have the same value as the lives of those we love. Paul Bloom appreciationdistantempathize share on social
