I've always loved writing, and my heritage has been interesting, growing up in a bi-cultural family. My mother being Vietnamese and my father being French, it's like an East-West meeting in my house. Mylene Dinh-Robic culturaleastfamily Change image and share on social
I used to watch 'The Waltons' and sob because my family was nothing like that. We had a cruel sense of humor in my family. Paula Poundstone cruelfamilyhumor Change image and 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
The first responsibility of the Muslim is as teacher. That is his job, to teach. His first school, his first classroom is within the household. His first student is himself. He masters himself and then he begins to convey the knowledge that he has acquired to the family. The people who are closest to him. H. Rap Brown acquirebeginclassroom share on social
I'm ridiculously proud of my children. More so than any of my books. I suspect I wouldn't have written any of them if I hadn't been lucky enough to have this huge family. Debi Gliori bookchildfamily Change image and share on social
A family with the wrong members in control; that, perhaps, is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase. George Orwell controldescribeengland Change image and share on social
I get my voice from my mother's side of the family. My mother and my grandmother both had strong voices. Mavis Staples familygrandmothermother 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
Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person. Sandra Day O'Connor concernfamilymake Change image and share on social