I come from a family of Mississippi sharecroppers just a few generations away from slavery, and I experienced a lot of racism growing up - you can't avoid that if you're a person of color in this country. Carrie Mae Weems avoidcolorcountry share on social
I come from a family of pacifists, so it's not like I was going to join the war. Sweden is not like the States or England where you might get sent to Afghanistan next month. Bill Skarsgard afghanistanenglandfamily Change image and share on social
I come from a family of professional dog-showers, one step above carnies, but I didn't want to join the family business. Rebel Wilson businesscarniesdog Change image and share on social
I come from a family of refugees. I'm used to surviving and going with the flow, and what happened to me was just life. Yasmine Al Masri familyflowhappen Change image and share on social
I come from a family of Russian immigrant Jews who were all big storytellers, who would get together, and one would try to top the others' stories, and stories would get bigger and bigger. And the lying aspect, the exaggeration, would get large. Philip Schultz aspectbigexaggeration share on social
I come from a family of scholars who got their Master's degrees. To my grandma - and to a lot of people - an education was a way of making it out of the worst parts of their life. Big Sean baddegreeeducation Change image and share on social
I come from a family of servants. My father's father was a servant, and my father's father's father was a slave. Lee Daniels familyfatherservant Change image and share on social
I come from a family of storytellers. Growing up, my father would make up these stories about how he and my mother met and fell in love, and my mother would tell me these elaborately visual stories of growing up as a kid in New York, and I was always so enrapt. Aja Naomi King elaboratelyenraptfall share on social
I come from a family of tall, curvy women. I developed in my body and my shape far earlier, so from a young age I accepted it. I embraced it and saw it as an advantage. Ricki-Lee Coulter acceptadvantageage Change image and share on social
I come from a family of teachers, and I believe ideas matter; the good ones deserve reverence, and the bad ones, defiance. Nancy Gibbs baddefiancedeserve Change image and share on social
