My parents met in music school and my father was a music professor and conductor. Growing up, we always had classical and contemporary music playing. There was a lot of Mozart and the Beatles. Sara Zarr beatlesclassicalconductor Change image and share on social
My parents met in the theatre, and I thought that was so romantic. My dad was a scenic designer and my mom was a dancer, and that's how they met; they met in the theatre. Skye McCole Bartusiak daddancerdesigner Change image and share on social
My parents met when they were graduate students at UC Berkeley in the 1960s. They were both active in the civil-rights movement. Kamala Harris 1960sactiveberkeley Change image and share on social
My parents moved back to New York from Florida when I was in the ninth grade. Sanford I. Weill backfloridagrade Change image and share on social
My parents moved from ranch to ranch, valley to valley, town to town, but our roots in Fowler never really faded. For me, it's a place of history, stories and songs, not just facts and figures. Juan Felipe Herrera factfadefigure Change image and share on social
My parents moved to American Samoa when I was three or four years old. My dad was principal of a high school there. It was idyllic for a kid. I had a whole island for a backyard. I lived there until I was eight years old and we moved to Santa Barbara. Eric Stoltz americanbackyardbarbara share on social
My parents moved to Florida when I was 12, and my backyard was the Gulf of Mexico. Sylvia Earle backyardfloridagulf Change image and share on social
My parents must have done a great job. Anytime I wanted to pursue something that they weren't familiar with, that was not part of their lifestyle, they let me go ahead and do it. Sally Ride aheadanytimefamiliar Change image and share on social
My parents - my mother, particularly - were very focused on our succeeding. I loved my parents, and was very grateful to them for everything, and I didn't want to disappoint them. Chang-Rae Lee disappointfocusgrateful Change image and share on social
My parents never condescended to me. As a child, I always sat at the head of our dinner table. I was always given a lot of responsibility. Claire Danes childcondescenddinner Change image and share on social
