My parents were brought up in families which believed theatre people weren't to be trusted. But they were nice people. Max von Sydow believebringfamily Change image and share on social
My parents were brutal to each other, so I slept in the basement by an old coal-fired furnace. I became a street kid. Occasionally, I'd live with aunts or uncles, then I'd run away to live in the woods, trapping and hunting game to survive. The wilderness pulled at me; still does. Gary Paulsen auntbasementbrutal share on social
My parents were children during the Great Depression of the 1930s, and it scarred them. Especially my father, who saw destitution in his Brooklyn, New York neighborhood; adults standing in so called 'bread lines,' children begging in the streets. Bill O'Reilly 1930sadultbeg share on social
My parents were concerned that I would not get good schooling, so they put me up in my uncle's house in Dharwad, and I spent about six years there. So at a very young age, I was away from my parents. I developed an amount of independence and learned to stand on my own feet. Nandan Nilekani ageamountconcern share on social
My parents were dealing with evictions and repossessions and electricity getting shut off, and I just realized that I had to get it together. Dwayne Johnson dealelectricityeviction Change image and share on social
My parents were definitely on the incentive side of parenting. Like, they told me that my father had learned to read when he was three. So, of course, I thought I had to, too. Chelsea Clinton fatherincentivelearn Change image and share on social
My parents were determined to move into the middle class. Martin Lewis Perl classdeterminemiddle Change image and share on social
My parents were devoted. Civic minded. We had family counsels. Three of us children against two of them. We lived a 'Leave It to Beaver' time. Sissy Spacek beaverchildcivic Change image and share on social
My parents were disappointed I didn't finish college, and they were really upset when I went to Hollywood to become an actor. I was a big disappointment to them. George Clooney actorbigcollege Change image and share on social
