Because my dad died when I was young, and I have a severely disabled sister, I couldn't really push the envelope at home. Rory Kinnear daddiedisable Change image and share on social
Because my dad's Chinese-American, and they're very concrete, he said, 'There's no money to be made in literature.' So he told me to go into the sciences. And I was a good girl. And I did what Daddy said. And that's how I ended up being a doctor. But you know, you just can't stamp out that desire to tell stories. Tess Gerritsen americanchineseconcrete share on social
Because my father is French, my first school was the Lycee Francais de Londres in Kensington. Claire Tomalin fatherfrancaisfrench Change image and share on social
Because my father was a psychiatric nurse, I know my way around the system. Trisha Goddard fathernursepsychiatric Change image and share on social
Because my father was an army officer, I was told to enter the military school during the war. Luckily or unluckily, one month before the entrance examination, I got polio, which made my right arm numb. It's still numb. Masatoshi Koshiba armarmyenter share on social
Because my father was often absent on naval duty, my mother suffered me to do much as I pleased. John James Audubon absentdutyfather Change image and share on social
Because my hair is colored, I always make sure to find shampoos and conditioners that don't contain sulfates. Bethany Mota coloreconditionerfind Change image and share on social
Because my hair is curly, I used to do all the straighteners, the Japanese this and the Brazilian that. And at the end of the day, your hair ends up not having a texture, not having the body - no shine. You're pretty much frying your hair. So understand the type of hair you have and do the best with what you have. Camila Alves bodybraziliancurly share on social
Because my life has been so notorious and so bad, it can overshadow my work. Gregory David Roberts badlifenotorious Change image and share on social
Because my master was this renaissance man, I wasn't just learning a fighting style, I was learning how kung fu permeates all aspects of life, from eating to healthy living to mental state. Daniel Wu aspecteatfight Change image and share on social