I couldn't wait until I grew up. I used to look at my mom's stockings and put them on with her high heels and mess with my hair. Florence Griffith Joyner
My mom grew up in Kansas, my dad in Indiana. They had boring childhoods. Hunter Parrish
My mom was a dancer, my dad's a singer and I've always had that kind of music in my life. Elvis Stojko
My mom died of cancer when I was really young. I'm not someone who tries to work out their own stuff with a role, but I think that happened despite my best efforts to keep myself separate from it. Sarah Polley
My mom sent me to regular high school because she wanted me to have that experience and not say that I missed out, but I didn't like it at all. I'm more comfortable in the world that I'm in, I grew up in it so when I get around normal kids in regular high school I don't know what to do. I feel more secure in an adult environment. Alexa Vega
We've got activists all across the country like the members of the Million Mom March organization, some of their leaders are here tonight. We're phone banking congressional offices and pursuing editorial boards. Michael D. Barnes
My dad and mom divorced when I was around ten, and I didn't live with him after that, though he was close by and we saw each other weekly. I wasn't really aware that he was a writer I didn't start reading his writing until I was about fifteen. It occurred to me then that my dad was kind of special he's still one of my favorite writers. Andre Dubus III
Sometimes, if you don't have kids yourself, it's assumed you won't understand or know how to play a mom, which is kind of silly if you think about it. Tricia Helfer
I wasn't always a writer. When I went to college and majored in fine arts, I was a painter. Then I was a stay-at-home mom. Janet Evanovich
It's always been a dream of mine to get somewhere and to have my mom and dad with me up there. Haley Reinhart
Dad worked his entire career as an aviation technician. Mom was a legal secretary who became a teacher. We lived a simple American life. Brian Sandoval
My mom was a Democrat and I was scared to death that she was gonna blow it. First I was going to hell with Monroe, and now to Republican hell with Nixon. Tommy Rettig
It's impossible to put yourself first when you're a mom. Jillian Michaels
My parents were both in show business. My father was an actor, my mom an actress, and both singers, dancers and actors. They met in Los Angeles doing a play together and so I grew up in a show biz family. Micky Dolenz
My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down. Hale Irwin
Usually a family is led through the mom or the dad and their career and for the family to be led by my career, even though God has led it, could be a lot of pressure. Stacie Orrico
I wasn't one to go out and buy a new car and stereo system and expensive clothes. My mom helped keep me grounded. Christina Applegate
My dad's an architect and my mom owned a French bakery for twelve years. Alison Lohman
Well, I am not really a conventional mom at all. Like, I had my kids really young. I had Danny when I was 18 or 19 and then Liam when I was 23 and Molly, I had when I was a little older. Monica Potter
As a mom, I understand how important it is to ensure kids start their day right and always make sure my kids have a nutritious breakfast. One in five U.S. children live in homes where food is not always available, which is why I partnered with Kellogg's on their 'Share Your Breakfast' campaign, which provide breakfasts to kids in need. Monica Potter