My mom and dad are from the streets. My mom's from Chicago. My dad's from Memphis. My dad got out of school and got with my mom. They were hustlers. They were from the streets. They were doing their thing. The streets ain't got no love for the streets. You can light up the streets, or be a victim of the streets. Read Summary
I just live life. I grew up in a Christian family, but, you know, the way Mom brought me up is to, you know, do you, to always be yourself. Read Summary
I'm 23 years old. I might just be my mother's child, but in all reality, I'm everybody's child. Nobody raised me; I was raised in this society. Read Summary
There are no college courses to build up self-esteem or high school or elementary school. If you don't get those values at a early age, nurtured in your home, you don't get them. Read Summary
My parents are really conservative. My dad is Muslim, and my mom is the most conservative woman you've ever met. They're very aristocratic in the most quaint suburban way. Read Summary
I wasn't one of those girls who sang at church. Read Summary
My mother raised me in the church. I was not allowed to stay home on Sunday; there was no option. I sang in the choir all the way up until I went to college. Read Summary
I feel like I think like a woman because I grew up with my mother and my sister, so I've just been programmed to think like a girl. Read Summary
I was the seventh of nine children. When you come from that far down you have to struggle to survive. Read Summary
I don't believe in honors - it bothers me. Honors bother: honors is epaulettes; honors is uniforms. My papa brought me up this way. Read Summary
It's traditional for an heiress to be raised in a sheltered way. No one thinks that's true of me, but it actually was. Read Summary
My mother never cursed at home; my father never cursed at home. My father didn't drink. Even though we were poor, we would say a blessing over the table. So that's who I am. Read Summary
When I was growing up, my family was so poor we couldn't afford to pay attention. Read Summary
My dad is a preacher. Growing up, I went to church every time the doors were open. Read Summary
It's like, remember who you always were, where you came from, who your parents were, how they raised you. Because that authentic self is going to follow you all through life, so make sure that it's solid so it's something that you can hold on and be proud of for the rest of your life. Read Summary
I grew up on Long Island. It was pretty normal. Read Summary
My working-class Italian-American parents didn't go to school, there were no books in the house. Read Summary
I just owe almost everything to my father and it's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town, in a very modest home, are just the things that I believe have won the election. Read Summary
My mommy raised me so well. Read Summary
I was born in Earl K. Long Hospital. I was born Feb. 5th, 1986. I have a lot of family members. My grandmother had five girls, and all of them had children. It was always a house full. A lot of cousins. A lot of family members. Read Summary