Mom was the one who taught me unconditional love. With Dad, I'd always felt there was something to live up to - expectations. But in the last year, we had a wonderful relationship.
Copy Quote View & ShareMy mom spent like a decade of her life living in Paris, and I grew up listening to a lot of French music as well as Arabic music.
Copy Quote View & ShareMy mom liked to have us travel in first class with her. She's like, 'I work for my money, and I want my kids to live a certain kind of way.' My dad used to get so mad at my mom for flying us first class. So it was a clash on that.
Copy Quote View & ShareWhen I was growing up in New Jersey, my mom would regularly take my sister and I into the city to see shows. I have many fond memories of standing in the half-price ticket line in Times Square and going to matinees.
Copy Quote View & ShareFor everything I do, I think about a 6-year-old girl and her mom that I saw at my concert last night. I think about what those two individuals would think if I were at a club last night. I never want to be arrested, and I never want to get a DUI, those are my moral values.
Copy Quote View & ShareMy mom was real loud and that made me speak only when spoken to. But even as a child, if you challenged me, you would get both barrels.
Copy Quote View & ShareThankfully, I have my mom and a small group of close friends who are there for me 24/7 and whom I can trust and depend on.
Copy Quote View & ShareBoth of my folks were into art. My dad was an art collector, my mom had a little kiln in our basement, and we would make pottery. I think from about age five on, they sent me to art classes, and I was a huge colorer.
Copy Quote View & ShareMy mom's a lawyer. She was part of the group that wrote the bar exam. My father is a dentist. They've always worked.
Copy Quote View & ShareMy mom taught me to go after my dreams. I have this faith in myself that I must have gotten from her.
Copy Quote View & ShareSince the fright of breast cancer hit our family, I have been surprised by how many people are dealing with breast cancer in their own family or with a loved one. One friend bluntly told me that she has been through it with her sister, her mom, and her grandmother, and all are healthy and mentally stronger because of the disease.
Copy Quote View & ShareI work too much to be an appropriate parent. I feel like a bad mom to my dog some days because I'm just not here enough. I just feel like I would do a bad job if I took the time to literally give birth to a kid right now and try and juggle everything I'm doing.
Copy Quote View & ShareI'm the only member of my family who dared to move away from Birmingham - my brothers and sister are still here, along with my mom.
Copy Quote View & ShareMy mom never went to college, so she just assumed the writer identity, and that was always really inspiring to me. It's not something you need nine levels of education for. It's really an identity that you claim for yourself, and then you have to make yourself one.
Copy Quote View & ShareWhen I was signed by Elite Model Agency, my mom felt it was the right place as it was a professional agency.
Copy Quote View & ShareMy mom and dad never really had friends, never went on vacations. We stayed home. And I see a similarity there: A general anxiety runs pretty deep.
Copy Quote View & ShareShe's always been there for me through anything, I can think of many school projects I had to do and I would say, 'Mom, can you help me.' She would help me write a paper or make a poster. She's just been that kind of mom. No matter what, she makes sure I'm alright and I thank her for that.
Copy Quote View & ShareI just love food, especially my mom's Bulgarian cooking. Taco Bell is my favorite fast food restaurant. I also love Italian food.
Copy Quote View & ShareI just always wanted to be a singer. My mom said I was even singing in my cot!
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