My mom started smoking when she was 11. She went to the hill next door to try her first cigarette. She set the entire hill on fire, but it didn't deter her. Use this quote
I got started when I was 3 years old because my father was a music teacher and my lessons were free. Instead of learning to walk, you learn to play the piano. Use this quote
Success and money can really be quite blinding. Use this quote
I grew up looking at my father as to how to behave. In watching him I grasped so many things. His own temperament was of a calm person. He was very composed and I never saw anger in him. To me, that was fascinating. Use this quote
I like to cook Indian food when I can. I find the process of creating a home-cooked meal to be unwinding. Use this quote
I want to make sure I continue to make good music that my mom and everybody around me can be proud of. Use this quote
My father? I never knew him. Never even seen a picture of him. Use this quote
I enjoy the Web site a lot and I like being able to talk to my readers. I've always had a very close relationship with them. Use this quote
I stopped loving my father a long time ago. What remained was the slavery to a pattern. Use this quote
My mother gave me my drive but my father gave me my dreams. Use this quote
Poetry is one of the few nasty childhood habits I've managed to grow out of. Use this quote
The only thing I have no control over is the politics that goes on within the record company. It's always been the same, but it's far tougher now, because record companies are run by financial people; before, they were run by creative people. Use this quote
I will say that the idea of a woman being deceptive came from that original discussion with critics and reporters about if woman could do that kind of thing. Evelyn, herself, grew out of the discussions about how capable women are of deceit and lying and manipulation. Use this quote
My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad. Use this quote
I don't know why, but the older I get the more interested I get in my parents' marriage. And it's interesting to be married yourself, too, because there is an inevitable comparison. Use this quote
Most American children suffer too much mother and too little father. Use this quote
I think women look for that quality in a man of being a good dad whether they're immediately wanting to be a parent or not. Use this quote
Growing up, I've enjoyed hunting with my father. Use this quote
The only thing I care about is my family. Use this quote
I think marriage is ghastly. Use this quote
