You have to make a conscious decision to change for your own well-being and that of your family and your country.
Adults are tempted to produce and perform Christmas for their kids and their families, and they arrive at Christmas Day weary and disillusioned.
I love presents, But since I've gotten older, I haven't really wanted anything. Christmas is about family.
During the holiday season, Christmas specifically, it can be hard to be away from family and friends.
My dad had an aunt at the turn of the century who died from diabetes, but she was the closest affected relative in my family.
My dad and grandpa were in the army and as a country singer you're constantly playing at military bases all across the country and meeting soldiers and their families and hearing their stories.
My dad's a scientist, and my mom's a teacher, so I didn't grow up in a family that was into the entertainment world at all.
My mom's family is Russian Jewish, and my dad's Puerto Rico Catholic, so it's kind of a weird mix.
I've got a really great family round me, two sisters and an older brother and my mum and dad. Everybody's equal.
I always wanted to be a father. I have a beautiful relationship with my dad and beautiful memories. I always knew I was going to have a family.
The death tax punishes the American dream - making it virtually impossible for the average American family to build wealth across generations.
We are people with all the hopes, dreams, passions, and faults of everyone else. Eighty percent of us are born into families with no history of dwarfism.
In a couple, sometimes, one or both people have to give up their personal life, dreams and ambitions for the good of the family.
I can't imagine dating a boy, meeting him only outside the home. What's a home and family for if it's not the center of one's life?
School is something that you learn - reading and writing. Education is what you learn from the family, from the environment, from the community.
Environmental protection doesn't happen in a vacuum. You can't separate the impact on the environment from the impact on our families and communities.
The theory in great families was 'why work if you don't have to.' Being a public figure was reserved for movie stars.
I am a great believer in found families and I'm not a great believer in blood.
Families are endlessly fascinating. We all have one, and they have a great impact on who we are and what we do - Freudian as that is.
Meeting people who want to start a charity, help out their families, or raise money for a good cause has been really fun.
I'm really proud of Gunsmoke. We put on a good show every week - one that families could all watch together without offending anyone.
