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My father read poetry to me, encouraged me to memorize poems. But the writing of it was quite a different thing.
My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.
I'm the youngest of three sisters, and my parents have always encouraged all of us to do whatever made us happy.
My father, he really encouraged me to really get into acting. He loved it so much, and he taught all the basics.
My dad's helped me a lot as a player, encouraged me in all the right ways, kept me focussing on the right lines.
I was seven years old when my grandmother stated teaching me to sew, and she always encouraged me to be creative.
I think being in a band is probably the only job when you're actively encouraged to be out of it most of the time.
My mother quit her job in advertising in order to raise us and she really allowed and encouraged us to be ourselves.
As a young child, I suffered from poor health. My parents encouraged me to swim, which really improved my condition.
Sometimes because a woman is beautiful, she's not encouraged to be more, although she may have so much more to offer.
My father was a big influence. He kept telling me to pursue football, always. He always encouraged me and my brother.
'Pagan Day' was Alex Fergusson's idea. It was him that encouraged me to start making music again and start Psychic TV.
My father has been the real anchor of the family. He's the one who has always encouraged my mother, my brother and me.
My dogs have helped me enjoy things that I wasn't good at before. They've encouraged me to be more active and creative.
As somebody who happens to be gay, I particularly resent that minorities are being encouraged to be fragile and bitter.
I was approached by friends who encouraged me to run for an open seat - attorney general of Michigan. It was a big risk.
I was playing sports all the time, and my parents, Anne and John, encouraged me to play in grade school and high school.
I was a very curious person because of my parents. They encouraged me to be as curious about as many things as I wanted.
Kids can be born with potential but unless it's encouraged - pushed, even - I don't think it will ever come to fruition.
The fact that the great scientist believed in flying machines was the one thing that encouraged us to begin our studies.
When I have an evening out I like to see big musicals where the whole audience is encouraged to giddy up out of the seat.
When I was a kid, my parents encouraged me to take many different classes. Piano was one that I really fell in love with.
My grandfather was a faith healer and medium, and he always encouraged faith in the unseen. I believe in fortune tellers.
My second husband encouraged me to go to a writing group at our local theatre. It was my 'coming out of the closet' moment.
Growing up in New York City, I was always encouraged to question authority, and I think I confused patriotism with jingoism.
I do think imagination is enormously valuable, and that children should be encouraged in their imagination. That's very true.
My parents encouraged us to commit to things, so if we wanted to learn an instrument, it was all the grades and all the theory.
My father was a steelworker who'd come over from Abruzzi, in Italy. He played in the band and he encouraged me to be a musician.
My parents were able to pay our expenses, but not for education. We were encouraged to work hard in school and get scholarships.
Judiciary must be encouraged to find ways and means to regulate its own affairs - consistent with the spirit of the Constitution.
Not much about California, on its own preferred terms, has encouraged its children to see themselves as connected to one another.
Creativity was definitely a big part of our household, and I remember always writing stories and being encouraged to be creative.
I grew up in a household where reading was encouraged. My mother believed in the power of words, and my father obviously did too.
I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.
I've now been encouraged by many people to apply and so I did apply and I have now been made, full professor. I'm happy about that.
Leaders in all spheres who are living with HIV should be encouraged, not coerced, to lead by example and disclose their HIV status.
The first book I did - the first successful book - was a kind of a travel book, and publishers in Britain encouraged me to do more.
The Stanford prison experiment came out of class exercises in which I encouraged students to understand the dynamics of prison life.
Storms and darkness scared me, but somehow it encouraged me to learn about nature and I think nothing's dark, dark is beautiful too.
Disco told audiences to dance, while punk told them to be anything but passive. The artists didn't mind; in fact, they encouraged it.
I've been a bit surprised, and encouraged, by the NBA's support for athletes that speak out. Compared to the NFL, it's night and day.
The Quaker upbringing was not strict, but it was frugal. Extremely frugal. One was always encouraged to give away one's worldly goods.
I think my dad's rebellion is that he's super accepting - I mean, he, like, encouraged me to drop out of university. And to do acting.
It is important not to copy other people's careers but set the tone of who you want to be. My father's always encouraged me to do that.
I'm ready to encourage and support people on their journey because I've been encouraged and supported. I just hope I make people proud.
My mother was the only one who encouraged and inspired me for singing. She was singing all the time in the house, playing records also.
I had acting teachers, and one of the things that was encouraged was to keep it fresh, to be spontaneous. That's the magic of film often.
If people want to protest, to get out there and express themselves, as long as they do it peacefully, they should be encouraged to do so.
I want to pay tribute to the teachers who, during my life at school in the public education system, saw something in me and encouraged it.
I have a body butter beauty line. I'm interested in health and wellness, and my friends encouraged me to do this. So, I made it a business.