Quotes about Upbringing

I was the oldest of four children, and the atmosphere was volatile for all of us. My father and mother were in constant conflict, making divorce seem like the only possible outcome.

I think everything that any actor does, I would assume, is shaped by how and where they grew up.

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

I actually grew up playing the piano in the church and was deeply involved in music ministry.

First of all, I was a good Christian kid. My mom and dad taught me never to fight. So I never fought. The other kids picked that up right away. They said, 'Oh, he's not going to try to do anything.' They'd push me, shove me, hit me. I'd just stand there and take it.

My mother, who grew up in Pennsylvania, literally washed my mouth out with soap once for saying, 'Shut up!' to my sister. She would have washed my mouth out with gasoline if she knew how foul my mouth was racially when she wasn't around.

I grew up around lots of men - my father, my brothers, my uncles - so I wasn't intimidated by them.

I cannot tell you how much I owe to the solemn word of my good mother.

The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.

The blessing that I got from my parents, even if they didnt really teach me about money, was their simple lifestyle.

My father was a Methodist and my mother was a Baptist.

On Easter or Christmas Day, my mother might drag me to church, just as she dragged me to the Buddhist temple, the Chinese New Year celebration, the Shinto shrine, and ancient Hawaiian burial sites.