Quotes about Upbringing

I give to panhandlers on occasion, especially around the holidays, but have always been involved with charity, which was an important part of the way I was brought up. My siblings and I knew early on in life that we were incredibly fortunate and have never taken that for granted, so we recognize the importance of giving back.

People are so inoculated in childhood with small doses of Christianity that they seldom catch the real thing.

I wasn't allowed to go to movies when I was kid my father was a minister. 101 Dalmatians and King of Kings, that was the extent of it.

There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.

I grew up in the Bronx where you would stay up late with your girlfriends, just being silly in our bedrooms, whatever. And I was always the clown.

Give me the life of the boy whose mother is nurse, seamstress, washerwoman, cook, teacher, angel, and saint, all in one, and whose father is guide, exemplar, and friend. No servants to come between. These are the boys who are born to the best fortune.

If you're a preacher's kid, you see the church differently.

My grandpa was a preacher.

I only have two rules for my newly born daughter: she will dress well and never have sex.

In fact, my parents were church people; my father was a deacon in the church.

I grew up with very little - so material things have never been that important for me.

My mother was a classic matriarchal figure. She'd sing round the house and always had music on.