I can't stress how much my daughter is an inspiration to stay sober. When I come home and she opens those big blue eyes at me, it's the most amazing feeling I could ever feel.
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Related It's amazing. I can't believe how brilliant the whole thing is - my daughter, Georgia, is ju... EDWARD HALL The beach is definitely where I feel most at home. It's my oxygen. I forget how much I need it s... BEHATI PRINSLOO I can't tell you how many times I've gone to present at the Golden Globes, come home, whippe... KATE BECKINSALE When I come home, my daughter will run to the door and give me a big hug, and everything that's ... HUGH JACKMAN I feel like I'm a stay-at-home mom, which I was for the five years before this. She's absolu... TERI HATCHER In some ways, my most comfortable feeling has been that of being an outsider coming in, but over the... ABIGAIL WASHBURN Getting sober just exploded my life. Now I have a much clearer sense of myself and what I can and ca... JAMIE LEE CURTIS Dude, I turn into a six-year-old when I come to Disneyland. It's amazing. My eyes glass over and... WARREN SPECTOR It is so inspiring when you come across a woman who is very strong and dedicated and is amazing at w... AGYNESS DEYN I can't ever seem to shake the feeling that when things are really good it essentially means tha... FLORENCE WELCH The place I feel most at home is when I have health insurance. I really don't care how I get it,... BENJAMIN WALKER I would have quit before I went rock-n-roll. I know one way, and that's natural, and when I can&... RALPH STANLEY The inspiration to write? Perhaps it's not so much inspiration, as a NEED to write. I get itchy ... ERIC BROWN I have been alone since my husband died. I stay in my home. I don't date. It's hard to date ... ANNA NICOLE SMITH When my daughter was born, I decided she was most important. It's difficult, but it's possible. It w... KATERINA NEUMANNOVA When I had my first boy it all started and that male energy seemed to keep me awake but since my dau... SADIE FROST I could give you a long list of things I like about Britain, but essentially what it comes down to i... BILL BRYSON It's amazing when I do a gig how many people of different ages come up to me afterwards and chat... ELLA HENDERSON After 'Rent,' I tried to make a record, and it didn't work out, and it was the Broadway ... IDINA MENZEL My mom can't defend herself to the world. She is such an amazing woman, with such an open heart.... NIKKI REED I can't resist South Indian cuisine, particularly what is prepared at home. My mom is my favouri... DEEPIKA PADUKONE When I look at my daughter, who's 24, she is much more confident than I ever was and her expecta... FRANCES O'GRADY My mother was the greatest example to me of anyone I've ever known. She didn't have an easy ... LAUREN BACALL I'm a believer, but an unsettled one. I think it has something to do with the fact that my grand... SHARI SEBBENS I'm married to a white man, and then my daughter came out looking like the whitest white child w... KARYN PARSONS My mother didn't find motherhood easy. I've heard her saying that. She didn't breastfeed... JADE JAGGER When I'm at the greatest odds with my body, it's usually because I feel my body's betray... DEMI MOORE I'd love to own a bakery at some point. My grandmother could help me run it - she is an amazing ... JORDIN SPARKS You could only see her eyes. She has big blue eyes, and all you could see were those big blue eyes s... KANDY MENDOCK My idea for 'BoneMan's Daughters' came from the loss of my own daughter when she left ho... TED DEKKER I can't always control my body the way I want to, and I can't control when I feel good or wh... MICHAEL J. FOX I always feel that life can teach you how to act. I'm always looking at life through other peopl... CARA DELEVINGNE To be honest, my partner Natasha is my inspiration. She is who I reference when searching for my rol... DAVID HALLBERG It was the most pleasurable thing I've ever done, playing this character, and I just remember fe... JENNA ELFMAN It's always good to see the world; always good to see new places. When I'm sitting at home, ... ROMAN REIGNS I don't even think of it as a strategy. It's me in my element; it's my forte. Me being w... STORMZY I love how Pilates makes me feel, like it opens me up. I have the hardest time breathing, weirdly en... SELENA GOMEZ When I met Oprah, the first thing I thought was, 'She is the most amazing hugger ever.' DARBY STANCHFIELD My daughter loves romances. She's a Ph.D student at George Washington University, and when my fi... ANN MAXWELL I've always been a big fan of Mariah Carey. I think it's her personality. As much as she has... JESSICA MAUBOY It really was hand-to-mouth and you can say, 'Poor little me, how dreadful, what a deprived chil... CAROL VORDERMAN Success, for me, is that if my son chooses to be a stay-at-home parent, he is cheered on for that de... SHERYL SANDBERG I feel as much of a stud as... I can't come up with a metaphor. That's how lacking in studli... DAN WAKEFIELD I feel as much of a stud as... I can't come up with a metaphor. That's how lacking in studli... PETER DINKLAGE Half of the days in 2014, I had to confine my daughter to my home like a prisoner because the air qu... CHAI JING My kid will come home from seeing the latest 'Transformers' movie, and I'll ask him, ... ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU 'Master Harold' is about me as a little boy, and my father, who was an alcoholic. There'... ATHOL FUGARD I don't really have a main source for my style inspiration. It's really about however I feel... KAT GRAHAM Maria Sharapova winning Wimbledon at 17, I don't think that's ever going to happen again. It... EUGENIE BOUCHARD I'm not a politician, I'm not an ideologue, I'm not an organizer anymore. I'm a huma... HARI KONDABOLU For my eyes, I think an eyelash curler makes me look much more awake, even when I haven't gotten... JULIA RESTOIN ROITFELD It's been amazing how this crazy career has been created. I feel that it's been given to me.... CANDICE SWANEPOEL Sheikh Hasina's government is one of the best Bangladesh has ever had. She is taking action agai... TASLIMA NASRIN For me, working out is a form of therapy. It's cathartic for me; it's a good stress reliever... BOB HARPER If you didn't know that I am an actress, I don't think you could tell from my lifestyle. I c... KAREN BLACK I live on a farm in Dorset. The nearest neighbour is a quarter of a mile away. It's really quiet... MARTIN CLUNES When you're a stay-at-home mother you have to pretend it's really boring, but it's not. ... AMY POEHLER One day, when I was still living at home, a friend told 'Texas' Jean Valli about me. She was... FRANKIE VALLI A big producer offered me the part of the pretty girl that waits at home for the guy, and I couldn... BRIE LARSON For quite a while, it didn't feel right. How could I feel joy when I lost the love of my life? I... TAYA KYLE Coming to New York is like a big hug, everyone is so welcoming. There's something about here, ev... ARCHIE PANJABI If anyone can figure out how to balance my celebrity and my dual careers in music and film, it's... JENNIFER LOPEZ My secret skill is baking bread. My mother was a farmer's daughter and still made bread every da... RICHARD FLANAGAN I don't feel typecast almost at all, and it could just be because I'm insensitive, but I dou... GRACE PARK I like my messiness on stage, though I watch comics who come at a joke from every angle and I think,... SARAH SILVERMAN I had a stunt double for 'The Bronze.' She's literally the most amazing human being I... HALEY LU RICHARDSON Home, to me, is where I am and where I feel most comfortable. Obviously, Malaysia is home. In L.A., ... YUNA It's just a blessing from above. I can't stress that enough, because I don't feel like i... D'BRICKASHAW FERGUSON Theatre was my first love. I can't take the theatre out of me. And I wouldn't want to. To me... JIM PARSONS I love being on tour; I love being on the road. It's the most amazing feeling ever. I live for i... KAT GRAHAM If it's old school friends that my parents know, then I can stay out till late. But if they don&... TENA DESAE People that want to be in the tabloids will get into the tabloids. I just stay home and don't go... KEKE PALMER I was living at home until about 27 and decided it was time to move out and move somewhere else, so ... OLLY MURS I overheard people saying, 'She thinks she's so great because she's Debbie Reynolds'... CARRIE FISHER All through my life, I didn't really consider my eyes at all, and then I became an actress. It... ALICE EVE Sarah Paulson doesn't lie. Like, in life. But she doesn't lie onscreen, and you can't ta... STERLING K. BROWN I loved 'Gladiator' when I was young. Russell Crowe was a big inspiration; the fact that he ... DOUGLAS BOOTH My life is really quite conservative. I've been married nearly 50 years. I don't have hobbie... CHRISTOPHER WALKEN When I'm home on a break, I lock myself in my room and play guitar. After two or three hours, I ... EDDIE VAN HALEN My mum will always come and see my shows if she can, and if she can't, she'll text or email ... RAIN PHOENIX It made me feel cooler in real life to know I could be The Rock's daughter. ALEXANDRA DADDARIO I have a daughter and she's the greatest thing that ever happened to me. She gives me a good exc... MIKE DIRNT I love the game. But I love my wife and kids more. I can't tell you how many sacrifices I make t... ERIC WEDDLE I can't stress to you enough how much I can relate to teens being cyberbullied. Something that h... ARIANA GRANDE When Finley gets his vaccinations, it kills me, and you can't protect yourself from that. My hea... HOLLY COMBS Music is my favorite thing in the world. I grew up completely around it and I think it's one of ... RILEY KEOUGH When my sister Joan arrived, I asked if I could swap her for a rabbit. When I think what a marvellou... MAEVE BINCHY To me, every kitchen appliance is useful and nothing's overrated. When I look at my little espre... GRANT ACHATZ I get kind of sad when I look at all of my magazines and think about how at one time I was much more... TAVI GEVINSON I'm lucky my wife is a strong woman. She's one of the stronger people I've ever met. It&... DARIUS RUCKER There was this girl who went to my school, and she did a Nikki Giovanni poem, 'Ego Tripping,'... SAMIRA WILEY When I read both pilots for 'Breaking Bad' and the 'Michael J. Fox Show,' I turned t... BETSY BRANDT I don't know what my appeal is. I can see I've got blue eyes and don't look like the Hun... RUTGER HAUER The people at the record company had asked me if I could write a song about my life, my relationship... BILLY RAY CYRUS All the mistakes I've ever made in my life have been when I've been drunk. I haven't mad... TRACEY EMIN My daughter, Lila, is my style critic. She'll say, 'No, Mummy, you can't wear that.'... KATE MOSS There's so much with my character in 'Dredd' that I identify with. She's my favorite... OLIVIA THIRLBY 'Big Bang Theory' is not my kind of show. It's not my humor. I don't like multicam c... ZACHARY KNIGHTON I can't change my bra size. They're natural! I can work out and I can stay healthy and motiv... KATE UPTON The first thought that I had about really trying to get sober was, 'Man, I could do a lot of goo... STEVE-O
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GOSSIP Feast of Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167 Commemoration of Benedict Biscop, Abbot of Wearm... A. J. GOSSIP Commemoration of Brigid, Abbess of Kildare, c.525 After Calvary, God has the right to be trusted... A. J. GOSSIP Commemoration of Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts, spiritual writer, 1893 In prayer we ... A. J. GOSSIP Feast of Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167 Commemoration of Benedict Biscop, Abbot of Wearm... A. J. GOSSIP We can do nothing, we say sometimes, we can only pray. That, we feel, is a terribly precarious secon... A. J. GOSSIP A century or so since, they spoke of sharing our Lord with the heathen, and the world rocked with la... A. J. GOSSIP Good Friday Commemoration of Jack Winslow, Missionary, Evangelist, 1974 Who was it that set up t... A. J. GOSSIP Commemoration of Clement, Bishop of Rome, Martyr, c.100 What exactly has Christ done for you? W... A. J. GOSSIP Feast of James the Apostle We have all been inoculated with Christianity, and are never likely t... A. J. GOSSIP Feast of Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, Teacher, 1153 Commemoration of William & Catherine Booth, Fou... A. J. GOSSIP Feast of John Keble, Priest, Poet, Tractarian, 1866 God gave the prophecies, not to gratify men's... A. J. GOSSIP This insensibility of ours is a bad symptom. For one thing, it implies that we have no spiritual amb... A. J. GOSSIP If people gathered to a political meeting, and the chief speaker spoke to them only for some quarter... A. J. GOSSIP Commemoration of James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, Martyr in Uganda, 1885 We... A. J. GOSSIP Is it unfair to suggest that, in some of us at least, [Christianity] hasn't fully worked so far simp... A. J. GOSSIP Feast of Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath & Wells, Hymnographer, 1711 When we look at the history of th... A. J. GOSSIP Commemoration of Caroline Chisholm, Social Reformer, 1877 You and I drift on through the years du... A. J. GOSSIP Feast of Edmund of the East Angles, Martyr, 870 Commemoration of Priscilla Lydia Sellon, a Restorer ... A. J. GOSSIP God, as we know Him, is a gift to us from Christ. A. J. GOSSIP Commemoration of Johann Sebastian Bach, musician, 1750 You, too, are called to be an open letter,... A. J. GOSSIP He hits them a long way. I wish I could, just one time, know how that feels like. He hits them as fa... A. J. PIERZYNSKI The rings are great. We can now put last year behind us and move on. After tomorrow hopefully all th... A. J. PIERZYNSKI It's the hardest by a long shot. You recalibrate yourself. A. J. KITT Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it A. J. MUSTE The pattern of a newspaperman's life is like the plot of 'Black Beauty.' Sometimes he fi... A. J. LIEBLING It is impossible for me to estimate how many of my early impressions of the world, correct and the o... A. J. LIEBLING The way to write is well, and how is your own business. A. J. LIEBLING I take a grave view of the press. It is the weak slat under the bed of democracy. A. J. LIEBLING Henry Miller may write about revelers self-woven into a human hooked rug, because his ecstasy is sol... A. J. LIEBLING An Englishman teaching an American about food is like the blind leading the one-eyed. A. J. LIEBLING I didn't take any exception to it. It wasn't a big deal. It's part of it. Whatever. A. J. PIERZYNSKI Chicago seems a big city instead of merely a large place. A. J. LIEBLING The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite. Without this, it is impossible... A. J. LIEBLING Southern political personalities, like sweet corn, travel badly. They lose flavor with every hundred... A. J. LIEBLING If a traditional publisher offered me a quarter of a million dollars for a novel, I'd consider i... J. A. KONRATH Hugs are part of everybody life for me. Ill hug all sorts of people- I dont worry about it looking u... AJ MCLEAN I'm the complete opposite of every clean cut, decent-looking guy you could ever think of. Yet, I hav... AJ MCLEAN I like to make people happy and please everyone at the same time, but it's not easy. I've got a real... AJ MCLEAN I pray to God I get inside a girl's head one day and see what in the WORLD that are thinking. AJ MCLEAN No one's a virgin, life screws us all! AJ MCLEAN I'm not good at secrets, so don't tell me any. AJ MCLEAN Music is love, love is music, music is my life and I love my life. Thank you and goodnight. AJ MCLEAN Hugs are part of everybody life for me. I’ll hug all sorts of peopl... AJ MCLEAN Sticks and stones may break my bones, but whips and chains excite me! AJ MCLEAN