Robert Michael Morris Quotes

I definitely had a very religious upbringing. My father was just instilling good morals into us at a very young age, and it wasn't super-strict, but it was a loving, warm household.

My father is a Jehovah's Witness, and he raised us under a very strict hand.

When they talk about family values, it's in a repressive way, as if our American tradition were only the Puritan tradition or the 19th century oppressive tradition. The Christian tradition.

My dad was a very straight arrow, prayed-at-every-meal kind of guy.

Both my parents are Catholic and staunch believers. I'm not a Catholic now, but I still carry part of it with me.

I was a virgin. People find that hard to believe, but when you're raised in a church, that was just the way it is.

My mother was Protestant, and in her mind life was more about work and obligations and responsibilities.

I grew up in a very strict Pentecostal household.

I came from the most orthodox background you could ask for.

I was raised Catholic in the Midwest, so I can't enjoy anything.

I was raised in a conservative Christian household. We weren't even allowed to watch 'secular' television, anything that was deemed not proper for Christians.

I came from a very conservative Catholic family.

The interesting thing is I grew up a Jehovah's Witness and I had a very, very strict upbringing.

My parents were very strict Muslims, and they weren't shy about showing it.

My father was a first reader in the Christian Science Church, which is similar to being a preacher. There was no drinking, smoking or cursing.

I was raised not so much in a puritan environment, but for the most part, a pretty healthy one.

I grew up in a small, old-school Catholic world, imprinted with an above-average number of categories and judgments.

My father was a preacher so I wouldn't sing at all when he was around, but as soon as he locked the door, 'La la la.'

I grew up in a very strict household, where secular music was forbidden.

I came from a religious, homeschooled background; I had conventional views across the board.

My father and mother are Muslims. But from the moment I started talking, I decided I was a Christian. They let me.

I find that my upbringing in the Church and my relationship with God are huge benefits to me in helping me become the kind of person that I want to become.

My mum, who comes from Goa, wanted us to develop our minds when we were kids, so she used to turn the electricity off at weekends so we couldn't sit watching the telly.

My granddad was an elder at our church, so it was a big part of my life growing up.

I didn't have a curfew and always slept at friends' houses, but on Sundays, Mom dragged me to church. It was the best thing she did for me. I was moved just to be there and to feel God had a plan for me.