Martin Bouygues Quotes

My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad.

I had a very lovely childhood, and, being an only child, I'm very close to my mom and my dad.

The most important influence in my childhood was my father.

I don't recall my parents ever steering me toward or away from science. It was more that I was steered toward learning and excellence in the classroom.

My dad shaped the footballing side of me, and Mum shaped me as a person. I've always been very close to her - we've only ever had one argument, and that was over something stupid when I was 13.

Growing up, my dad and my mom were there for my sister and I.

I thank God that I had such an amazing father who was my trainer as well.

My dad's travelled everywhere with me since I was seven, so I owe him so much.

My father, when he went, made my childhood a gift of a half a century.

I feel very warm towards Mum and Dad for giving us the independence they did. My childhood, and the fact we didn't have a TV, gave me a boundless imagination.

Without my dad, I wouldn't be here.

I was an educated girl. I'd done very well in school. I had a good point average and graduated from USC as an English teacher. My dad didn't even finish high school.

Because I see my mum and dad as such amazing friends, I think I'll be a really good dad.

I was an only child. I hung out with my parents.

I was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the youngest of four girls, including my oldest sister, Lisa, who has special needs. My mom was a special education teacher, and my dad worked on the Army base. We weren't wealthy, but we were determined to succeed.

My favorite subject was recess. Fortunately for me, I had a mother who believed I was smart.

Muriel, my mother, was my main confidant. She was a teacher of English at Watford grammar school but took a break while my sister Madeleine and I were children. She held court in the kitchen, and we talked about everything.

I didn't have any role models really. My best friend was a dog. My mum and dad saved a dog from the gutter and that dog was my brother before Jesse was born. Sami was his name and he was my role model.

My dad sat me in front of the TV, and instead of putting on Nick Jr. or something, he put me in front of 'Jailhouse Rock' and all the Elvis movies.

My overwhelming memory of being a child is the huge amount of love I felt for my mum. She was my everything, because she was both my mum and my dad.

My mom and dad always taught acting, so instead of getting me babysitters, they would just bring me to class.

My mother studied English and drama at the University of Pennsylvania, where my father studied architecture. She was a great influence in all sorts of ways, a wicked wit.

I love all my fam. I have quite possibly the best dad, mom, and sister in the world.

I lived in a town of 400 until I was like nine or ten. My dad coached all the sports - he was a gym teacher and health teacher for grades K-12.

I was myself brought up with my brother, whose name was Matthias, for he was my own brother, by both father and mother; and I made mighty proficiency in the improvements of my learning, and appeared to have both a great memory and understanding.