Michelangelo Quotes

I was born in Canada for a reason. It was because my parents wanted me to have the freedoms that this country offers.

I was born to two people who helped me imbibe feelings of nationhood in my heart and love for the country.

Everything I am is because of my grandmother.

No child is bad from the beginning, they only imitate their atmosphere.

I love Narcy, he's such a good artist. I know him personally, he's a friend. He's of my generation - he puts out a lot of stuff through music that are themes I like to hit on in my writing and comedy.

Kids are a product of their environment.

I could have been born into any family. I was fortunate that I was born to an artist as extraordinary as Picasso, and Picasso turned out to be the family business.

I don't want to make light of the importance of my musical upbringing, as you cannot avoid being influenced by the area you grow up, but I will say that Reykjavik's geography is very different from, say, New York, Paris, or Copenhagen. There's big skies. The buildings are low. The landscape is spread out.

I come from a family of educators.

I think the way country music is set up, we all came from a family background.

As a kid, you're so at the mercy of the people around you, the people raising you, your environment.

I was born and raised in Hawaii.

Everything that I am, everything that I've done, everything that I hope to be is because of my mom.

My grandfather has a big influence on me; without him, I wouldn't be where I am now.

You don't get to choose where you were born; you only get to choose where you live.

Obviously my parents have been a massive influence on me my whole career, taking me around everywhere and putting me in this position.

Having seven kids, you love being in a position where you know how you act, what you say, and how you help someone can ultimately impact their long-term success or belief or confidence.

I am a family person. I thank my parents for their upbringing.

I grew up listening to everybody.

My mother was actually born in Toledo and raised in Detroit.

I was born in Sri Lanka.

My mom raised me.

I was always following my brothers. If my brothers hadn't played, I never would have picked up a racket. Tennis isn't the most popular sport in Venezuela.

My parents would definitely be my childhood heroes.

There's no reason for somebody who's good at writing rap to be good at freestyling. They're different parts of your brain. You can develop both skills. I'm a much better writer.