Rupi Kaur Quotes

I'm coming to that realization that I'm going to be seen as a mom to someone, and it makes you think about your own parents. You know, who were they?

Knowing what I know now, if I could have chosen parents, I would have chosen exactly the ones God selected for me.

I've always prided myself on working so hard and then achieving goals without realizing the pleasure is often in the journey. And actually, the journey can be just as fun, if not more so, than the outcome.

Being a WWE performer and doing all the different things we get to do, it can wear on you, and you can learn a lot of stuff about yourself. For me, it always reminds me to just stay humble. Just be yourself, love what you do, and enjoy the ride.

We all have to appreciate where we come from and how wonderful our parents were.

This would sound cliched, but my parents have been my biggest support system.

My mom tried to not let me see how much we were struggling, but I noticed it. I think that's what made me work harder. I saw how hard she was working, and I just wanted a better life for both of us.

So much of me is because of what my parents experienced in this country. So much of me is because of the things my parents overcame so that I could have the luxury of having a dream.

My mom and dad did something special when they made me.

It keeps me humble just to know exactly where I came from and all the hard work I had to put in to be here. It feels good to reminisce about the past.

I wouldn't change anything I went through for the world, because it got me here.

My parents were immigrants from Pakistan. My father has passed away now, but my father and mother were very proud of Britain, and they have always respected the country and always wanted to make a contribution.

My parents gave me a practical example of what life was about, and I won't forget that.

We didn't always have what we wanted or needed, we had to struggle. That is why I also thank God for my mum - she is the one who worked hard to pay for my first football boots.

I still pinch myself when I see myself on 'Match of the Day' - it's at times like that you realise how far you've come.

When I look back at my career and my life and how much I have learnt, I feel blessed with what I have. I have stopped fighting with myself.

Nothing is easy, and as far as my modelling career goes, the path to the top has been long and difficult, but that's what makes it special. I always look back to remind myself where I've come from.

I'm trying to... stay humble and keep doing what I do.

We see the worth and appreciate the discipline my father inculcated in us.

I just feel so blessed to have had the time that I had with my mother. She made it so impactful in terms of how she raised me and my little brother, the values that she instilled in us, the way she inspired us, and how she lived her everyday life.

To look back where I started from, you can't help but be amazed.

Hispanics work hard and are willing to make tremendous sacrifices for the next generation.

I do kind of marvel at my journey. But at the same time, I look back at a lot of the steps, and maybe not every step, but a lot of the steps, and since I was 12 or 13, I look at the people who helped me and the moments that were inspirational to me, and you can recall what my mindset and what my make-up was at that time to try and be the best.

To me, it felt that if I give up my name, I am also sending a message to my children, saying my name was not important enough as your father's; I am not as important as your father. That is a message we are passing down generation after generation without realising.

I've never forgot my roots and where I came from, and I'd not change a thing about my journey.