Rene Russo Quotes

My dad died from cancer when I was 18, and my mom was in a really tough spot. So I wanted to try to help at home. I had started doing some technology consulting.

I don't get to go home as much as I used to, which is a shame. But I don't mind because my mum moved over to London to look after me. I rented her a house just around the corner.

My mom was the picture of the blue-collar mom: Two and three and four jobs to make sure that me and my sister never needed, that was her thing.

Rock 'n' roll offered me a platform to speak what I felt. It also offered me a platform to support my mama and my brothers and sisters - twelve children.

I bought a house for my mom, I bought a house for my dad, I bought a house for my sister.

I need my mom for moral support plus to do the house things.

My mom had five kids. And she came home after working three jobs, and I'd rub her feet. We'd all rub her feet. We were lucky to get any time with her.

My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn't have a job that gave them a pension.

I took the 'Lee' from my grandparents, who took care of me during the day while my mom was away working.

My mom is always with me. When I made my major-league debut I told her, 'That's it. You don't work anymore. I'm going to work and take care of you.'

Shortly after my dad died, my mom figured that if I could do a few commercials, I'd get a college fund.

My mom is proud of me. I just want to keep working hard so one day I can help my family. I am going to get a big house one day, and we all can stay in it and eat.

Some people are lucky enough to borrow money from their parents, but that shouldn't determine whether you can pursue your dreams.

I have always got gold from my family.

On one level, going bust didn't bother me. It was the 80s, and there wasn't the stigma about bankruptcy that you might think. My mates weren't bothered. My dad was in business.. he knew that it happened, too. He loaned me the money to bail me out, and I got a loan from the bank to pay him back.

No ordinary work done by a man is either as hard or as responsible as the work of a woman who is bringing up a family of small children; for upon her time and strength demands are made not only every hour of the day but often every hour of the night.

Mum didn't have shoes. She was the eldest of 10 kids, and some nights they went without food. That's why, from a young age, I wanted to work hard and change that cycle, to provide not only for my parents but my siblings, too.

Our mom did her best to provide for us growing up.

My goal after 9/11 was to take care of the families of the people we lost, and that was the most important thing.

I am a son, husband and father of two children. I have to take care of their needs and concerns.

My father was a doctor, but his passion was making cars, and he was also very good at carpentry. He was a gem, and I don't blame him for not understanding me. When I told him that I would be leaving, he checked his pocket and took out 100-rupee note and gave it to me. He did not like that I was leaving, yet he gave me the money.

My grandfather created a big family in Italy. He protected the family; he helped them in hospitals and stuff like that.

It is good to have someone who can help with day-to-day life for me and for my family. This is very important.

We can help families buy their homes and invest in their educations.

We grew up probably having as hard a life as anybody. A lot of times, we didn't have any food on the table. At Christmas, everybody else would always get something nice, but we'd get one T-shirt or one shirt... So I want to take care of Mom and Dad... and I'm having a damn good time doing it.