MNEK Quotes

I grew up in a good family with good parents, and I was able to dream big and have the support to live it out.

My parents encouraged me in everything I ever wanted to do.

Both my mother and father were very supportive of any career move any of us wanted to make.

I was very lucky - I grew up with two parents who loved each other and gave me unconditional love. They set high expectations for me, and they gave me an infinite amount of support. So I stand on their shoulders; I follow their example in every way.

My parents did a great job of raising me and my brother. Very supportive parents.

If my children want to pursue their dreams, I will always support them.

The great thing is my dad was OK with whatever I wanted to do. He always supported me, and once I showed I was serious about football, that's when he really started to get involved and give me pointers.

I was lucky that my parents had supported and guided me with a positive framework.

My parents didn't know how to provide me with the encouragement I needed to achieve my dreams.

Growing up as a child actress, there was much I got to do and yet so much that I missed out on. Therefore, when I had kids, I made it a point to make sure that they could do anything and everything that they dreamed of. A great education was definitely right at top of my list!

My dream was to play football for the Oakland Raiders. But my mother thought I would get hurt playing football, so she chose baseball for me. I guess moms do know best.

My parents really encouraged me.

My parents are supportive of anything I want to do, as long as it's not bad.

My parents are always supportive of anything their kids do. They point out the pros and cons, but they let you make your own decisions, and when it's bad they stick by you.

I grew up in a Hindu household but went to a Roman Catholic school. I grew up with a mother who said, 'I'll arrange a marriage for you at 18,' but she also said that we could achieve anything we put our minds to an encourage us to dream of becoming prime minister or president.

I had phenomenal parents. They kept me very grounded, and I lived a normal life.

My mother and my father were very nurturing and wonderful examples of how to live your life. I really had a cool foundation.

I was always very determined, as was my husband, that we wouldn't let any of our children act when they were young.

My dad was like a stage mother he always pushed me to do what I wanted.

I think I've been brought up very well by both my parents. I am very cautious and I think I'm now fit for the world I'm in. They're very much behind my modelling and very supportive.

I'm the youngest of three sisters, and my parents have always encouraged all of us to do whatever made us happy.

My father was very chic. My mum was always encouraging me. Some parents would say, 'Why don't you be a lawyer, a doctor, or something more important?' They never said that.

I think of myself as an Olympian. I have had a dream since I was a very small child. And because I have parents without whom I couldn't have realised that dream.

My parents never told me to get a real job. They always said, 'Go for it! If this is what you want to do, work hard.' They were always very supportive.

Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expected us to do our very best. I'm thankful to them for allowing me to do what I wanted to do.