Mario Andretti Quotes

The U.K. was extremely important to my father and continues to be a place of tremendous goodwill for my family and I.

I always feel honored to meet people who ever met my mum. It means a lot to me.

Detroit will always have a special place in my heart.

'Catcher In The Rye' was my favorite book, honestly. I read it when I was thirteen, and the book was a bit of a family heirloom because it was passed down from my grandfather to my father to my older brother and then to me.

I was talking to my grandpa last Thanksgiving. He pulled me aside and was like, "This Thanksgiving is the 150th for the Vaughn family in Chicago." I was like, "Cool, whatever," but I think when you have a culture like that, you should have a real appreciation for it. My family's been there forever and I don't want to leave.

At the moment, my mother is the only one left in Glasgow, although it's certainly my home.

While I'm a New Yorker at heart, and 'Harlem Honey' runs through my veins, Atlanta - its awesome residents and glorious landscapes - has a special place in the hearts of my family and I.

I had a great dad and we had a great relationship, but he's still a part of my life.

When I finally went to Ireland, I had to go. It was 1993. My father was finally too old to travel alone, and he asked me to take him home. When an old man asks you to take him home, you have to do it.

I love where I'm from. I don't live there because of the circumstances, but all my family is there. It's what's inside, it's not what's outside that determines the culture and the feeling.

I do come from a strong family.

But it was hard to leave because the show's been so important in our lives.

The landscape you grow up in speaks to you in a way that nowhere else does.

Sending a handwritten letter is becoming such an anomaly. It's disappearing. My mom is the only one who still writes me letters. And there's something visceral about opening a letter - I see her on the page. I see her in her handwriting.

My own special relationship with America began at an early age. My father, a fellow journalist, named me after Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

I have copies of the books my grandfather illustrated for Scribner's in each house. I read those books all the time.

For me, there is a strong family connection to Boston and anything connected to Boston, which includes Fenway.

I love coming back to Edinburgh. It's nice to spend real time here.

Boston is always going to be a second home for me.

My parents used to bring me to Radio City when I was a little girl, so performing there 50 years later was absolutely surreal - especially with my parents in the audience!

My last meal on Earth? The obvious answer is a plate of my mother's scrambled eggs.

I was actually born in Baltimore! Although I moved away when I was quite young and consider Chicago to be my hometown, Baltimore is sentimental to me, and I still keep in touch with family friends I knew as a little girl.

I will forever and always identify with Scarborough - no matter where I move.

For me, Lord Mountbatten represented the grandfather I never had.

Cleveland has been my life.