Richelle Mead Quotes

Junk runs in the family. My granddad was a junk man in St. Louis and so was my uncle.

The ideal death, I think, is what was the ideal Victorian death, you know, with your grandchildren around you, a bit of sobbing. And you say goodbye to your loved ones, making certain that one of them has been left behind to look after the shop.

I come from a duo, actually, quite literally. My parents are Linda and Eddie, and they had an act in Vegas called 'Love's Way.'

I come from a family of cops, and all of them share that understanding that they put their lives on the line.

My mom was a hairdresser. My aunt was a hairdresser. My brother was a hairdresser. My sisters are hairdressers.

I'm the fourth generation to be in show business. It's pretty neat; it's nice to have that family history.

I do love a bit of fashion. I grew up around a lot of it as my mum and dad had clothing stores so my mum was always designing a lot, and I definitely had that as an influence.

I was just born into a business family. It is really a destiny.

My own aunt was Merle Oberon, so movie stardom was not a faraway mystery to me as a child: it was part of the family business.

The goal for my girls and me has always been about beauty and fashion. Before we ever had the shows, my mom had a store for 40 years in La Jolla, and I grew up working there.

My dad told me he wanted me to join in the business, but nothing was firm. He was quite young when he died, so we hadn't talked about it in depth.

My father was a director, and my mother and grandparents were actors, so I spent a great deal of my time as a teenager trying to get away from the theatre.

My grandmother was a promoter. My father was a promoter.

Though not into films, my family was associated with films. My grandparents financed films. They didn't like me getting into films. But, destiny willed it so.

Acting is in my family. My cousins, my sister, and I always say it's a legacy that should be kept alive. In the future, it's something I really want.

Of course I have other passions... but my real investment obviously without a second thought is LVMH and what my father created.

The wrestling business is my family.

Personally, I like to think I'm like my old man. I like to think I have the brains he did.

My whole family are wrestlers; I was brought up in the business.

My family were all entrepreneurs, including my parents and grandparents.

My pop was in the business and he loved it very much. He actually went ahead and passed away while wrestling.

The important thing for my father bringing me on the board of HCL Technologies was to expose me to our largest asset, which is HCL Technologies.

My mother was the fourth generation of women to have worked with the Walker company. As a little girl, I would go to her office while she worked. She was a very capable woman.

It was clear from very early on that I would work in the family company. There was not really ever another option or idea.

My family have been wool merchants since the 19th century. My first job, aged 18, was buying fabric from my father to produce and sell ties. But I was also at university in Milan.