My dad was very much a Pan-Africanist and instilled in me and my siblings a want for that knowledge.
I owe my drive and determination to my upbringing, which instilled in me a set of values that make me who I am.
I am the product of Denny O’Neil in many ways, I carry forth a lot of what Denny instilled in me.
I mean my mother always wanted us to be individuals. She always instilled that into our brains which was incredibly painful for an adolescent to deal with.
My parents instilled a very strong work ethic in me from a young age, fortunately.
My father loves people. No matter what their race, no matter what their position in life, he treated everyone with kindness and love and respect. And that was instilled in me just by watching him.
Both my parents instilled an interest in science and mathematics.
My mom played tennis for, like, six hours a day and went to college on a tennis scholarship, because that was the way she could go to school. So they instilled in me the idea that you have to work hard for the things you want in life and never complain.
My father grew up with no money. He was raised in one of the poorest neighbourhoods in the U.S. My mother helped him sew labels into his ties. My life has been very comfortable, sure, but they instilled into us the importance of the work ethic.
I have a strong Lutheran background, and my parents instilled in me strong morals.
I rarely felt or noticed any real divide between girls and boys when I was growing up. Maybe it was because I was so involved in sports and competed with the boys. Maybe it was my mom and dad, who constantly instilled confidence in me and never made me feel as though there were boy activities and girl activities.
My father instilled in me – of utmost importance and innate in me is the yearning to determine for myself – to define God, to define holiness for myself.
Our blackness and how to survive being black in America was something that our parents instilled in us extraordinarily well.
It was Freddie who instilled in us the belief that we had to make people gasp every time.
I have been instilled with culture from such a young age that I know who I am, and I know once sporting is out of the picture, I will have this to come back to and continue the customs and traditions that I’ve been taught.
My granddad was a hard worker, and my dad is, too. It was instilled in me as a kid. I never got pocket money; I had to earn it. I had two paper rounds before school, not just one. Wherever I worked, whether it was at football, in the pub, I’d do whatever was asked of me – and more.
My parents instilled in me that life was going to be very difficult and that I’d have to work for everything.
My role model was my grandfather. He instilled in me the feeling that no matter how successful you are you have a responsibility to help others.
It is instilled in thousands of American males from an early age that one of their requirements is to be able to both dish out and take a lot of pain. They are taught the rules of this road in gyms, rings, backyards and fields all over America.
A lot of the motivation for doing the ‘Make ‘Em Laugh’ on SNL was because I had just finished shooting ‘Inception,’ where there were zero-gravity scenes and I got into really good shape and was training and did all these stunts. Coming off of that, that instilled me with the confidence to do ‘Make ‘Em Laugh.’
Ballet is certainly appreciated in New York, but it has been a part of the Russian culture, history and heritage for hundreds of years, so it’s much more instilled in the Russian blood.
My father, in a way, was a mentor in the way he instilled the basic values and ethics in me. My mother was a mentor by showing me an example to say that if women have tenacity, they can achieve whatever they have to.
It was instilled in me that the money I was given was not to be lost or spent on any other purpose.
The expectations and pressure doesn’t mean you change. That’s something that’s always been instilled in me, and doesn’t matter what the situation or what the game means, I’m always going to approach the game the same way.
In East, South and Central Africa, the minority manipulated the majority into believing the minority was the majority, that there were more whites in the world than blacks; instilled in the blacks a sense of inferiority, inadequacy, worthlessness.
Because I hate to lose. I’ve always had that instilled in me since I was a child. Racing. A game. You want to be in first place every time.
I was born into a Greek family, and it was instilled in me not only to be passionate about the culture but also to be freaky loyal.
I’ve always loved where my dad came from and the ideals that he instilled in me.
One good thing is I was instilled with really good values. My mom treats everyone the same.
My politics were pretty anarchistic until 1969 when the Montreal police went on strike. Within hours, mayhem and rioting broke out and the Mounties had to be called in to restore order. It instilled in me that one’s convictions can be subjected to empirical test.
My mom really instilled in me that I’m beautiful and I can do anything, and I echo that now with my own girls.
I don’t say I’m necessarily a professional football player. I’m a competitor. That’s what was instilled in me as a young boy.
Skin care is massively important to me. My mom instilled that into my brain from a pretty young age.
My father just instilled in me that either you’re going to be No. 1 or nothing at all.
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