#taught

I am an example of what is possible when girls from the very beginning of their lives are loved and nurtured by people around them. I was surrounded by extraordinary women in my life who taught me about quiet strength and dignity. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#am #around #beginning #dignity #example

We learned about gratitude and humility - that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean... and we were taught to value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#clean #contribution #everyone #gratitude #had

Experience taught me that working families are often just one pay check away from economic disaster. And it showed me first-hand the importance of every family having access to good health care. ↗

— Dave Obey

#away #care #check #disaster #economic

I had a really wonderful upbringing. We were a tight family. It was wonderful to grow up with so many siblings. We were all just a year or two apart, and we were always so supportive of each other. I learned everything from my older brother and sister and taught it to my younger sisters. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#apart #brother #brother and sister #each #everything

Instead of being taught independence, energy, and enterprise, our youth today is taught to look for security. ↗

— B. Carroll Reece

#energy #enterprise #independence #instead #look

My dad's a bodybuilder. My whole life I've been taught to train the hard way. I believe in earning strength, not buying it. My grandfather raised me old school: In baseball, you work for whatever you get. ↗

— Gary Sheffield

#been #believe #buying #dad #earning

My father taught me how to substitute realities. ↗

— Mira Sorvino

#father #how #me #realities #substitute

Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe. ↗

— Whitney Houston

#aretha franklin #around #being #flack #franklin

My grandmother always taught me, 'If you don't have a home, family, and church, you don't have anything.' ↗

— Jennifer Hudson

#anything #church #family #grandmother #home

I've never heard my dad say a bad word about anybody. He always keeps his emotions in check and is a true gentleman. I was taught that losing it was indulgent, a selfish act. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#act #always #anybody #bad #check