Quote by Beth Ditto
I was brought up by a single mom in a poor town in Arkansas and wh

I was brought up by a single mom in a poor town in Arkansas and while some aspects of small-town life were really positive – like the fact that everyone there is really sweet and hospitable – there is also this close-minded mentality, and that naturally made me want to rebel. – Beth Ditto

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I love sad songs. They say so much. I love country music but even the happy songs sound really sad. – Beth Ditto

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My dad liked to boil a squirrel head and suck the brains out the nose. Smaller than a chicken, bigger than a rat. – Beth Ditto

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All this fashion stuff – whos cool now – is just a bigger version of the cool kids versus the nerds. – Beth Ditto

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Ive always been homeschooled, so doing it on set is kind of the same thing. My mom makes it very interactive – well get a book on chocolate and learn how to make it, or she will buy antique items. I love military history, the mechanics and strategy of it. – Atticus Shaffer

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I was brought up as an only child, and we were very close. But when I was 14, we got evicted. We came home to a padlock, and I looked up at my mom and she was crying, and there was nothing to do. – Dwayne Johnson

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My moms discipline worked out perfectly. I wouldnt change a thing. – will.i.am

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My parents are wonderful, and Im really lucky – but my mom has always been almost exclusively a right-brained person. – Brandon Boyd

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