Quote by Rodney Atkins
I was a sickly baby, and after two sets of adoptive parents took m

I was a sickly baby, and after two sets of adoptive parents took me home, they returned me to the orphanage because of a serious respiratory infection. But as they say, the third times a charm, because my mom and dad adopted me and took me into their home where I was raised in a family full of love. – Rodney Atkins

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Every song youre trying to find something that going to connect in different ways but for me the songs that Im really drawn to are inspirational, songs that lift you and that everybody can relate to no matter where youre from. – Rodney Atkins

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Theres a book called The Shack – it had a lot to do with me coming full circle, meeting my birth mother. Awhile back, my birth mom and my adopted mom came to my show together, and it was pretty surreal. – Rodney Atkins

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When youre adopted, no matter what, youve got issues with unconditional love. And you find out youre the product of the worst situation for a young girl to be in and start her life, and Im so grateful that my birth mom made the decision she made. She came from a rough situation. – Rodney Atkins

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My life isnt that dramatic. My dad really loves me, he just cant talk on the phone. Hes too crippled and shy, and thats almost harder. Hes there and he loves me, and I try and try and try, its just impossible to have a relationship. – Joey Lauren Adams

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My dad has been a big influence on me, because hes always had his own business. He really taught me business sense and how to be a focused individual, but also how to have fun and make everyone around you have fun. – Wiz Khalifa

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When my mom ran for the Senate, my dad was there for her every step of the way. I can still hear her saying in her beautiful voice, Why should women have any less say than men, about the great decisions facing our nation? – Mitt Romney

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I love my daughter, but she had me on couscous and fixed me pastas and made me eat oatmeal every morning and what else, turkey burgers, turkey bacon, and that kind of stuff. So she wants her dad to live a long time, and I do, too. – Dusty Baker

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