“ If you have no character to lose, people will have no faith in you. Mahatma Gandhi Civil Rights Leader
“ Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. Mahatma Gandhi Civil Rights Leader
“ The seventies was a time when a lot of people didn't tell their children they were adopted. Anika Noni Rose Singer
“ My house is run, essentially, by an adopted, fully clawed cat with a mean nature. Anthony Bourdain Chef
“ I think, you know, it was something that I really wanted. I wanted so much to have a son or daughter. We adopted a son. And it was just the most wonderful thing. I think the only thing that was difficult for both Maury and myself were the sleepless nights. Connie Chung Journalist
“ I have one brother, John, an airline pilot, who is seven years younger. He's adopted, though we're still blood related - he's my cousin. My parents couldn't have any more children after me, so when Dad's brother died, they adopted John, then just a baby. Gary Numan Singer
“ So my father grew up in an orphanage in Boston. He was then adopted by an elderly childless couple from Maine, who gave him the name of Mitchell. He moved to Maine, and there he met my mother and was married. George J. Mitchell Former United States Senator
“ I moved up over Lower East Side and I was adopted by eight foster parents; I lived all over New York City with these parents, man, till I was about ten years old. Gregory Corso Poet