I have much to learn from my daughter Sofia. Her minimalism exposes my limitations: I'm too instinctive and operatic, I put too much heart into my work, I get lost sometimes in bizarre things - it's my Italian heritage.
Francis Ford CoppolaRead
We support each other in the Coppola family. We love the idea of everyone getting his place in the sun.
Interpretation
The Coppola family values mutual support and individual recognition.
Francis Ford Coppola emphasizes the importance of family solidarity and the opportunity for each member to thrive. In his view, a family should be a source of encouragement where each person is celebrated for their unique contributions and allowed to shine in their own right.
In practice
In a family gathering, when discussing achievements, one might say, 'We support each other in the Coppola family, just like Francis Ford Coppola believes.'
I have much to learn from my daughter Sofia. Her minimalism exposes my limitations: I'm too instinctive and operatic, I put too much heart into my work, I get lost sometimes in bizarre things - it's my Italian heritage.
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Counsel with your parents is a privilege at any age.
I love conversations with kids in the meet and greet lines β little people with little voices! I love babies. Someday I would love to be a parent, but I want that time to come when Iβve experienced so much of the world. My life will be devoted to making that childβs life as wonderful, beautiful, magical and perfect as it can possibly be. I want to wait until there is no ounce of me left that has anything self-centered to experience.
Jen and I were accustomed to our father's last-will-and-testament diction, and were at times free to interrupt Atticus for a translation when it was beyond our understanding.
The family is a community of love where each of us learns to relate to others and to the world around us.
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