Parent Quotes

I got a liberal arts education just because I felt like I should to keep my parents happy, but it was for them. If it was up to me, I would've just moved to New York.

I'm surprised I wasn't sent to therapy in the childhood to be honest. I think my parents must have gotten a kick out of it.

Very few of us are succeeding in giving our parents the ideal death.

I spend so much time with my parents. My mom and I were joined at the hip for five years. There was not one moment when I wasn't with her.

[My parents] met in university back in the '70s. And I didn't grow up with my father. He - they separated before I was born.

And we're fortunate if we have parents who are great and loving and inspiring. But, unfortunately, there are people who don't have that.

Envy is the last thing that my parents feel.

Something that was instilled in me by my parents at a very young age is that there is no happy life without a life of service.

He defined me first, as parents do. Those early characterizations can become the shimmering self-image we embrace or the limited, stifling perception we rail against for a lifetime.

Stop sharing your dreams with people who try to hold you back, even if they're your parents.

Most kids dont get to go their parents wedding.

With suicide, it's a strange thing in Japanese culture. It's acceptable. My parents would have been devastated if my attempt had been successful, but they would have somehow accepted it.

I credit my parents for instilling in me a good work ethic and the sensibility that God serves those best who serve themselves.

And as for baby-boomer parents cluck-clucking about illegal substances, ah, gimme a break. Still, I think I'll pass on the rave. But more power to 'em, I say.

Make no mistake about it: Next to parents and families, our teachers are the most important influence in our childrens lives.

The kind of hero worship you have, when a parent is lost early and you don't know all their faults and misgivings, is a very strong influence.

There's a moment in time where kids really don't want to hear anything from their parents.

I love both my parents dearly.

The things I really learned, I learned from watching my parents. They take care of business. Always have.

If it's your child, it's different. You don't care about those things. It's so minor. You become a parent and nothing else really matters.

It was the television that turned me to film. My parents did take me to Pete's Dragon.

At that moment, she cannot think of a more reckless, irrational thing than choosing to become a parent.

The love of a parent for a child is the love that should grow towards separation.

I got into rock and roll to piss my parents off and the establishment around me.

I have sister issues and parent issues and all sorts of things.

Most parents don't worry about a daughter until she fails to show up for breakfast.

Even though I couldn't speak English, there were many times that my black-American parents could read my mind and I could read theirs.

Growing up, I never heard my parents curse, never. The first time I ever said a curse word was with my sister Kim.

Both my parents work in film. They're crew. I love movies, and I just wanted to be involved. I got really lucky. I auditioned for a while and then started making films.

I think the way I approach things has something to do with growing up and seeing my parents go to work every day.

I am sure that, had I grown up with both parents, had I grown up in a safe environment, had I grown up with a feeling of safety rather than danger, I would not be the way I am.

It takes a long time to appreciate one's parents.

A good character is something you must make for yourself. It cannot be inherited from parents.

the sins of children rise up in judgment against their parents.

I guess you could say I devoted myself so strongly to my music that for awhile I forgot about my family. But I only get one set of parents, and I think I forgot about that for a little while.

Happy is the child who happens in upon his parents from time to time to see him on his knees, or going aside regularly, to keep times with the Lord.

I think the deepest problem is between my parents and me. I just don't know if it will ever be the same.

My parents were in 'Brigadoon' on Broadway when I was a couple of years old.

My parents took me to see Stevie Wonder when I was about 3, but my mom made us leave because everybody around us was smoking pot.

It's a huge advantage to have parents who read to you. And it's an advantage that lasts a lifetime.

It's always been a desire of mine to work with my parents

My parents encouraged us to commit to things, so if we wanted to learn an instrument, it was all the grades and all the theory.

Children have no reasonable assumption of privacy while they are minors in their parent's home.

The worst thing is the world is a defensive my-kid-can't-do-anything-wrong parent.

The commandment to honor parents was given to ensure that the elderly, although they may not feel wanted by family or society, are still given their appropriate reward.

Have compassion for your humanity and your flaws. You're human and you're going to make mistakes. Look at yourself through the eyes of a loving parent.

Losing a parent over eight years is a very dark journey. I spent the first four years feeling bad and angry and sorry for myself.

My parents were pretty liberal, but they were still parents. I definitely had my teenage rebellion.

As a parent, if you have multiple kids, you can't teach them all the same thing because they all have different personalities. They're their own person.

As a parent you protect your kids as much as possible.