Parent Quotes

I felt both parents at my side no matter what I did.

I can be described as many things, but no description of me is complete without saying 'Englishman.' My parents were from Liverpool and emigrated to Canada before I was born.

My parents were Muscovites. They worked at the Kaliber factory.

My parents went through hell and back. They came to America with suitcases and a family of seven and $250, and that's it.

I drummed in some rock bands. I asked for a drum kit when I was 15 and my parents were kind enough to buy me one and I just started playing with my buddies who played guitar.

The last thing I ever want to do is disappoint my parents. If something ever happened to one of my parents, I'd want them to go knowing I made them proud.

Society is a kind of parent to its members. If it, and they, are to thrive, its values must be clear, coherent and generally acceptable.

I just want ambitious teenagers to know it is totally fine to be quite, observant kids. Besides being a delight to your parents, you will find you have plenty of time later to catch up.

I’m the one who looks at the infant, smiles nervously, and as my contribution to small talk, robotically announces to the parent, “Your child looks healthy and well cared for.

I don't ever remember being able to debate with my parents. Even though I thought of myself as a very bright kid, I couldn't be vocal in that way.

Both my parents are chefs I grew up in a restaurant and was always surrounded by cooks. I love food.

When I grew up in Pittsburgh in my parents' restaurant, I was almost like a country bumpkin.

I don't know why my parents split up. I guess they just drifted apart, but I do know they stayed very good friends.

In an ideal world, we would have been orphans. We felt like orphans and we felt deserving of the pity that orphans get, but embarrassingly enough, we had parents.

It was sad, the imbalance of it all. Why do kids assume so much from one parent and hold the other to a lower, looser standard?

I don't have children, but I imagine if parents are really pushed on the subject, they probably have favorite children.

In a way, every parent is sort of dependent on the benevolence of the society around them to take care of their children.

I hated being a child because to be a child means that you are essentially the property of your parents, benevolently or not.

I can't stand films that make the kids out to be heroes and the parents to be imbeciles.

My parents always raised us with the idea of having college in mind. You sort of need a college education. It's part of life. It's something that you do - like going to your prom.

The love of a parent, that connection, it's eternal.

Love ruined people's lives, the way our parents said drugs could.

I think one of the things when you're casting children is you're also casting their parents.

Parents like the idea of kids, they just don't like their kids.

Most actors don't grow up with sweet, vanilla parents.

My parents immigrated from Italy and spent 40 days and 40 stinking nights on a boat so we didn't have to eat things like gizzards.

Whatever may be the position in life of a parent, it is his duty to share his crust with his children. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

My parents found what I was interested in and encouraged me. They didn't put me in front of a television and buy lots of toys, the way some American parents do.

I was brought up in an environment where my parents expressed their financial concerns in front of their children.

The best part about being friends with your parents is that no matter what you do, they have to keep loving you.

I made my parents crazy. As a kid, I redecorated my bedroom every month. I would literally save my allowance and go buy things.

Kids lose their trust in the parents they love, but still accept them, so they end up not trusting themselves anymore.

Because if their own parents didn't care enough about them to keep them, who would want them in Heaven?

Your thought is the parent that gives birth to all things.

I've always had good support of parents for doing what I wanted to do. When it became music they were just as supportive as well.

Curiosity is missing. Curiosity in particular is something that the system, not only the educational system but, the parental... what you do as a parent at home.

All good technology should be used to piss off people's parents.

As we age, we become our parents; live long enough and we see faces repeat in time.

Children are the most important asset in a country. For them to become that asset, they must receive education and love from their parents.

I think my parents' lives are worthy of writing about. I don't think my life is particularly worthy of writing about.

I'd been raised by my parents who taught me not to think you're better than you are.

My entire youth was spent with an incredibly ill parent... I don't think you can grow up that way and not be marked by that experience.

I don't think parents always know where their children are going or what they are doing, what they are up to.

Google says young people don't care about privacy, but when asked if they'd let their parents see their phone bills and other stuff they say no.

My parents explained: "You can either have a big Christmas and birthday present or we'll go abroad." We'd say: "Let's go abroad!" We had a lovely childhood.

God bless the popcorn film. Especially movies where you can take the kids, because I remember looking forward to seeing these movies with my parents, and if I can give that back, I'm gonna do it.

I was the one that put myself in rehab. I was the one that went to my parents and said, you know, 'I have a problem and I need to take care of it.'

Be kind to everybody, be grateful, say thank you everyday. My parents taught me well.

Don't tell me that my parents didn't build their business.

There's nothing unique about me as a parent. I am a parent. My kids are kids. We do the best we can do.