One of the premises of parenting might be that the job of parents is to teach their kids to get along without them.

I can’t even take a stroll through a park. As soon as women see my face they start gathering up their children and running for home.

One of the most important goals to have may well be the goal to create the life you want without preventing other people from creating the life they want.

Spending time with the child or adolescent in mutually enjoyable activities on a regular basis will help to build warmth and trust.

Seeking the counsel of trusted and respected health professionals can also be helpful in providing parents with some balance for their concerns as well as other avenues of support.

People need to feel safe to talk without their ideas being criticized, judged, demeaned, or mocked.

Sometimes offering support and making yourself available when the child or adolescent is ready to talk can be the most helpful you can be.

There is no one best way for parents to become the parents they want to be just as there is no one best way for a child to grow into a contented and contributing member of society.

I consider parenting skills, those skills that help children: (1) develop clear and important goals; and (2) figure out flexible and persistent ways of achieving their goals.

Somewhat paradoxically, parenting programs should focus on the behavior of the parents not the behavior of the children.

A parenting program should focus on parent's attitudes to themselves, their children, and the relationships they are building with their children.

We have to take flight. It's not given to us, served up on a pretty, parsley-bordered platter. We have to take wing. Was I brave enough to do that? Or would I be content to remain earthbound?

Wisdom is the ability to ignore foolishness

You know you're having a bad week when you call 911, the paramedics come to your house, and one of them notices you've rearranged your furniture.

If you die fighting, I want to die fighting with you.

Some pray to marry the man they love My prayer will somewhat vary: I humbly pray to Heaven above That I love the man I marry.

Work is not a curse; it is the prerogative of intelligence, the only means to manhood, and the measure of civilization.

All government is founded on compromise and banter.

Being an ex-England manager, one that failed to qualify for the World Cup, is like being a dead politician.

I wish that I spoke more languages. I speak a couple languages, but not well enough to really dub myself. French is really the only one, and it's a difficult thing.

Telling computer guys that they need to have permission to quote things is like having to tell little children about Death.