My mother and father come from that post-Depression, middle-of-World-War -I kind of thinking that says, 'Find a practical job. You know what… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
Let's learn from the wisdom of every mother and father who teaches their daughters there is no limit on how big she… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
My mother and father were partisan national heroes: I learned sacrifice and discipline from them and that a private life is not… — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
I was never going to do anything that would have brought shame to my family. I owed too much, and I wanted… — Bruno Sammartino Copy Share Image
My mother and father were never frightened of anything. They always felt that they should go through life happily and without fear,… — John Cassavetes Copy Share Image
My mother and father were visionaries in Pittsburgh, part of that collective of people who were creative and active together, and I… — Lamman Rucker Copy Share Image
They were soul mates, my mother and father. They claimed to adore each other, as if the word 'adore' meant 'argue with… — Merrill Markoe Copy Share Image
Well, I was very lucky. I was brought up west southwest coast of Scotland and my mother and father had a music… — Clive Anderson Copy Share Image
If I could give you one thought, it would be to lift someone up. Lift a stranger up--lift her up. I would… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Freedom is on the march in this world. I believe everybody in the Middle East desires to live in freedom. I believe… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
I spend a lot of time just listening to the ospreys. I watch them go through their life cycle. They spend the… — Alan Lightman Copy Share Image
“They have one quilt and a piece of canvas for bedding. The sleeping arrangement is clever. Mother and father lie down together… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I would love to tell you I had the worst childhood you could ever imagine but believe it or not it was… — Martin O'Neill Copy Share Image
“Ryan's parents, no less than Sam's, were of that portion of the post-war generation that rejected the responsibilities of tradition and embraced… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
I'm a product of the different - whether it be institutional racialism, whether it might be growing up in a low-income area,… — Lil B Copy Share Image
My mother and father were fantastic, very active. I find it difficult to say this, but I'm quite a loving person and… — Boy George Copy Share Image
“What I failed to see was that, by ending my life, I would cause interminable pain to my family and friends. I… — Kevin Hines Copy Share Image
“It is not to diffuse you that you were born of your mother and father, it is to identify you, It is… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
Juliet: I will be thy chased rose and take thy name. My heart will continue drumming its love for you the same;… — Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“(pg.31) "As it was, my first days on Earth were somewhat anticlimactic. Mother and Father seemed so happy tempting and corrupting that… — George Pendle Copy Share Image
“What scared Stanley the most about dying wasn't his actual death. He figured he could handle the pain. It wouldn't be much… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
My definition of good is that you understand that this is a question of power. That you be willing to give up… — Sister Souljah Copy Share Image
If I could blame it on all the mothers and fathers of the world, they of the lessons, the pellets of power,… — Anne Sexton Copy Share Image
“All my life, I have gotten everything I ever wanted. I have a mother and father who are incredibly successful. We live… — Tammy Falkner Copy Share Image
The journey into adoption started for my parents, as it does with so many families: my mother and father desperately wanted to… — Marcus Samuelsson Copy Share Image
Children need love and discipline. They need mothers and fathers. A welfare check is not a husband. The state is not a… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Explain to the mothers and fathers of American servicemen that may come home in body bags why their son or daughter have… — Sean Hannity Copy Share Image
My grandfather, mother and father were gifted verbally, and my mother passed that along to me. She always made sure I was… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
I want to have young children although my mother and father are even now young sufficient to just take care of them. — Rita Rudner Copy Share Image
A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the… — Bruce Barton Copy Share Image
My mother - both my mother and father had very successful careers. My mother's an English professor and my father is a… — David Plotz Copy Share Image
I experienced no conflict between my mother and father, which was entirely due to my mother's compassion, intelligence, and maturity. — Christie Hefner Copy Share Image
My mother and father told me I was god. I was a good Italian boy who hung out with the same four… — Chazz Palminteri Copy Share Image
My mother and father had so many ups and downs and stayed with each other and helped each other. My mother took… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
A word, for example, that is negative, pejorative, and has caused more pain and suffering is 'illegitimate.' But every person has a… — Alex Haley Copy Share Image
One girl who stands out was this Miami stripper. She still lives with her mother and father, and they know she strips.… — Method Man Copy Share Image
Family holidays and weekends are really brightly colored memories, full of my mother and father, rather than our nannies and au pairs. — Olivia Williams Copy Share Image
When I got my first check I was thinking my mother and father didn't make this probably in their lifetime. It's real… — Dwyane Wade Copy Share Image
My mother and father definitely encouraged me. People used to tell my mom that I should be in commercials, and then everything… — Raven Goodwin Copy Share Image
[On writing her first poem at age eight:] An ode to my dead mother and father, who were both alive and pretty… — Judith Viorst Copy Share Image