One of the things that all kids are taught by their parents is this old "sticks and stones will break my bones,… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
When your parents regulate everything you hear and everything you intake, it forces you to get creative in other ways. — SZA Copy Share Image
When I was little, I attended five different elementary schools. My parents are very restless people, which is probably where I get… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
One didn't issue instructions to comets. Grown children did what they had to do, and parents could only grit their teeth and… — Lisa Alther Copy Share Image
“If you believe that your needs were met because you prayed, then you make God the parent who reacts only when the… — Felix Wantang Copy Share Image
Because of my parents' love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia - first… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
But I also like to shower my parents with presents. I bought them a beautiful car and a house. — Eva Herzigova Copy Share Image
The drive to be a parent is strong. It's one of the most ingrained human traits there is. — Dustin Lance Black Copy Share Image
Thus parents, by humouring and cockering them when little, corrupt the principles of nature in their children, and wonder afterwards to taste… — John Locke Copy Share Image
I started taking piano lessons when I was about four years old. My parents were both musicians. So I took piano lessons.… — Billy Joel Copy Share Image
Where do I get my seriousness? You can't help but grow up fast when your parents get divorced. You see your mother… — Tom Cruise Copy Share Image
Look, everything that you experience as a kid is the foundation of how you are today. I was brought up in a… — Melanie Brown Copy Share Image
A wide and vague impression exists that so-called Eastern religion is more contemplative, innocuous, and humane than the proselytizing monotheisms of the… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
As a child, I had to get up early for school or work. I'd get ready by myself. I'd set my alarm… — Janet Jackson Copy Share Image
You're always trying to impress your parents regardless of how old you are. And when they're gone, there's nobody to impress. But… — Raymond Kelly Copy Share Image
When you become a parent, you're the responsible one and when there are noises around your house, you'rethe one that has to… — Tom Fletcher Copy Share Image
At times, my parents said, "Let's get the child married," and I said a big no. Impossible. How could I be with… — Laxmi Narayan Tripathi Copy Share Image
I remember a conversation with my parents about who the people on the TV were, and learning they were actors and they… — David Tennant Copy Share Image
The authoritarian child-rearing style so often found in working-class families stems in part from the fact that parents see aroundthem so many… — Lillian B. Rubin Copy Share Image
One day I saw a picture of the Buddha on a Buddhist magazine and he was sitting on the grass, and he… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The school systems at my childhood had enough money or enough parent involvement that they felt like learning music and songs, and… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
Any place where you have to deal with many social actors like a school - you have the parents, the Ministry of… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
There may never be a baby book that offers the conclusive answer to every question, but it's possible to extract some wisdom… — Libby Copeland Copy Share Image
Religion is a personal, private matter and parents, not public school officials, should decide their children's religious training. We should not have… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“Taking good care of your husband or wife is the best way to thank their parent or parents for having taken good… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
To be a different kind of parent, you don't just need a different parenting philosophy. You need a very different view of… — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
Most Americans have parents or grandparents who immigrated to this country, and we know the hardships they faced, from learning the language… — Hank Johnson Copy Share Image
It's nice to see the young ones 7, 8, 9 years old. It seems like they know you through their parents. — Guy Lafleur Copy Share Image
Over 90 percent of parents in Puerto Rico want their children to be totally fluent in English. — Luis Fortuno Copy Share Image
I had the wonderful benefit of growing up with parents that not only encouraged me to follow my dreams, but supported my… — Jason Graves Copy Share Image
“There's no single effort more radical in it's potential for saving the world than a transformation of the way we raise our… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
There are some parents who have really done it right and told their kid, 'You know, we have this dough, none of… — Robert Downey, Jr Copy Share Image
I want my world to be fun. No parents, no rules, no nothing. Like, no one can stop me. No one can… — Justin Bieber Copy Share Image
There are occasions when I've had beef, but I generally tend to avoid it, as a nod towards my parents' culture. — Sanjeev Bhaskar Copy Share Image
Cindy and I are adoptive parents. We know what a treasure and joy it is to have an adopted child in our… — John McCain Copy Share Image
If you get offended by words - by noises we make with our mouths - it means you were raised by bad… — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
I had always wanted to have children, so it caused me a lot of grief when I was younger, and I had… — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
Branne's [Pavlovic] parents wanted him to become a taxi driver, but he became a stand-up comedian instead. So they died of shame. — Aron Flam Copy Share Image
When you're a parent, you're just like, God, I hope they like me when they grow up. I hope that I did… — Gwen Stefani Copy Share Image
My parents are highly evolved worriers. ... If worrying were an Olympic sport, my parents' faces would have graced the Wheaties box… — Firoozeh Dumas Copy Share Image