Obviously a child can never conceive solitude if his parents aren't living it somewhere themselves. I don't mean that to be alone… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
I'm a military baby, and it makes me proud to know that I'm the child of two parents that served our country.… — Ciara Copy Share Image
True love that lasts forever... yes, I do believe in it. My parents have been married for 40 years and my grandparents… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel Castro. I didn't see the… — Rafael Palmeiro Copy Share Image
Everyone talks about how hard it is to have a kid, and that scares you into waiting. It obviously is tough [to… — Clayton Kershaw Copy Share Image
Sometimes when I sit all alone reminiscing about those people that build up my world, then your thought come instantly because you… — Usman Ismaheel Copy Share Image
Both my parents recognized early on that I wanted to do something in comedy, and they were really supportive. They're the ones… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
“She understood him with the knowing and not-knowing that comes of being a child. When you focus on your parent as if… — Scott Cawthon Copy Share Image
I think we all have something in our life's experience that makes us feel different. It's whether we have a gay parent… — Amy Richards Copy Share Image
Speaking of birthdays, our firstborn [recently turned 2]. As parents sometimes fondly do, we reminisced a bit about his early days on… — Malcolm Forbes Copy Share Image
Kids not only understand [a dark story] but appreciate it … Because in the real world there's fear, and dark things happen… — America Ferrera Copy Share Image
I was pretty much a single-father for most of my daughter India's life. Looking back, were there things I could've done better?… — Eric Benet Copy Share Image
Many toxic parents compare one sibling unfavorably with another to make the target child feel that he's not doing enough to gain… — Susan Forward Copy Share Image
I had NO interest in being a theologian, especially not a Christian, as I had been raised by progressive atheists. We bowed… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
I believe that at the beginning of the life of every artist there is some kind of trauma. We have a problem… — Christian Boltanski Copy Share Image
You cannot know, should I discribe to you; the feelings of a parent . . . . Four years have already past… — Abigail Adams Copy Share Image
My dad was a singer in a band and neither of my parents went to college, and I ended up getting into… — Dean Norris Copy Share Image
When you become a parent you're endlessly obsessed with chatting to other moms and learning how they make it work - keep… — Tess Daly Copy Share Image
While not impossible, it is especially challenging for teenage parents to develop bonds with their children. A high percent of them were… — Jane Fonda Copy Share Image
He that makes himself famous by his eloquence, justice or arms illustrates his extraction, let it be never so mean; and gives… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
Most elegantly finished in all parts, [the hummingbird] is a miniature work of our Great Parent, who seems to have formed it… — J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur Copy Share Image
“Being a parent is a selfless adventure. The worldview of “Take care of yourself first” is no longer logical to a sane… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
Writing should ... be as spontaneous and urgent as a letter to a lover, or a message to a friend who has… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
I want to ask parents, when daughters turn 11 or 14, they keep a tab on their movements. Have these parents ever… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
I really owe everything to my parents and their devotion and drive to see to it that their children had the education… — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
I was always pretty organized in high school and my mother, she always pushed me to just overachieve, both my parents. (They)… — Jeremih Copy Share Image
When I finally decided to leave school and pursue acting, my parents didn't take it very lightly. My friends thought that it… — Salma Hayek Copy Share Image
I was the sort of kid who spent a Sunday afternoon prying little trees out of the foundation of his parents' house.… — Louise Erdrich Copy Share Image
My parents are always supportive of anything their kids do. They point out the pros and cons, but they let you make… — Eleanor Mondale Copy Share Image
There is nothing intrinsically better about a child who happily bounces off to school the first day and a child who is… — Ellen Galinsky Copy Share Image
I would like to see every parent either directly - if they are comfortable with the technology - or through a personal… — Jim Knight Copy Share Image
When I think of all the books I have read, and of the wise words I have heard spoken, and of the… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
I go to my parents' over Christmas. I definitely do, but I don't see it as a Christmas because during Christmas there… — Johan Hegg Copy Share Image
It is better to tolerate the rare instance of a parent refusing to let his child be educated, than to shock the… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
As comfortable as I was with my adoption, the nature-versus-nurture question has been a big one for me. I adore my parents,… — Emily Procter Copy Share Image
Parenthood is based in the possessiveness and expectations.Parent- hood never change but the children cannot accept the same, and they called it… — Sumesh Nair Copy Share Image
I asked my parents for permission to study in America and they were so sure that I wouldn't get in and get… — Indra Nooyi Copy Share Image
I grew up in Hollywood, California. A lot of my parents' friends were in the motion picture industry, but I saw their… — Spencer Johnson Copy Share Image
I think that not being loved by your parents or not having a brother or not being liked at school or even… — Kim Wilde Copy Share Image
I'm a mom... and I'm learning this being a parent, sometimes your child can be such a reflection of who you are.… — Adina Porter Copy Share Image
![“Everyone talks about how hard it is to have a kid, and that scares you into waiting. It obviously is tough [to be a parent], but when you feel that love, and it's instant, and it's so cool, so fun. When your baby smiles at you or when you just hold your baby, it's a pretty awesome feeling.” quote by Clayton Kershaw](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/e51/clayton-kershaw-4174_baby_everyone-talks-about-how-hard-it-is-to-h_1892888.png)
![“Speaking of birthdays, our firstborn [recently turned 2]. As parents sometimes fondly do, we reminisced a bit about his early days on earth-the excitement, the wonder, the fears when we brought him home. His every squeak or squawk we were sure heralded some terrible crisis; I tested the warmth of…” quote by Malcolm Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/584/malcolm-forbes-1510_attention_speaking-of-birthdays-our-firstborn-rece_2240762.jpg)
![“Kids not only understand [a dark story] but appreciate it … Because in the real world there's fear, and dark things happen no matter how young you are. People lose parents, people lose friends … There's darkness in the world. So I think when kids are talked to in that way, they appreciate it…” quote by America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/803/america-ferrera-9449_appreciate_kids-not-only-understand-a-dark-story-bu_1968106.jpg)
![“Most elegantly finished in all parts, [the hummingbird] is a miniature work of our Great Parent, who seems to have formed it the smallest, and at the same time the most beautiful of the winged species.” quote by J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/64e/j-hector-st-john-de-crevecoeur_beautiful_most-elegantly-finished-in-all-parts-the_2207589.jpg)
