Selective ignorance, a cornerstone of child rearing. You don't put kids under surveillance: it might frighten you. Parents should sit tall in… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
A jazz musician is not a jazz musician when he or she is eating dinner or when he or she is with… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
I looked at Lucas with the pang that a parent feels when he knows his child will be hurt and that it's… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
“The child is brought up to know its social duties by means of a system of love-rewards and punishments, and in this… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
My family are very supportive and always have been. They weren't the kind of parents that pushed me into it. I know… — Emily Browning Copy Share Image
As might be supposed, my parents were quite poor, but we somehow never seemed to lack anything we needed, and I never… — Albert J. Nock Copy Share Image
I think that discipline is so much of an important part of being a parent. Because it's very, very important to teach… — Cheryl Ladd Copy Share Image
Unlike the male codfish which, suddenly finding itself the parent of three million five hundred thousand little codfish, cheerfully resolves to love… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is impossible to overestimate the influence of parents who understand the hearts of their children. Research shows that during the most… — Robert D. Hales Copy Share Image
I'm not good for you. I don't know why you make me want you so bad. I was angry with myself when… — Abbi Glines Copy Share Image
I think we all are born inside of our parents' narratives. We stay there for a good while. We are taught their… — Melissa Febos Copy Share Image
What connects me so strongly to Israel is the fact that I'm second generation. My parents said, "We have a place where… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
Count yourself lucky. I watched my entire family as they were eaten alive by the very pack of animals you have downstairs… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
The Bible was written between 3,000 and 2,000 years ago, and it's filled with the knowledge that people had in that period… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
“The love a parent feels for a child is strange. There is a starting point to our love for everyone else, but… — Fredrik Backman Copy Share Image
Saxton smelled really good and had a handshake that was firm. "You've grown up a lot." Blay found himself flushing as he… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
You can raise good children in single parent households, and many of you perhaps here today come from that type of environment.… — Sam Brownback Copy Share Image
I come from a great family and I was raised by wonderful parents. There is no question that I was given a… — Abby Huntsman Copy Share Image
My parent's divorce and hard times at school, all those things combined to mold me, to make me grow up quicker. And… — Christina Aguilera Copy Share Image
I was going to make movies. I was the one in the family who was always rolling the video camera, making movies… — Joe Jonas Copy Share Image
I've overcome a lot - sexual abuse, death of a loved one, bad parents and experienced life. My nature is such I… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
Most people who have grown up introverted in this very extroverted culture of ours have had painful experiences of feeling like they… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I did everything in my power to give my brokers brand identity and clout in the market. I saw my job as… — Barbara Corcoran Copy Share Image
Always be grateful for your blessings, especially your heritage. When we are blessed with goodly parents, we should be grateful. This is… — Quentin L. Cook Copy Share Image
While I had many friends as a child I aslo kept a great deal to myself. I noticed that adults were drawn… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
'Handsome' means many things to many people. If people consider me handsome, I feel flattered - and have my parents to thank… — Richard Chamberlain Copy Share Image
Childhood is so important. Without a loving one, you're vulnerable throughout your life. We're all the things our parents are - the… — James Fox Copy Share Image
I grew up in the South Wales valleys, but I think my parents realised from quite an early age that if they… — Thighpaulsandra Copy Share Image
What is a child?" he asks her. The diamond gaze does not flinch. "Creatures that are sold on the street by their… — C.S. Friedman Copy Share Image
Westerners often laud their children as 'talented' or 'gifted', while Asian parents highlight the importance of hard work. And in fact, research… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
Again, I was influenced by my father, who was very much an atheist and took pride in combating the traditional or orthodox… — Robert Jay Lifton Copy Share Image
The world is nothing but a school of love; our relationships with our husband or wife, with our children and parents, with… — Swami Muktananda Copy Share Image
Half an hour of exercise in the morning makes for better interactions all day. Then a sound night of sleep gives me… — Tom Rath Copy Share Image
My father superintended the English part of my education, and to his care I am indebted for anything valuable which I may… — John Marshall Copy Share Image
My parents are proud of their Indian heritage, but they came halfway across the world so their children could be born here,… — Bobby Jindal Copy Share Image
What is it that turns people into artists? It often comes from some kind of pain or angst, a need to understand… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
The earl shook his head, exhibiting a degree of frosty offense that could only be achieved by an aristocrat whose wishes had… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
As soon as I graduated from high school I was off to the biggest college my parents could afford, Colorado University at… — Susan Schneider Copy Share Image
When you're your parents' one shot at a genetic legacy, you may get to attend all the best schools, wear all the… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
Not everybody has to be a parent. In fact, in an overpopulated world where our resources are shrinking, it would be wonderful… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
