My dad being not the greatest dad in the world has made me a better parent. — John Daly Copy Share Image
I suppose a child's first obligation is to become a stranger to his parents. — Judith Kelman Copy Share Image
As a parent, I know how difficult it can be to encourage your kids to eat well. — Steve Easterbrook Copy Share Image
The universe, he observed, makes rather an indifferent parent, I am afraid. — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
My parents never said it. They thought you shouldn't wear out the words — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
How often do we not see children ruined through the virtues, real or supposed, of their parents? — Samuel Butler Copy Share Image
I've always known actors because my parents are actors on stage and so I lived in a very creative environment when I… — Marion Cotillard Copy Share Image
Writer or painter god-parents are notoriously unreliable. That is, there is certain before long to be a cooling of friendship. — Gertrude Stein Copy Share Image
In view of this and other things, I demand forgiveness for being so obviously impressed with my own parents. — Beryl Markham Copy Share Image
My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn't have a job that gave them a… — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
I think my parents saw that acting ultimately made me happy, even though it was a rough ride for a little bit.… — Alexandra Daddario Copy Share Image
When we're at home, my parents tell me what I have to do. You know - Do this, do that,' just normal… — Carlos Alcaraz Copy Share Image
I'm very proud of what my parents achieved and what they stood for. They didn't have much, but in many ways they… — John Major Copy Share Image
I tend to approach giving interviews with the same sense of circumspection and restraint as I approach my writing. That is to… — Ayelet Waldman Copy Share Image
When I was five my parents bought me a ukulele for Christmas. I quickly learned how to play it with my father's… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
In old age the consolation of hope is reserved for the tenderness of parents, who commence a new life in their children,… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
I learned about sex pretty early when I was, I remember, my friend Amanda DeLauro explained it to me when I was… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
With grown children, we can look back at both our mistakes and what we did well in our parenting, having conversations with… — Wendy Lustbader Copy Share Image
Most parents of adolescent girls have the goal of keeping their daughters safe while they grow up and explore the world. The… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
Children are just different from one another, especially in temperament. Some are shy, others bold; some active, others quiet; some confident, others… — Sandra Scarr Copy Share Image
Different men have different names, which they owe to their parents or to themselves, that is, to their own pursuits and achievements.… — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
I remember when I was a kid, with the acting thing, I resented it because, you know, you don't want to do… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
One of the most effective strategies to make your child more self-control is the weekly giving of allowance or pocket money as… — Terrie Moffitt Copy Share Image
Give your children regular, daily doses of Vitamin N. This vital nutrient consists simply of the most character-building two-letter word in the… — John Rosemond Copy Share Image
Before we have children, we think most of the parents sitting in sacrament meeting ought to “do something about their kids.” Once… — Dean Hughes Copy Share Image
I'm very blessed, mainly because even though my family is mostly in show business, it's really centered around music. My parents were… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
Ronan merely invested a look with as much contempt as he could muster. A lady reached over the top of Noah to… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
A mother should have some fantasy about her child's future. It will increase her interest in the child, for one thing. To… — James Hillman Copy Share Image
It is this one Spirit who makes it possible for an infant to be regenerated . . . when that infant is… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
The victory always has a lot of parents but the defeat is always an orphan. — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
My parents were second cousins. That is enough to explain all of my peculiarities. — Sargent Shriver Copy Share Image
It hurts real bad to have that protection barrier between parent and child — Susan Smith Copy Share Image
Now that I'm a parent, I understand why my father was in a bad mood a lot. — Adam Sandler Copy Share Image
I started acting in my parents living room when I was five years old. — Megan Gallagher Copy Share Image
For some people, becoming a parent does change them, but it never changed me. — Vinnie Jones Copy Share Image
