Parent Quotes · Page 57

When you become a parent, obviously it changes your life in so many ways.

— Jessica McDonald

Every parent wants their child to do better than they do.

— Steve Doocy

I know love at first sight can work. It happened to my parents.

— George Clooney

Being a founder is like being a parent. You always stay involved.

— Bart Decrem

I had phenomenal parents. They kept me very grounded, and I lived a normal life.

— Zachery Ty Bryan

I became the kind of parent my mother was to me.

— Maya Angelou

I am doing everything I can to be a great parent.

— Nadya Suleman

“The universe makes rather an indifferent parent, I'm afraid.”

— Charles Dickens

Because I saw my parents relaxing in armchairs and reading and liking it, I thought it was a peaceful grown-up thing to…

— Maeve Binchy

My parents dreaded the fact that I was changing my life to do this, but I just kept doing it.

— Jason Mraz

I have always believed that the way my parents disciplined me has a great deal to do with the success I have…

— Adrian Peterson

Jeb Bush admitted that he smoked a notable amount of pot in school. He said, 'You would too if your parents had…

— Conan O'Brien

I think I may have failed at a lot of things, but the one thing I can say, and that I'm proud…

— Naveen Andrews

I was a wonderful parent before I had children. I was an expert on why everyone else was having problems with theirs.…

— Adele Faber

Its a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children.

— Ama Ata Aidoo

The life prospects of an American are more dependent on the income and education of his parents than in any of the…

— Joseph Stiglitz

Neither heredity nor environment determine character. But whether we give in to or overcome the negative messages we are exposed to as…

— Michael Josephson

Let those parents that desire Holy Children learn to make them possessors of Heaven and Earth betimes; to remove silly objects from…

— Thomas Traherne

Your creative life can continue to just turn inside out and evolve in ways that you can't possibly imagine, whether or not…

— Kathryn Hahn

Being a parent is such a difficult business; you don't always get things right. And also, you don't want to be a…

— Kelly Macdonald

At times our children may not be in possession of a good spirit; but if the parent continues to possess the good…

— Brigham Young

I don't even remember hearing about [Immorality Act of 1927]. I just knew about it. I was born into it, so I…

— Trevor Noah

The parents are the issue, because it's not the kids' fault. They're the ones on the playground getting the s - and…

— Gordon Ramsay

Both of my parents are actually music teachers. I think I got to a certain age where I decided I'd rather be…

— Charlie Day

For my generation - the "Children of Nixon," as I call us in the book - the Lebanese civil war was an…

— Annia Ciezadlo

I rely on some words that actually my husband said to me. He jokes about saying, "You know it's only darkest before…

— Cindy McCain

The thing that strikes me now when I think about the Wilderness of Childhood is the incredible degree of freedom my parents…

— Michael Chabon

My parents didn't want us on the streets or in trouble, so they thought the best thing was to have us work.…

— Nikki Haley

As one does with a first child, I found out that my baby could roll by hearing the sound of her body…

— Uma Thurman

Waiting upon the Lord gives us a priceless opportunity to discover that there are many who wait upon us. Our children wait…

— Robert D. Hales

I learned from my parents to do my best to not react to negative emotions. I try to think about what has…

— Yanni

I always thought it would be funny to have the Parents Television Council write an episode of 'Family Guy' and give them…

— Seth MacFarlane

Being a parent means loving and supporting your children through it all.

— Anonymous

Every person I've ever met always thinks their parents are weird.

— Rick Nielsen

Kids never get pissed at their parents. Unheard of.

— Maurice Sendak

My parents were very firm about me always getting my homework done.

— Chelsea Clinton

My parents are both teachers, so we had the summers off.

— Anonymous

Nobody can prepare you for the loss of a parent.

— Samantha Bond

I used to date a girl from Buffalo. Why can't I meet a girl with normal parents?

— Rodney Dangerfield

You can say I will be a bad parent, but at least I won't dress them in Aeropostale.

— Anonymous