The real test of an anchor is when there's a very big event. Sept. 11 is the quintessential example of that, and… — Tom Brokaw Copy Share Image
Public school is a place of detention for children placed in the care of teachers who are afraid of the principal, principals… — Nate Copy Share Image
“I suppose my greatest disappointment has been realizing my father, like Joseph and Brigham before him, tried to shroud his passions in… — David Ebershoff Copy Share Image
The critiques I received from my father's community didn't actually have to do with any of the things I'd been afraid of… — Eden Robinson Copy Share Image
“Instead his father took the bird, now tame and trusting, in his hands and broke its neck. ‘I told you to make… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“Often father and daughter look down on mother (woman) together. They exchange meaningful glances when she misses a point. They agree that… — Bonnie Burstow Copy Share Image
“It was 1965 and life seemed easier. Her parents were alive and so was her brother, her bones were hard and strong… — Jill McCorkle Copy Share Image
I was really close to my father since I was young. He always told me that I had to work in order… — Jose Aldo Copy Share Image
“I could cease to be a Grey and take the name of my mother should have had before she was married. I… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
The impersonal aspect [of God] (Nirakara, Nirguna) is called Brahman, or 'unknowable' by Herbert Spencer, 'will' by Schopenhauer, Absolute Noumenon by some… — Sivananda Copy Share Image
“All those adorable towheaded kids in the promotional film are going to turn thirteen. Once a family member hits puberty, odds are… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“Mmm-hmm." Idly, she studied her manicure. "It's leaked that the police are questioning him in connection with the tampering, the fraudulent account,… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
Writing songs is an essential part of my life: my mother teaches piano, and I have inherited my grandparents' passion for music,… — Caleb Landry Jones Copy Share Image
It can be a huge help to parents considering the adoption of an older child, when college is just a few years… — Rhea Perlman Copy Share Image
My mother, she had a very good attitude toward money. I'm very grateful for the fact that we had to learn to… — Gemma Arterton Copy Share Image
Each life is unique. But for all, repentance will surely include passing through the portal of humble prayer. Our Father in Heaven… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
“Mother: “I couldn’t stand his friends from medical school. They were all pompous and awkward. They knew how to memorize but they… — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
“began to pray in earnest. She realized as she did so that she hadn’t addressed God in any way since her father’s… — Wendy Wax Copy Share Image
“Some children grow up with parents whi have their own strong attachment issues: they experience their parents as sometimes emotionally available, sometimes… — Leslie Becker-Phelps Copy Share Image
It's amazing seeing all the people that have helped you get to where you are. All the coaches, all the camps. Your… — Mike Conley, Jr Copy Share Image
“She turns in the doorway. “Oh, and Galen?” “Yes, ma’am?” “Have your mother call me so I can get her number programmed… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
“When children of any age learn of a parent’s infidelity, they usually find it extremely difficult—if not impossible— to trust that someone… — Ana Nogales Copy Share Image
The sap of Spring in the young wood a-stir Will celebrate with green the Mother, And every song-bird shout awhile for her;… — Robert Graves Copy Share Image
Many mothers make the mistake of forever looking for the bad in the child, trying to . . . uproot and drive… — Orison Swett Marden Copy Share Image
My father was stationed in Italy in the military. I had no one to feed me what was cool, so I was… — Laura Jane Grace Copy Share Image
Believe Me, You're So Lucky…, . If You, Play with your Kid, Dinner with your Parents, Sharing Good times with your Friends,… — Sunny Gupta Copy Share Image
I think it's bad for fellas when they lose their mothers. Mine was such a character. Oh it was sad, really sad.… — Paul O'Grady Copy Share Image
“We just come and lie at Thy feet, obedient to that call of Thine, “ Come unto Me all ye that labour… — B Aguilera Copy Share Image
Usually, when a young girl is pregnant, she drops out of school and concentrates on being a mother. I thought thats what… — Jenni Rivera Copy Share Image
What parents said they valued most were discussions with teachers and heads, and what they wanted was more descriptive information in their… — Carol J. Adams Copy Share Image
An ethic of maternalism was central to the utopianism of 19th century feminists. I don't think that today's women see motherhood as… — Clare Wright Copy Share Image
“Oh my god" Meg ranted. "Her water just broke!" Margaret" Eve said, "get a grip - and a towel. I'll be there… — Linda Lael Miller Copy Share Image
Every morning when I woke up, my mother was already in the kitchen making breakfast. It was always the same: steamed rice,… — Nobu Matsuhisa Copy Share Image
My father loved to complain about big business and big government, but we had a solid middle class upbringing. We had good… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
“I thought again about those studies that say the fewer choices we have, the happier we are. I also wondered why it… — Jo Maeder Copy Share Image
I was lucky to come along for the ride. [My mother] really is an amazing woman. And the world we lived in… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“I'm not saying it'll be easy. It will probably be really hard. Between my parents, and the distance between us, it'll be… — Alysha Speer Copy Share Image
Even in losing my mother, beautiful, amazing awakenings have happened within my family. Of course, losing her is not what you want.… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
There is such a thing as caste, even in the West; but it is comparatively faint; it is conservatism here. It says,… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
At 17, I decided I wanted to be a full-time athlete but my parents weren't so sure. So we agreed that if… — Colin Jackson Copy Share Image