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I was friends with Salvador Dalí until the day he died. Lucky me. I can't say why. I didn't live to be… — Carmen Dell'Orefice Copy Share Image
My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My parents came here from Colombia during a time of great instability there. Escaping a dire economic situation at home, they moved… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
“Calla.” My mother’s coaxing voice stopped me. “It is of course perfectly acceptable for Renier to call on you, but remember that… — Andrea Cremer Copy Share Image
It seems that 17% of men born since 1970 are step-fathers. Of course it is not new: my father's cousin, nearly 96,… — Michael Rosen Copy Share Image
“because this is how it was with them: the boy’s father had dark skin, darker even than my own, and the boy’s… — Chris Cleave Copy Share Image
A lot of people say that Eleanor Roosevelt wasn't a good mother. And there are two pieces to that story. One is,… — Blanche Wiesen Cook Copy Share Image
“I met your father last week. Are you still interested in hearing how he is doing? Hugo: No. Karsky: It is very… — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
The older I get, the more and more I notice I'm like my father. It's funny, because when I was younger I… — Apolo Ohno Copy Share Image
I wanted to make a movie once at Lake of the Woods, where my parents had a cabin, which I now have.… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
The last time I saw my mom was in 1997. My mom started getting sick, and my mom finally passed away in… — Anthony Ray Hinton Copy Share Image
“Peter's mother was grand, in her way. She managed to complain almost ceaselessly without ever seeming trivial or kvetchy. She was regal… — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
I know it's a lot harder for women who don't have enough help, but the truth is, no matter how much money… — Patricia Richardson Copy Share Image
Just as a person is commanded to honor and revere his father, so he is under an obligation to honor and revere… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
The idea of 'Freedom's Goblin,' to me, leads to a wild conversation. I would hope that father and son, driving home from… — Ty Segall Copy Share Image
“Your love life is insignificant when it comes to raising your children to be respectable human beings. The moment you see them… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
For something to be useful to the spirit is not very valuable to get your covered wagon across the desert. We have… — Miller Williams Copy Share Image
“Christ, who was called the Son of God before the ages, was manifested in the fulness of time, in order that He… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“Do you like Moby Dick ?" he asks. "I hate it," she says. "And I don't say that about many things. Teachers… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“As for the history of Father John’s years of imprisonment, what always struck me most about his story was the way in… — Tikhon Shevkunov Copy Share Image
Once I had a shrink who said, "Your parents are the fuel you run on," because I was raised in the tyranny… — John Waters Copy Share Image
My mother brought me numerous times to visit Orton as a child, and I have visited the gardens with my children many… — Louis Bacon Copy Share Image
The construction of temples of the Ionic order to Juno, Diana, Father Bacchus, and the other gods of that kind, will be… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
“We take it for granted that our parents are like trees. They never run out of boughs for us to pick fruit… — Rose Christo Copy Share Image
My parents said I'd always been attracted to music from an early age. The classic story is I started singing before I… — Vienna Teng Copy Share Image
Throughout history, adultery has had few rivals as a cause of murder and human misery. The reason we tend to resemble our… — Jared Diamond Copy Share Image
“How can you know love, and lose it, and go on living without it, and not feel the loss forever?" "You can't,"… — Sonya Hartnett Copy Share Image
“Before every elementary school classroom had a 'Drop Everything and Read' period, before parents and educators agonized more about children being glued… — Pamela Paul Copy Share Image
She told her mother she was going to school but with each step falls a tear as she heads to the pool… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you want to stand with me as a single mom - and I know so many of my friends and colleagues… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
“Turn to Second Corinthians, chapter one, and read with me starting at verse three.” He waited a few moments. “Paul’s speakin’ here… — Neta Jackson Copy Share Image
My father was a negative person. He actually taught me to be negative, if that makes any sense. I remember him saying:… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
After my mother died, I learned that she'd had a scholarship to the University of Nebraska, but - in kind of a… — Barry Barish Copy Share Image
I used to envy the father of our race, dwelling as he did in contact with the new-made fields and plants of… — John Muir Copy Share Image
“You have your whole life ahead of you," my mother told me, "don't spend all your time in the past." It's good… — Gregory Galloway Copy Share Image
Of those who really love their sons, few know how to do it. Some spoil them when they are young, and then… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
And some people say Jesus wasn't Jewish. Of COURSE he was Jewish! 30 years old, single, lives with his parents, come on!… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
Children long to know that they are lovable. And there are ways that technology can help with that. But ultimately it's their… — Fred Rogers Copy Share Image
It also comes down to parenting. It is important to know what your beliefs are, and that you have to stand up… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
