My mother tongue, Mende, is very expressive, very figurative, and when I write, I always struggle to find the English equivalent of… — Ishmael Beah Copy Share Image
“My mother was in charge of language. My father had never really learned to read - he could manage slowly, with his… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
Gen Y is depicted as self-centred and apathetic when it comes to politics, but it doesn't help that we are largely overlooked.… — Alexandra Adornetto Copy Share Image
Mother Mary and the Christ energy hold a new profile on the Earth plane right now, and they will be there in… — Christine McCormick Day Copy Share Image
“I spent the day gathering flowers and weaving them into festoons, while the dead body of my father was lying within a… — Harriet A. Jacobs Copy Share Image
People know that both my parents were shrinks so I was sort of raised in an atmosphere where there was that interest… — Jeff Goldblum Copy Share Image
“Our children will be most happy when they figure out who they are, and what their own purpose is in life. If… — M. Conley Copy Share Image
The little boy leaned against his father's chest and slowly nodded. "Yes," he said. "I heard all of the names, but I… — Julie Garwood Copy Share Image
“I just know that, at that moment, I remember feeling like the world had turned itself inside out. It's the child who's… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
My mother died when I was very young. I didn't want to be in the position I was in, but I eventually… — Prince Harry Copy Share Image
Nine planets round the sun, only one does the sun embrace. Upon this watered one, so much we take for granted; So… — Dave Matthews Copy Share Image
Remembering how my mother looked before she gave birth to my sister is frightening. But even more frightening is the feeling that… — Daniel Keyes Copy Share Image
My guess is that good and bad parenting is spread fairly evenly across different social groups. But can you imagine Tony Blair… — Martin Jacques Copy Share Image
That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. She meant to bestow a gift. When… — Gail Carson Levine Copy Share Image
“I feel like a parent whose children prefer to stay inside and watch TV. The father pleads, "It's a beautiful day. Why… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
I never thought I would become amazing. I never thought I would be as great as my father. I would like to… — Lucy Hawking Copy Share Image
“I often wish I'd got on better with your father,' he said. But he never liked anyone who--our friends,' said Clarissa; and… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“The mother of the heating contractor does not Have the same problem as the mother of the poet. When the mother of… — Matt Cook Copy Share Image
I want to ask parents, when daughters turn 11 or 14, they keep a tab on their movements. Have these parents ever… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
Religion is based ... mainly upon fear ... fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death. Fear is the parent… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Writing should ... be as spontaneous and urgent as a letter to a lover, or a message to a friend who has… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
Being a mother is more exhausting than working, and sometimes I push myself too hard and burn myself out. I can appreciate… — Salma Hayek Copy Share Image
I don't think women can have it all. I just don't think so...My husband and I have been married for 34 years,… — Indra Nooyi Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it is very difficult to keep in mind the fact that the parents, too, have reasons for what they do-- have… — Virginia M. Axline Copy Share Image
“When parents are grieved by their children's wickedness they should take occasion thence to lament that corruption of nature which was derived… — Matthew Henry Copy Share Image
Mom,U gave Birth to Me,U take Care of Me all day & Night,U Never Complain about Anything,U'll always be there When I… — Melchor Lim Copy Share Image
“A ‘weaned child’ refers to a child who is no longer fed at the mother’s breast. The Hebrew children were normally fed… — Ivan Raskino Copy Share Image
“Moms and dads are looking for tips and ideas that have immediate application to their children. Parents have a “top ten” list… — Tedd Tripp Copy Share Image
“Jake had to stay home," Marco said. "Some thing about his dad grounding him." "Why would his dad ground him?" "How do… — K. A. Applegate Copy Share Image
“I don’t know why it was, exactly, but nothing irritated my father quite like the sound of his children’s happiness. Group crying,… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
Yes, the civilization of love is possible; it is not a utopia. But it is only possible by a constant and ready… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Beth could not reason upon or explain the faith that gave her courage and patience to give up life, and cheerfully wait… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“The rich man in Hell looked with the deepest concern upon the affairs of the earth and said, "I pray thee therefore,… — John R. Rice Copy Share Image
My father passed away after three years of debilitating disease, which transformed a very strong and bright man into a real wreck.… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share Image
When I finally decided to leave school and pursue acting, my parents didn't take it very lightly. My friends thought that it… — Salma Hayek Copy Share Image
“Everyone over 50 in America feels like a refugee. In the Old America there were a lot of bad parents. There always… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
“God, you don't just barge in on my father, and definitely not my mother." No way. You check with their personal secretaries… — Mike Shepherd Copy Share Image
I was always pretty organized in high school and my mother, she always pushed me to just overachieve, both my parents. (They)… — Jeremih Copy Share Image
