One of the cardinal sins in our country is profanity -- the taking of the name of the Lord in vain. Reverence… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
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Although my father's mother, Nancy, has dementia, and her experiences gave me ideas for some of the scenes in the book, it… — Emma Healey Copy Share Image
“Sure, I fear earthly oblivion. But, I mean, not to sound like my parents, but I believe humans have souls, and I… — John Green Copy Share Image
The mother's battle for her child with sickness, with poverty, with war, with all the forces of exploitation and callousness that cheapen… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
Don't thank your parents. If you were raised in a nurturing environment, you wouldn't be in show business. Don't say, 'Wow, this… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
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The less obvious hurdle is that of preparing parents emotionally and putting forward realistic images of parenthood and motherhood. There also needs… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
... it was not very unusual at Washington for a lady to take the arm of a gentleman, who was neither her… — Frances Trollope Copy Share Image
My father, who was jailed for stealing on more than one occasion, just abandoned his fatherly responsibilities and disappeared. I grew up… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
I'm sorry to have to tell you this way, but your mother and I are separating." When I pressed my mouth together,… — Darynda Jones Copy Share Image
My father and mother have given me so much love, so much support, that it would trivialize their parenthood if I would… — Jeff Van Gundy Copy Share Image
Time does not really exist for mothers, with regard to their children. It does not matter greatly how old the child is-in… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
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I am sure that all people know deep down inside that the little child in the mother's womb is a human being… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
Listen: there was once a king sitting on his throne. Around Him stood great and wonderfully beautiful columns ornamented with ivory, bearing… — Hildegard of Bingen Copy Share Image
My first job now is as a mother, everything else is secondary. My kids understand that I am an actress, and they… — Joan Cusack Copy Share Image
“A man who is raised by a misogynistic father can absorb his father's contempt for women very early in life. The boy… — Susan Forward Copy Share Image
Jesus loved everyone, but he loved children most of all. Today we know that unborn children are the targets of destruction. We… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
“There aren´t always good reasons for a child´s emotions, or easy solutions for them, but by at least acknowledging them and trying… — Iben Dissing Sandahl Copy Share Image
Every life and every childhood is filled with frustrations; we cannot imagine it otherwise, for even the best mother cannot satisfy all… — Alice Miller Copy Share Image
“Oh, so you're untouchable, huh, Delilah? You and your fucked-up relationship with your mother and everyone else in your life? Great. Does… — Sarah Ockler Copy Share Image
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David Shire and I have been happily married for 21 years! We have a 12-year-old son. David is a genius. He writes… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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My mother was really young when she had me, so she was a horrible cook, but we lived with my grandmother, who… — Debi Mazar Copy Share Image
I was really drawn to thinking about the women in my life. Thinking about my mother, who's a very powerful force on… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
Mothers are given by god to nurture and guide their children... And greater still, to LOVE them with all their hearts. God… — Kaylee Copy Share Image
Every child is innocent and every child should be given a proper childhood which would result in having a fighting chance in… — Danny Santagato Copy Share Image
As an actress you're perpetually about to be unemployed. That fear - when you have two parents who worked 9-to-5 jobs and… — Anna Kendrick Copy Share Image
My father . . . used to say, 'I need my anger. It obliges me to take action.' I think my father… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“Much of modern life is based upon a false logic, a logic that assumes that happiness and well-being come from financial prosperity.… — Nic Marks Copy Share Image
“Our hunting fathers told the story Of the sadness of the creatures, Pitied the limits and the lack Set in their finished… — W.H. Auden Copy Share Image
Parents' ability to survive a child's unabating needs, wants, and demands...varies enormously. Some people can give and give…Whether children are good or… — Stella Chess Copy Share Image
“[speaking of a friend named Lavendar Lewis] 'I think her parents gave her the only right and fitting name that could possibly… — L.M. Montgomery Copy Share Image
“I really loathe [the bumper sticker] 'Proud Parent of a Terrific Kid!' Why not a bumper sticker for the unlucky parents, something… — Celia Rivenbark Copy Share Image
In explaining the Constitution, James Madison, the acknowledged father of the Constitution, wrote in Federalist Paper 45: 'The powers delegated by the… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
When it comes to children and parents, sometimes it comes down to an acknowledgement of time. Children grow, it is true...but parents… — Eugene Nathaniel Butler Copy Share Image
![“[speaking of a friend named Lavendar Lewis] 'I think her parents gave her the only right and fitting name that could possibly be given her,' said Anne. 'If they had been so blind as to name her Elizabeth or Nellie or Muriel she must have been called Lavendar just the same, I think. It's so…” quote by L.M. Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/366/l-m-montgomery-567_bread-and-butter_speaking-of-a-friend-named-lavendar-lewi_2188631.jpg)
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