My father would conclude his dissertations by saying, "Of course, [Albert] Einstein never believed in gravity. It was a distortion of space."… — Paul Laffoley Copy Share Image
In truth, I am a single mother. But I don't feel alone at all in parenting my daughter. Krishna has a whole… — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
“A child born of this method would have no biological father.” “True, but the father’s biological contribution is of minimal importance here.… — Ted Chiang Copy Share Image
“Bridget cried for the leavers and the left. For the people, like herself, grimly forsaking what few precious gifts they would ever… — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
“My father was a proudly antisocial man who spent most of his time at a typewriter, reflecting negatively on his neighbors and… — Mark Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“Among the first questions a native mother asks her child in the morning is: what did you dream? When I heard this… — Dorothee Soelle Copy Share Image
I dream of big things. I work for the small things. If you're going to dream, you might as well dream big.… — Kevin Costner Copy Share Image
Jesus was never worried or perplexed. He was calmly and completely in control of every situation. He never doubted that His Father's… — Derek Prince Copy Share Image
Absolutely. Regret is counterproductive. It's looking back on a past that you can't change. Questioning things as they occur can prevent regret… — Colleen Hoover Copy Share Image
And so we stood there in the kitchen, my mother and I, facing off over everything that had built up since June,… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
When I read the 'Dick and Jane' stories, I thought they were afraid they might forget each other's names because they always… — Jon Scieszka Copy Share Image
“As a child, my father was a god to me—at times I loved him, at times I feared him, but I always… — Darren Main Copy Share Image
“As I watched her, I understood why a mother would starve herself to feed a baby; how there was always time and… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“Here’s one more bit of consolation for you: Toddlers save their biggest meltdowns for their parents. We’re the people with whom they… — Harvey Karp Copy Share Image
“A parent who recognizes an upstairs tantrum is left with one clear response: never negotiate with a terrorist. An upstairs tantrum calls… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
I was not a good father in my first marriage. Although there are ways of deserting the family without leaving physically, I… — Malachy McCourt Copy Share Image
“Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, “So what.” That’s one of my… — Andy Warhol Copy Share Image
I can't be anything else but a tall Jewish girl from Tribeca. But motherhood and parenting has put a new column on… — Jessica Tarlov Copy Share Image
Person who gives knowledge is a guru. Person who gives companionship is a friend. Person who imparts moral valuesis like a father.… — Mak_786 Copy Share Image
I have a reverence for medicine because I hero-worshiped my father [a former doctor], and because I admire doctors, I admire study,… — Hugh Laurie Copy Share Image
“Some call me nature, others call me Mother Nature. ... How you choose to live each day, whether you regard me or… — Conservation International Copy Share Image
I never asked my mother where babies came from but I remember clearly the day she volunteered the information…my mother called me… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
“...the name of the baby girl, the names of her parents and godparents, the date and hour of her birth, the street… — José Saramago Copy Share Image
“A memory of her father flitted through her consciousness. The time he played a slow, melodic tune on the saxophone in the… — Sage Steadman Copy Share Image
“Now, standing here, it is clear as day: more than anything else, you want to find words for what you feel and… — Bilal Tanweer Copy Share Image
“Running away from home is not a good idea. Unless, of course, you happen to be forty years old, and then your… — Suzanne Selfors Copy Share Image
It would be too glib, not a hundred per cent true, to say that my father's career as a banker was what… — John Lanchester Copy Share Image
“My mother, Delle Hunter, was a physically small woman, yet she was the biggest person I’ve ever known. She had total focus,… — Laurie Buchanan, PhD Copy Share Image
Jesus told his followers not to pray in the public square 'as the hypocrites' do, but rather 'enter into thy closet, and… — Ron Barrier Copy Share Image
My father was a Marine who fought in the Pacific in WW II. He was a very tough guy, but after the… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
“Walks the Fire is a good woman. She is white,but she has been among you for many years now.She was a good… — Stephanie Grace Whitson Copy Share Image
“Mother refuses to sell to a buyer who’ll “ruin it,” which also seems to include making it a normal bed-and-breakfast or house.… — Cyn Balog Copy Share Image
I believe employment regulations for women, whereby the prospective employer is not able to inquire about the interviewee's status regarding children, childcare,… — Alan Sugar Copy Share Image
I was in a play directed by my father, and I was doing a fight scene, and the choreography went haywire, and… — Jeremy Piven Copy Share Image
That is like in my parents' generation, Walter Cronkite. If you were gonna go into broadcasting, if you weren't gonna be Walter… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
God, as a loving Father, will stretch our souls at times. The soul is like a violin string: it makes music only… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“Why would a vampire create a younger vampire if there was a possibility the young one might end up destroying the old… — Adam Rex Copy Share Image
Now hear it, O inhabitants of the earth, Jew and Gentile, Saint and sinner! When our father Adam came into the garden… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
Mother: Daisy, Why do your boobs look so big?!?!? Me: What The Fuck Mom, I'm A Girl They Are Gonna Grow Mother:… — Me And My Mother Copy Share Image
The woman who fights against her father still has the possibility of leading an instinctive, feminine existence, because she rejects only what… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image