“The young man regained consciousness in the ambulance, but his mother insisted that he give no evidence to the police because, had… — Theodore Dalrymple Copy Share Image
My father is very Jean Valjean. He's what I would call a great example of a religious person. He is a deeply… — Hugh Jackman Copy Share Image
“But then I realized, they didn't mean their own mothers. Not those weak women, those victims. Drug addicts, shopaholics, cookie bakers. They… — Janet Fitch Copy Share Image
My mother was always in those films where it's the end of the world and a meteor's about to hit London; there's… — Paula Yates Copy Share Image
“Hadn’t her father always told her never to trust strangers? He’d also promptly sold her into marriage to one, too. The thought… — Vivienne Savage Copy Share Image
God grant me grace my prayers to say: O God! preserve my mother dear, In strength and health for many a year;… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
“We women have something of the mother in us that makes us rise above smaller matters when the mother-spirit is invoked; I… — Bram Stoker Copy Share Image
My mother was a great advocate of women's rights, a member of the League of Women's Voters and lifelong member of Planned… — Kathryn Lasky Copy Share Image
[My father] did every kind of work imaginable from painting to shoveling to herding cattle. And he's always been such an inspiration… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
“And Nurd, who had never had a mother and father, and who had never loved or been loved, marvelled at the ways… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
Having my parents be divorced, you're forced to realize, "Sooner or later I'm going to be on my own and have to… — Christian Madsen Copy Share Image
No matter what Joe Hoffman and Wade Preston say, it's not gender that makes a family; it's love. You don't need a… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
I have known I wanted to be a writer since I was seven-years-old. Seriously. In the second grade I wrote a 21-page… — Renee Watson Copy Share Image
I feel lucky because I was a nerd, which I talk about in the book, but I had academic success, so through… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
“You were not really in the area,” she says now. “You look just like your father used to look when he lied… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
My most memorable meal was with my parents at Joel Robuchon's Restaurant Jamin in Paris. It was Christmas 1982, and the flavors… — Alex Guarnaschelli Copy Share Image
By profession I am a soldier and take great pride in that fact, but I am prouder, infinitely prouder, to be a… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
“I know this remarkable Nigerian woman, Angela, a single mother who was raising her child in the United States; her child did… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
Dont ever thing u wont survive widout anyone..those who do dat r very wrong n dnt no beauty of life..coz sum r… — Raveen Copy Share Image
“The Titans knew the abominations we would become. The horrific deeds we would commit. All the ways we would go on to… — Kaitlin Bevis Copy Share Image
We all need to have heroes, people to admire and look up to. To find a hero, first look to your parents… — Robert Cheeke Copy Share Image
My father used to tape 'Top of the Pops' for me every Sunday, and I would sit in my bedroom, write down… — Bonnie Tyler Copy Share Image
Christ said, "I and my father are one", and you repeat it. Yet it has not helped mankind. For nineteen hundred years… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
For working mothers, creating a work-life balance is critical, as we must ensure we do not neglect any significant part of our… — Sonali Bendre Copy Share Image
When your BESTfriend never sneeks over your house when your parents aren't home anymore,when they forget about you entirely,when they don't care… — Lexie Copy Share Image
My father never got films to our dinner table. It was never the case with us as well that our father works… — Vicky Kaushal Copy Share Image
“What mazes there are in this world. The branches of trees, the filigree of roots, the matrix of crystals, the streets her… — Anthony Doerr Copy Share Image
“He even pursued the story of a four-year-old girl who bragged that her father, a Jewish merchant of herculean physical stature, had… — Helmut Walser Smith Copy Share Image
“The problem with the suspenders my mother bought for him is that he hasn't adjusted the straps since he got them. So… — Chelsea Handler Copy Share Image
“If you’re still not convinced, watch what you say, because I’ve been in therapy since I was five. My mother started me… — Jillian Michaels Copy Share Image
My mother wanted me to learn how to read music. She'd given fiddles to my two older brothers, but they'd rebelled. I… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
The wind is blowing; those vessels whose sails are unfurled catch it, and go forward on their way, but those which have… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
I testify that Jesus Christ, born in Bethlehem, was and is the Only Begotten of the Father, the Lamb of God. He… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
Well, when you're the youngest of five, parents kind of lose interest more and more through the children. I think my eldest… — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
I can remember my father gave me a huge history of football for my 12th birthday - I used to read that… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
My father is Nigerian; my mother is from Texas and African-American. My father was the first in his family to go to… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
When it came to my childhood - growing up in a single-parent home, often struggling financially - my mother definitely instilled in… — Misty Copeland Copy Share Image
Heroes!" Euryale said with disgust. "They always bring that up, just like our mother! 'why can't you turn people to stone? your… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“For he alone, as the only all-gracious Son of an all-gracious Father, in accordance with the purpose of his Father's benevolence, has… — Eusebius Copy Share Image
“My mother is a certainty. I can count on the watercolour pain in her voice when she calls to say she hasn't… — Trevor Cole Copy Share Image