“O burn the house! You've murdered the husband, slaughtered the cattle, poisoned the well, raped the mother, killed the child - you… — Edward Bond Copy Share Image
The law of the [Cub Scout] pack guides the boys to move in the direction of being helpful, friendly, courteous, trustworthy and… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Fashions change, and with the new psychoanalytical perspective of the postwar period [WWII], child rearing became enshrined as thespecial responsibility of mothersany… — Sylvia Ann Hewlett Copy Share Image
I've written a book about my mother, and I don't remember anyone going to Antigua or calling up my mother and verifying… — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
In hindsight I can see that my love for the arts began by watching my father and his colleagues perform on stage… — Michael Hyatt Copy Share Image
Many, including the Canadian and U.S. governments, try to provide family support while also maintaining a hard line about further fuelling terrorism… — Amanda Lindhout Copy Share Image
“That was when I saw their hate come out. They fought on the front lawn. Balloons and my birthday cake stood witness… — Joseph McGinnis Copy Share Image
My husband has always seen this as a partnership. He is so self-sacrificing in parenting, caring for our household and my career.… — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
The belief when your mother gives you away is that there's something deeply wrong. Mothers don't give babies away. There's something wrong… — Mary Gauthier Copy Share Image
My mother always taught me never to look back in regret but to move on to the next thing. The amount of… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
There, in the middle of this mall is the Washington Monument, 555 feet high. But if we put a one in front… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
“We aren’t who we want to be. We are what society demands. We are what our parents choose. We don’t want to… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
There seems to be a notion that a single woman can't represent the interests of mothers. Frankly, there were plenty of Republican… — Neera Tanden Copy Share Image
“But parents aren't the only ones who can address stereotype threat. There's a lot that educators at all levels can do. Dr.… — Michele Stephenson Copy Share Image
My mother was the first African-American policewoman in Seattle - recruited, actually - and she did it for only 2 years, as… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
“The struggle in Mr. Guppy’s breast and the numerous oscillations it occasioned him between his mother’s door and us were sufficiently conspicuous… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
EARTH LIFE with its joys and sorrows is a necessary part of our eternal existence. Its purposes are to prepare us to… — Alma P Burton Copy Share Image
MT [Mother Teresa] was not a friend of the poor. She was a friend of poverty. She said that suffering was a… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“The portrait rattles and goes still. I wonder if the dream would do my mother any good. I wonder if all that… — Lauren DeStefano Copy Share Image
It [the Constitution] didn't break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution, at least… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I talk to my kids about my mothers energy and how she would have loved them. I talk about how kind and… — Lemon Andersen Copy Share Image
The Canon AE1 - a fully manual camera. [My mother] had a 50mm, which is a standard lens, and then I got… — Jeff Vespa Copy Share Image
The Chinese model calls for giving your kids very little choice - and I've come to see that you can go too… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
“We can’t do this here,” He said, kissing the top of my nose. “I don’t want to ruin my parent’s anniversary and… — S.E. Felida Copy Share Image
My parents didn't know much science; in fact, they didn't know science at all. But they could recognize a science book when… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
“To a great extent, friluftsliv is made possible by the Swedish common law of allemansratten (the right of public access), which grants… — Linda Akeson McGurk Copy Share Image
“Maybe when parents name their children they do it from the perspective of wishful thinking. Like when you go to a restaurant… — Julie Buxbaum Copy Share Image
My father was very strong. I don't agree with a lot of the ways he brought me up. I don't agree with… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, my mother taught me and my sisters to celebrate each other - there was no room in… — Alek Wek Copy Share Image
My father, in a way, was a mentor in the way he instilled the basic values and ethics in me. My mother… — Chanda Kochhar Copy Share Image
I had really great parents who always gave me lots of opportunity for choice, but I didn't always realize how rare that… — Ally Condie Copy Share Image
“Do you realize the cost they paid when they surrendered to their new Lord? No money, no job, no understandable future. They… — James W. Goll Copy Share Image
Sometimes my family got me in the door. Somebody would say, 'Bruce Dern's daughter - sure I'd like to meet her.' It… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
I grew up in New York City during the Depression. My earliest recollections were of my parents talking about what they would… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
“the Father is the primordial principle. However, in addition, the Son and Holy Spirit have their own unique principle as well. The… — John G. Shobris Copy Share Image
“Aric told me I should give my blessing to you and Jack.” She snorted. “You can bless us all you want, but… — Kresley Cole Copy Share Image
Heavenly Father and Mother, make us thankful for all the blessings of this life, and make us ever mindful of the patient… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
I had an American boyfriend, went to football games, tennis tournaments, and to my prom. I was so serious about my American… — Franka Potente Copy Share Image
No parent is perfect; we all can look back and think of things we could've done to help our children be better… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
The myth of motherhood as martyrdom has been bred into women, and behavioral scientists have helped embellish the myth with their ideas… — Anonymous Copy Share Image