The murderer only takes the life of the parent and leaves his character as a goodly heritage to his children, whilst the… — Andrew Jackson Copy Share Image
“She had been grief stricken as her father lay dying but now she felt weightless, the way people do when they're no… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
I don't know if All About My Mother is my best film yet. I haven't had time to analyse it. If you… — Pedro Almodovar Copy Share Image
I will never understand children. I never pretended to. I meet mothers all the time who make resolutions to themselves. 'I'm going… — Erma Bombeck Copy Share Image
I told all kinds of stories about going to Japan, about playing ball with my father... I wanted to record my life… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
I feel for the first time in my life that I have really come to understand what the gospel actually is. It… — James Jordan Copy Share Image
From a young age, watching my father embark on daring, and often dangerous, adventures in the name of Virgin almost become the… — Holly Branson Copy Share Image
No-one is more bummed out than my mother when she reads these things. Every day, or every other day, I'll get a… — Ryan Phillippe Copy Share Image
The happiest and holiest children in the world are the children whose fathers succeed in winning both their tender affection and their… — John Piper Copy Share Image
In her second career as a minister, my mother defied a legacy of chauvinism to become a leader of our community, overseeing… — Stacey Abrams Copy Share Image
When I tried to get a little 'too close' to my girlfriend, Mildred. She told me she would rather get introduced to… — Jeromy Shingongo Copy Share Image
I always think about Katharine Graham - she was the publisher of The Washington Post. In her autobiography she talks about the… — Owen Wilson Copy Share Image
It's very necessary, showing the positive aspect of a black father. We see a lot of black women being the head of… — Nafessa Williams Copy Share Image
Like so many things Henry had wanted in life -- like his father, his marriage, his life -- it had arrived a… — Jamie Ford Copy Share Image
The gift my mother gave me was the gift of possibility. From an early age, she instilled in me a belief that… — Maria Shriver Copy Share Image
'Go to My brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto My Father, and your Father, and to My God, and your… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
My mom taught me the power of love. I learned to focus on the long-term big picture from my father. His sense… — Padmasree Warrior Copy Share Image
“All he felt was that same feeling he'd always had, that he was looking for something, whose name he didn't even know,… — Marcus Sedgwick Copy Share Image
“You’re very impatient,” Violet said, facing the door. “You always have been.” “I know,” Eloise said, wondering if this was a scolding,… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
I was really a spoiled brat when I was a kid skating. Meals are cooked for you, you are driven to the… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
I went to a failing school, and by the grace of God, my mother was able to put me into private school,… — Stacey Dash Copy Share Image
“My books rustled by like a military of ducks. My mother had never liked my books. She'd said they kept me from… — Rivka Galchen Copy Share Image
Look, he isn’t even concerned.” I poured the tea. “He’s concerned, Mother. He just doesn’t panic, because he’s in charge and if… — Ilona Andrews Copy Share Image
“The joy and heartache of an 18th birthday from a mother's heart. Extremely proud, yet fragile feelings with bountiful heartfelt memories of… — Virginia Toole Copy Share Image
“I've been a storyteller since I was six years old when my mother had her first series of electroshock therapy treatments. I… — Margaret Terry Copy Share Image
“They’re so stupid. I did it to get my son back. What other reason could there be? Except they say Daniel’s not… — Maggie James Copy Share Image
I'm always trying to understand who I want to be, what I want, what I dream of. When I was a kid,… — Olivier Rousteing Copy Share Image
The heavenly Father Whom we worship is the Father of the Truth, namely, of the only-begotten Son, and has the Spirit of… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
“People ask me how it happens that my children are all so promptly obedient and so happy. As if it chanced that… — Elizabeth Prentiss Copy Share Image
“My parents didn't settle for the lives their parents lived. They stepped out and up, my father lying his way into the… — Ann Medlock Copy Share Image
My mother kept all my awards on the sideboard of her front room, and she polished them. She polished everything religiously. And… — Glenda Jackson Copy Share Image
“It’s always been this way. There were rumors about me even before I was born. It’s why my mother never calls me… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“There's some comfort in saying, I'm joining this long line of humanity. We're all going to get in line and our parents… — Wayne Coyn Copy Share Image
The parents are the issue, because it's not the kids' fault. They're the ones on the playground getting the s - and… — Gordon Ramsay Copy Share Image
“Bye-bye, I thought, almost sure that I'd never see her again. But if I did - if we ran into each other… — Lorraine Zago Rosenthal Copy Share Image
Since my brother died in 1982, my parents and I had formed a shaky tripod of a family; now that I'd lost… — Ann Hood Copy Share Image
Once women invented farming, and began to keep and breed animals, they discovered the crucial function of the rooster and the henhouse.… — Frank Pittman Copy Share Image
“I have a totally unhealthy and unrealistic fear of being eaten by a great white shark. This is because I belong to… — Elle Lothlorien Copy Share Image
In my day, when you called on a girl, her mother was always hollering down to see if she was still unraped,… — Frank Crowninshield Copy Share Image
“Salk’s coworkers from Pittsburgh… had come expecting to be honored by their boss. A tribute seemed essential, and long overdue.” This was… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
