I wasn't good enough for abnegation," I say, "and I wanted to be free. So I chose Dauntless." "Why weren't you good… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
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I was born and brought up in South Mumbai. My father, Jagdeep, is a businessman and a Sindhi. My mother is half… — Kiara Advani Copy Share Image
Look, if you ask a child, 'Would you rather have a fulfilled mother or a stay-at-home Sylvia Plath,' they'll pick Sylvia Plath… — Ayelet Waldman Copy Share Image
~We were on a family trip to Death Valley, and there were moments when my husband and I wanted to just leave… — Kelli Williams Copy Share Image
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“I call the violent kind of "upbringing" abuse, not only because children are thus refused the right to dignity and respect as… — Alice MIller, The Drama of the gifted child Copy Share Image
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In any event, parents never underestimated the abilities of their own children. Quite the reverse. Sometimes it was well nigh impossible for… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
I never considered myself as somebody in exile because, different to my father who, yes, was in exile because he left Haiti… — Raoul Peck Copy Share Image
“I'm taller than my father, and taller than two of the stones at Ban Drochaid ." "I meant in feet," she clarified.… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
Gaze into the fire, into the clouds, and as soon as the inner voices begin to speak... surrender to them. Don't ask… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
“I know, having myself lost a parent too soon, that being without a father will not be easy for you. But try… — Camille Pagán Copy Share Image
“Some children perceive their parents as inconsistently available. It could be because the parents are unavoidably focused on pressing life situations or… — Leslie Becker-Phelps Copy Share Image
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“Fathers, you cannot delegate your duty as the head of the home. Mothers, rear your children in righteousness-do not attempt to save… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
If people want to get to know me better, they've got to know my parents and the values my parents instilled in… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
I was a dancer from a young age. My parents were dancers; we were taken to a lot of ballet as children.… — Elizabeth Debicki Copy Share Image
“In the convent, y'all, I tend the gardens, watch things grow, pray for the immortal soul of rock 'n' roll. They call… — Carol Ann Duffy Copy Share Image
When I was 10, I had a paper route. One year, I delivered my papers through a hurricane. My mother was against… — Tim Finchem Copy Share Image
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“Because “cold” mothers exhibit traits (possibly as the result of genetic makeup) similar to those displayed by autistic children, it was at… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
There is, I suppose, no occupation in the world which has an influence on the efficiency and happiness of the members of… — Eleanor Rathbone Copy Share Image
I am very, very proud I am also Turkish and both of my parents are from Turkey. I was born in Germany… — Mesut Ozil Copy Share Image
Knowingly or unknowingly, every person has a particular role to play in their lives. When you are with your friends you are… — Koel Mallick Copy Share Image
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As any parent knows, part of your mind is always engaged - wondering and worrying that everything is okay and calculating all… — Anne Michaels Copy Share Image
When I left my home to become an actress, my father didn't give me a single penny. I struggled a lot, and… — Kangna Ranaut Copy Share Image
Do not walk in the path of human reason, and resist the pressures that would project you into conjectures about the future.… — Frances J Roberts Copy Share Image
“Good, good, now say cheese, say cheese, cheese, cheeeeeeese - the woman enthuses, and everyone says cheese. Myself, I don't really say,… — NoViolet Bulawayo Copy Share Image
“BETH READ THROUGH the report on her computer screen three times. This was something her father had taught her. Read through once… — David Baldacci Copy Share Image
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“Seeing my mother get back to her studies was all the proof I needed that a chain of emotion can persuade when… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
This baby comes out of you and there's no handbook. They hand you this child and say, 'Don't kill it. Feed it,… — Alicia Coppola Copy Share Image
We, who have had tender, perfect mothers, would like to make it law that the other kind should always be called 'she-parents,'… — Florence L. Barclay Copy Share Image
“What is the slope of the line?' [My father] asked. I looked at him in silence. 'It's positive,' he said with forced… — Susannah Cahalan Copy Share Image
It is upsetting to many parents that their teen-agers introduce them to their friends as encyclopedia salesmen who are just passing through… — Erma Bombeck Copy Share Image
“Such was the problem before our first parents: to remain forever at selfish ease in the Garden of Eden, or to face… — John A. Widtsoe Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a surgeon, because I had a lot of admiration for my father, who is also a surgeon.… — Magdi Yacoub Copy Share Image
“Mother, he is a gentleman. He is a builder with bricks of moonlight. He knows the secret places of the earth. He… — Tara Mae Mulroy Copy Share Image