Parenting Quotes · Page 137

Our founding fathers recognized that morality was the foundation of a successful republic.

— William Barr

There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

There's a whole bunch of other young parents that are just like me. I need to be a great example.

— Omarion

Who can blame desperate parents for wanting to escape the horror that their families are experiencing?

— Jo Cox

Marley Natural is a brand with deep roots in the life and legacy of our father, Bob Marley.

— Cedella Marley

If parents don't like some of the stuff I do then they shouldn't let their kids watch me.

— Taylor Momsen

Manners will become important to children only if they are important to their parents.

— Thomas Lickona

I've had a very supportive mother my entire life, so I've had strong women around me.

— Nina Arianda

When I was young, my parents made me listen to old music and watch Jimmy Durante. I fell in love with the…

— James Wolk

Most of us are living out the unlived lives of our mothers, because they were not able to become the unique people…

— Gloria Steinem

Please let me know in advance if you want to invite any secret love children to your Father's Day brunch.

— Anonymous

I have a history of eating disorders but, as a mother, you think of being an example to your child. I'm so…

— Geri Halliwell

As Plotinus tells us, we elected the body, the parents, the place, and the circumstances that suited the soul and that, as…

— James Hillman

The triangle of truisms, of father, mother and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

I don't think anybody cares about unwed mothers unless they're black or poor. The question is not morality, the question is money.…

— Toni Morrison

I guess you could say I devoted myself so strongly to my music that for awhile I forgot about my family. But…

— Lady Gaga

When shopping at Dunkin' Donuts, pretend you are the mother of nine. Say things like, 'Little David likes cream-filled and Susie wanted…

— Linda Sunshine

When the soul knows the love of God by the Holy Spirit, then he clearly feels that the Lord is our own…

— Silouan the Athonite

“In two years' time, my scar became pale and shinny and I had no memory of my mother. That is the way…

— Amy Tan

“Jesus came into the world with good news, not bad news. He does not call us to a willpower religion that feels…

— John Piper

If you were a god, how would you like being called a myth, an old story to explain lightning? What if I…

— Rick Riordan

A man becomes a Mahadev, only when he fights for good. A Mahadev is not born from his mother's womb. He is…

— Amish Tripathi

When I was young, I was always telling my parents and telling everybody that I was going to be a singer and…

— Naturi Naughton

I think, at the end of the day, the most special thing is when a mother or a gay person comes up…

— Brendon Ayanbadejo

He was the unloving father that I never had, but I still craved his acceptance.

— Steve Spurrier

My parents were what I like to call proper musical fans. Lots of Sondheim was played in the car.

— Daniel Radcliffe

Both my parents came into the United States from Mexico.

— Cain Velasquez

Parenting is a constant struggle between making your kids life better and ruining your own.

— Willie Robertson

I think being a mother is the cruelest thing in the world.

— Nella Larsen

I had parents in the business and they made sure that the art was the biggest concern.

— Nat Wolff

Do you realize...how much God needs you and the Father is depending on you?

— John Bevere

Because of their size, parents may be difficult to discipline properly.

— P. J. O'Rourke

My mom's amazing 'mom skills' have set the tone for my sister Muffy to be an amazing mother herself.

— Natalya Neidhart

It's lovely being a parent and being in a strong marriage with somebody who is your best friend.

— Johnny Vegas

“Father has a fear of flying since that aeroplane crashed into his bedroom.”

— Jonathan Dunne

We cannot carry our father's corpse with us everywhere we go.

— Guillaume Apollinaire

I come from good stock. Both of my parents are big - my dad is a big guy; my mom is a…

— Frank Thomas

Like my father I, too, was born in Central America - Nebraska.

— Carlos Mencia

Parents are by no means exempt from the intoxication of dominion.

— Samuel Johnson

In my child's-eye view, whenever I was exposed to pain, it meant that my mother had let me down.

— Mariella Frostrup