“Return, O wanderer, now return, And seek thy Father’s face; Those new desires which in thee burn Were kindled by His grace.… — William Benco Collyer Copy Share Image
The longest, most solid and complex relationship in my life is with my mother. It started before I was born, and now,… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, violence begets violence. And this is how the war on terrorism seems to be going at this juncture. A lot of… — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
Why, on my mother's birthday, am I thinking about 'Father Knows Best?' At our house, mother knew best at least as often… — Tom Shales Copy Share Image
“Just remember that in most things, right or wrong depends on where you’re standing at the moment. My father’s people would have… — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
... a business career for a woman and her need for a woman's life as wife and mother, are not enemies at… — Hortense Odlum Copy Share Image
A lot of parents aren't exactly sure how to go about solving a problem with a kid in a way that's mutually… — Ross W. Greene Copy Share Image
My father was in the kitchen putting a new washer in the kitchen faucet. He looked relieved to see Morelli standing in… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
I think Steve Wynn, who was like my mentor and a second father, has been a great inspiration. He's a great mentor… — Bobby Kotick Copy Share Image
I think we think that parenthood is confined to the country of mothers, but I think a lot of the men I've… — Jennifer Gilmore Copy Share Image
I was terrified that the wild boar might be attacking my father, and so I prayed to God - if he existed… — Marcel Pagnol Copy Share Image
“Pray only thus: Our Father, without beginning and without end, like the heavens! May Thy being alone be holy. May power be… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
I think when I came into marriage -- especially when you've had divorced parents like myself... You'd want to try even harder… — Princess Diana Copy Share Image
“Sometimes we mistake patience for weakness, but the patient person often realizes that it's much more important for another person to discover… — Tom Walsh Copy Share Image
I believe in humanity - not just you or Mother, but all mankind. Do I sound like a preacher or a cheap… — F. Sionil José Copy Share Image
“Methuselah, being raised by a godly parent, Enoch (who walked with God and was translated to heaven without death), was surely righteous… — Ken Ham Copy Share Image
“He welcomes the chance to do fatherly things with the little girl, and those ten morning minutes with dear little four-year-old Ruby,… — Scott Spencer Copy Share Image
I was thinking a lot about myself and my own super inextricably Jewish boy link with my mother. I felt like even… — Nathan Englander Copy Share Image
I assume the Spirit is always whispering, "Abba", to God's children, assuring them that they are safe in His care. And he… — Larry Crabb Copy Share Image
I grew up in a very musical household. My brother had KISS and Van Halen records, but my parents loved country and… — Piggy D Copy Share Image
The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compelled to starve at an unreal feast: A spark, which upward tends by nature's… — Hannah More Copy Share Image
I think that it's a natural thing for parents to look for reflections of themselves in their children and feel a certain… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
I suffer whenever I see that common sight of a parent or senior imposing his opinion and way of thinking and being… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
When we escape from this earth, do we suppose we are going to heaven? Do you suppose you are going to the… — Heber C. Kimball Copy Share Image
I have a lot of older brothers who messed up in different ways in my mother's eyes. So I learned from all… — Kellan Lutz Copy Share Image
My father was a Party member and he was a pretty high rank military officer under the colonel, junior colonel, I don't… — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
How do you make your kids read more? It needs to be presented as a joy and a privilege to get to… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
“Nancy, you know I’m not really good at this mothering business,” she says. “You’re a lovely child, the fault is not with… — Nancy Friday Copy Share Image
A father draws boundaries and calls a halt, whenever necessary. As I didn't have that, I was able to stay childishly naive… — Gerhard Richter Copy Share Image
“As those of you with children know, rational parenting is like the Loch Ness Monster. We all hope it's out there somewhere,… — Holly Sprink Copy Share Image
“Well, I divide the father question into three separate categories. First, there's the sire. He makes a baby, that's it. Doesn't necessarily… — Scribe Mozell Copy Share Image
A mind virus is different in that there is no form to it; these are ideas placed in our heads when we… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
“Like her mother and all her mother's people before her, those inexhaustible blondes who staked their claims in verdant prairies, Marina was… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
“This is what every parent of every child needs to understand: the law does a very good job of exposing your child’s… — Paul David Tripp Copy Share Image
“It is the child of avarice, the brother of inequity, and father of mischief. It has been the ruin of many worthy… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
We heard recently the touching story of a young flier who was killed in action. Before he died, he had time to… — James Keller Copy Share Image
And my father didn't have money for me to go to college. And at that particular time they didn't have black quarterbacks,… — Willie Mays Copy Share Image
Growing up we never had the best house on the block, the best car, or the most money, but one thing I… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
I simply wish my parents would have taught me about speciesism and how it was just as evil as racism, sexism and… — Gary Yourofsky Copy Share Image
I'll do anything to make myself feel pretty again Cause you scarred me and made me forget I was pretty within My… — Jjon Copy Share Image
