Parenting Quotes · Page 164

I promise all Cuban mothers that I will never will make them weep.

— Fidel Castro

I've lost both my parents and I don't think you ever get used to it.

— Ainsley Harriott

Parents fear for their children. Absolutely, I think it's a deep and troubling theme to explore.

— James Watkins

“Father loved the fact that a lilac only blossoms after a harsh winter.”

— Martha Hall Kelly

I would like to thank my father who discouraged me from playing the violin at an early age.

— Paul Desmond

Being a mother is probably the most important thing in my life right now.

— Halle Berry

I thought basketball was a game for women. My mother played basketball, and so did my sister.

— Dirk Nowitzki

Someday when I have children, I will tell them that their father was not a prince that I ever dreamed.

— Anonymous

A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all…

— Agatha Christie

The reason why parents mistreat their children has less to do with character and temperament than with the fact that they were…

— Alice Miller

I was raised by a strong mother who always taught me to speak up, I never had difficulty leaving an uncomfortable situation…

— Toni Garrn

I suppose that when I'm building a character, it's usually related to what their family is like and who their parents are,…

— Henry Cavill

I think we're seeing that the way we've done parenting cannot be sustainable in this generation, for sure.

— Shefali Tsabary

The most transgressive, the most taboo, the darkest act that could happen is a parent killing their own child.

— Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

My mother used to say, If other people have a problem with you, that's their problem. It's not your problem. I still…

— Michael Michele

“Thank You, Father, for the priceless gift of freedom from sin and death that You give us through Your son, Jesus Christ.…

— Guideposts

“Coraline tried drawing the mist. After ten minutes of drawing she still had a white sheet of paper with "MIST" written on…

— Neil Gaiman

“ In A.D. 1223 an infant was born, clutching a jewel in her tiny fist. Her peasant father ran to the castle…

— Lynne Ewing

“Father Adam!” But the little man said nothing, did nothing. He stood still holding the letter, and there was not even a…

— William Golding

“All I know is that the fear I have been battling all night is breaking down the door of my ignorance. As…

— Gwenn Wright

“For He fulfils the bountiful and comprehensive will of His Father, inasmuch as He is Himself the Saviour of those who are…

— The Church Fathers

“Yet somehow mothers and fathers believe that if only they could convey the logic of their decisions, their young children would understand…

— Jennifer Senior

Both of my parents are teachers. One is in the Waldorf school system in Louisville, Ky., and the other runs a music…

— Madi Diaz

I think the important thing is you're able to function as a parent to your other children, if you're lucky enough to…

— Jason Watkins

I do look after everyone around me; that's just who I am. I am a real mother hen.

— Penny Lancaster

I would want to be a very present mother. You know, something that I never had.

— Traci Lords

Having one child makes you a parent; having two you are a referee.

— David Frost

My father instilled in me the need to behave correctly on and off the pitch.

— Paolo Maldini

How you treat your parents now, is how your kids will treat you when you're a parent

— Ritu Ghatourey

A parent or a teacher has only his lifetime; a good book can teach forever.

— Louis L'Amour

My mom single-handedly brought up two girls, although my father was also a large part of my life.

— Konkona Sen Sharma

Let us keep the dance of rain our fathers kept and tread our dreams beneath the jungle sky.

— Arna Bontemps

“fancied, like a child that is stabbed by his own father.”

— Adriana Koulias

“In my diary I wrote, “I fear my father’s anger, but I fear my mother’s love.”

— Mary Gaitskill

Time to return the favor to our parents before its too late.

— Anonymous

I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength..."strongest wind cannot be seen."

— Amy Tan

Security is the mother of danger and the grandmother of destruction.

— Thomas Fuller

I could never have a better teacher in those days than my father.

— Tony Visconti

Naga Chaitanya selects only those movies which suit him, just like his father.

— Brahmanandam

Why do parents think it's so easy to get straight A's...

— Anonymous