Parenting Quotes · Page 184

Today you can hardly believe it to, Your mother gave birth to you putting our life at stake are

— Mak_786

My mother was electric onstage, and I vividly recall the extraordinary power she had over her audiences

— Lorna Luft

“My father, Tom Sheeran, would borrow a big old clumsy car with a running board.”

— Charles Brandt

My mother and father and many of my relatives had been sharecroppers.

— John Lewis

I kept thinking my father would come back, But he never did.

— Alex Rodriguez

I get e-mails from mothers asking me to call their daughters for a date. I have a great life.

— Shaun White

It was definitely a challenging upbringing. My parents were by no means perfect.

— David Baddiel

My parents went to Italy a lot, but I didn't go with them. I can't believe that!

— Annie Wersching

I have inherited my father's responsibilities, not privileges. One of the members of his family had to continue his legacy of social…

— Naveen Patnaik

“My father says it is the peacemakers who take the biggest risks. He says any fool can start a war. It takes…

— Linda Lafferty

My family was extremely progressive. My parents had a love marriage, but they separated when I was two years old. I moved…

— Aditi Rao Hydari

I was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and I do know from what my parents tell me that I was always interested…

— Warren MacKenzie

The rich emotional tapestry of being a mother, becoming a mother, connects you to your own mother. I didn't realize how much…

— Maya Soetoro-Ng

While I loved my family, I would always have this association with my father. I would always be coming up against that…

— Ardal O'Hanlon

“Ursula tried to remember what her own last words to her father had been. A nonchalant 'See you later,' she concluded. The…

— Kate Atkinson

My father would always say Kashmiris have made so much sacrifice to achieve something more, but we have a constitution, special status…

— Mehbooba Mufti

“Smalls, my parents' house is pretty big. The odds are more in favor of a burglar sneaking around than your boy-boy. I…

— Cole Gibsen

I was rejected in school because I didn't look like the big-breasted, beautiful girls. I was awkward and sad. My mother always…

— Sandra Bullock

“Oh, she missed herself. It felt like she used to miss Abe, when he was at Harvard and then after they broke…

— Katharine Noel

Twenty years ago my parents wouldn't know who the X-Men were, and now everybody knows that stuff. It means that deconstruction of…

— Zack Snyder

“Those with a dismissive-avoidant attachment style tend to show higher levels of self-reliance, a reduced signaling of need for others, and a…

— Glenn Geher

I ate Bengali food after my parents married and Dad started living with us, in both Willesden and in Delhi for three…

— Anoushka Shankar

My curveball is a blessing. My father taught it to me. He felt that it was a pitch he wanted me to…

— Gio Gonzalez

My parents wanted me to protect myself and have something to fall back on. I even remember reading a quote from Razor…

— Beth Phoenix

I am very proud of my father and what he's accomplished. It is amazing.

— Ivanka Trump

“It’s a monstrous thing, Hadley, to be a parent. To see your child hurt and be powerless to mend it.”

— Eliza Maxwell

The curse of fatherhood is distance, and the good fathers spend their lives trying to overcome it.

— Steve Farrar

We never got anything out of the recordings. I'm still as broke as I was when I was with the Mothers.

— Jimmy Carl Black

Yeah, my parents used to get so mad at me if I did anything after I hit a three.

— Austin Reaves

It's not what your parents give you. It's what you do with your own stuff.

— Jennifer Grant

My parents just neglected me, I wasn't abused or anything.

— Andy Dick

We are well-positioned to continue my father's legacy and move these businesses forward in the future.

— Linda Johnson Rice

I want to do more good work. That's very much my parents' influence in me.

— Yvonne Orji

God never talks. But the devil keeps advertising, Father. The devil does a lot of commercials.

— William Peter Blatty

“God could not be everywhere and so he created mothers;”

— Paul Rosolie

My parents have always done what they've loved, and they've had many different careers.

— Leona Lewis

“MURRY:[Father] Time is kind of a big deal and I'd rather not tick him off. MOLLY: Heh. Tick.”

— Hillary DePiano

Argh? Pathetic and inarticulate. Nice combination. Your mothers must be so proud.

— Anonymous

I know my mother has always looked at strangers as friends.

— Jeanne Phillips

I try to get back for every holiday to see my parents. Love being home and with my family.

— Antoniette Costa