Parenting Quotes · Page 212

I remember that my mother once told me that the opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference.

— Emily Giffin

“What proposal did Bloom, diambulist, father of Milly, somnambulist, make to Stephen, noctambulist?”

— James Joyce

I'd seen my father. He was a poor man, and I watched him do astonishing things.

— Sidney Poitier

“quit trying to become a better parent and decided to try becoming a better person.”

— Glennon Doyle Melton

Be kind to everybody, be grateful, say thank you everyday. My parents taught me well.

— Nicole Richie

Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice.

— Anonymous

A father, son, husband or just a friend, a sense of responsibility best describes a person.

— Nikitin Dheer

I remember hiding behind my mom at parent teacher conferences.

— Nav

“I'm an atheist, but I believe in art. I go to galleries like my mother went to church. It helps me understand…

— Sarah Thornton

My father had his demons; our relationship was difficult and fractured. But I don't ever think, 'Poor me,' I just feel blessed…

— Stacey Dooley

Like any good parent you are trying to get the kid in a position where he is stronger and more powerful, and…

— Timothy Olyphant

You have to find a mother inside yourself. We all do. Even if we already have a mother, we still have to…

— Sue Monk Kidd

God is not a celestial prison warden jangling the keys on a bunch of lifers--he's a shepherd seeking for sheep, a woman…

— Clarence Jordan

Mama, you know you raised me with no father figure. I wanna take this time to thank you, even though I'm doing…

— Wyclef Jean

In the home the child should honour his father and mother and the parents should respect the children.The parents' duty is to…

— Chiristianity

Sometimes I just want to write a really intense love scene. But I can't do that in my books for teens, or…

— Meg Cabot

I have to be very careful, however, because I have no intention of providing an excuse for this behavior. It's an attempt…

— Caleb Carr

That's exactly the way parents develop positive, successful kids. Don't look for the flaws, warts, and blemishes. Look for the gold, not…

— Zig Ziglar

I don't remember my parents together, ever: my father was much older, and really only interested in collecting magazines and bathroom suites;…

— Paula Yates

I'm first generation American, and my parents were both from Nigeria. And so I always say that I'm literally an African American.…

— Terry Gross

“Tell me how to earn my father’s favor, Joseph. You always know what to do.” I am sure my words came out…

— Sarah Holman

“Today, all her mother's judgements had been proved false. She wasn't plain, but pretty. She wasn't distracted and awkward, but confident and…

— Tessa Dare

“My father will sit down and give you theories to explain why he does this or that," the son of the billionaire…

— Malcolm Gladwell

I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams; I bear light shade for the leaves when…

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

There's a lot to live up to when three of your parents are successful in the music business.

— Aubrie Sellers

My father was always in bands. He played drums and could sing. And my grandfather was a band leader.

— Randy Rainbow

We all try to make our own way, but we definitely try to learn from our parents' experiences.

— Jerami Grant

I've learned from my parents' mistakes, I'm now using birth control...

— Anonymous

“Perhaps I did nothing because I don't have enough fear to be a good parent.”

— Kaui Hart Hemmings

He should not be here, " said the fish in the pot. " he should not be here when your mother is not.

— Dr. Seuss

My father seemed always to know not only what I was doing, but what I was being.

— Lincoln Steffens

I couldn't live my life the way I do if my parents weren't supportive.

— Meghan McCain

[My mother] was the strength of our family, and I didn't realize that until I got a little bit older.

— Hope Solo

Even though my parents are American, I spent my whole childhood and adolescence abroad.

— Thelma Schoonmaker

I was raised by a very strict, good mother, so I won't be getting out of line anytime soon.

— Alexa Vega

My parents set high standards. It wasn't okay if you got a B.

— Buster Posey

And Allah made the kindness to parents as a protectional shield to His wrath and displeasure.

— Fatima bint Muhammad

Any woman knows that it takes two people to be a good parent.

— Greg Wise

“There is grace for the unrighteous and the self-righteous alike, and the father loves both sons well.”

— Justin Buzzard

Our children are our sequels. Our parents are our prequels. All living beings are our equals.

— Anonymous