Parenting Quotes · Page 222

[On her mother, who died when Hutton was 4:] I hardly remember her, but I have missed her all my life.

— Barbara Hutton

“A mother to a reckless, feckless, one-off of a child—but what child isn’t?”

— Gregory Maguire

Children are not looking for perfect parents, but they are looking for honest parents.

— Howard G. Hendricks

I find that relationships between kids and parents are very interesting.

— Taika Waititi

My father always used to say, "Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument."

— Desmond Tutu

I suppose it's amazing how quick life goes by when you have children.

— Steffi Graf

“I wonder what children whose parents have money think about in their spare time.”

— Gary Shteyngart

To think that Woody was in any way a father or stepfather to me is laughable.

— Soon-Yi Previn

My parents say that I was singing before I could talk. I personally remember specific moments at three or four when music…

— Tori Kelly

My mother loved films! She adored Ingrid Bergman, Joan Fontaine, Vivien Leigh. We couldn't afford to go together to the cinema, but…

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

Rich, smart parents tend to have rich, smart kids - not because it's genetic but because they can create a home environment…

— George Kaiser

I was adopted legally around age three, but it's not like this thing I think about when I wake up every day.…

— Angel Olsen

My mother's a staunch feminist, so I grew up with very strong feminist messages. As a result, I battled her in my…

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

My first film role was a reporter. It's funny, because my father was a news reporter. I always thought there was something…

— Peter Jacobson

Aside from Joan Rivers and Roseanne, it's hard for me to think of any female comedian who's had kids and has a…

— Ali Wong

To every parent who dreams for their child, and every child who dreams for their future, I say these words to you:…

— Donald Trump

“My mother laughed and told me she was only doing what mothers have always done for their sons. Then she told me…

— Nicholas Sparks

I often wonder, do people really think they can bargain with God? Lord if you do this for me, I'll do this…

— Theresa Jones Mckoy

Raising children is a spur-of-the-moment, seat-of-the-pants sort of deal, as any parent knows, particularly after an adult child says that his most…

— Anna Quindlen

By giving women training to sue a company for a 'hostile environment' if someone tells a dirty joke, we are training women…

— Warren Farrell

I spoke to my parents and my agent a year before Rio. I was like: 'I don't want to do this. I…

— Ellie Simmonds

“I've been thinking of something your father said - that the true measure of love is what one is willing to give…

— Laura Frantz

“I’m through being cool. Or, more accurately, I’m through entertaining the notion that anybody could even consider the possibility of coolness emanating…

— Anthony Bourdain

My father was a doctor, but his passion was making cars, and he was also very good at carpentry. He was a…

— Harshvardhan Rane

And we are a people without tears. The things that moved our parents do not move us at all.

— Natalia Ginzburg

“a mother, don’t you want your children to be better than you are?”

— E.N. Joy

I want to thank the people who have always supported me, my parents, my brother.

— Iker Casillas

I love work, but no job could ever compare with the job of being a mother.

— Joely Fisher

My father dealt in stocks and shares and my mother also had a lot of time on her hands.

— Hermione Gingold

“The humble shall seek help from the heavenly Father.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

God made us best friends because he knew our parents couldnt handle us as sisters.

— Anonymous

Now that I'm a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.

— Ruby Bridges

My earliest childhood memory was watching my parents loosen the wheels on my stroller.

— Joan Rivers

When death takes your mother, it steals that word forever.

— Mitch Albom

My mother was adorable, a great giggler. My father was very strong and could be quite frightening.

— Zoe Wanamaker

Whether it be with your parents or your siblings, everyone is dealing with different kinds of things.

— Justin Hartley

Above all, never lose faith in your Father in Heaven, who loves you more than you can comprehend.

— Jeffrey R. Holland

“A successful father is not more successful than his children.”

— Raheel Farooq

My father said that a silent person is trying to hide something.

— Patricia Briggs

Everyone archetypally is a parent to future generations.

— Marianne Williamson