I grew up in North Carolina. My father was a salesperson; he sold textiles. — Parker Harris Copy Share Image
Children who avoid the mistakes their parents made often make the mistakes their parents avoided. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My parents wanted me to be smart and be a scholar, and the best I could do was graduate high school. — Levon Helm Copy Share Image
My father never talked about the sacrifices that the family made for me. — Novak Djokovic Copy Share Image
My father is just getting better and better, and that speaks so well of the way he approaches the work. — Domhnall Gleeson Copy Share Image
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The dance is the mother of the arts, The dance breaks down the distinction of body & soul. — Curt Sachs Copy Share Image
When it comes to their kids, parents are all just instinct and hope. And fear. Rules and laws fly straight out the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Inherited hatred (i.e. hatred your parents schooled you in) is not only stupid, it is destructive - why make your only driving… — Lemmy Kilmister Copy Share Image
Mothers send strips to daughters to make a point. Daughters smack strips down on the breakfast table to make a point. My… — Cathy Guisewite Copy Share Image
I come from an acting family, my father was an actor, and I had to fight my way and just create my… — Vincent Cassel Copy Share Image
“I don’t want you to go,” he said, the tears dropping from his eyes, slowly at first, then spilling like a river.… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
No, I am not my mother. I am deeply, endlessly grateful for what she did and who she was, but I am… — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
I've played all kinds of TV roles, from cowboys to fathers of teenagers. It's helped me a lot. Of course, I was… — Jason Robards Copy Share Image
“If you remain dependent on your parents all your life, do not carry a wrong pretence that you are even born.” — Sandeep Sahajpal Copy Share Image
“I'm told my father cemented a number of profitable deals in this room." Alan eased down beside her. Shelby opened her eyes… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“Remember every one that calls Thee Father. May a Father's love look on all the children. May the special need of each… — B. Aguilera Copy Share Image
I think I am very hands-on mother. I am very strict, and my daughter keeps telling me, 'You are too hard on… — Kajol Copy Share Image
“The boy could see in his father's gaze a desire to be able, himself, to travel the world—a desire that was still… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
When every court was saying 'no,' I believe God was still saying yes. I had to somehow find that faith and reach… — Anthony Ray Hinton Copy Share Image
I was a mother who worked ridiculously hard to keep catastrophe at bay. I didn't allow my kids to eat hamburgers for… — Ann Hood Copy Share Image
“When God Created Mothers" When the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of "overtime" when the angel… — Erma Bombeck Copy Share Image
You are putting yourself in serious danger...' I think that I preferred to put myself in serious danger rather than confront my… — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
I didn't start grieving for my mother properly until I was maybe 16. — Peaches Geldof Copy Share Image
“don’t: DO THINGS YOU WOULDN’T WANT (YOUR MOTHER, GOD, YOUR CHILDREN) TO KNOW ABOUT.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It seems the farther away we are from Hollywood, the better the ratings. — Martin Milner Copy Share Image
Does any new parent, even if you're not a first-time parent, ever really know what to do? — Robert Downey, Jr Copy Share Image
Whatever I do in life, my parents always taught me to focus on that, and they never let me quit. — Cassie Scerbo Copy Share Image
The trouble with learning to parent on the job is that your child is the teacher. — Robert Breault Copy Share Image
I got a mother who's very strong after taking the whippings that she took from my father. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The teacher, whether mother, priest, or schoolmaster, is the real maker of history. — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
“My mother warned me about getting into cars with strange men.” “This isn’t a car,” he pointed out.” — Greg Cox Copy Share Image
Parents should be able to develop goals about the type of parents they want to be. — Timothy Carey Copy Share Image
We met Dr. Hall in such deep mourning that either his mother, his wife, or himself must be dead. — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
I'm really enjoying playing mothers, it just feels a bit more grown-up. — Joanna Page Copy Share Image
When I think of Venice Beach, my father's painting is what comes to mind. — Ron Mael Copy Share Image
