Parenting Quotes · Page 271

My mother, Carmen, cleaned houses and took care of elderly people.

— Kevin de Leon

What did my parents say when I told them I wanted to be an actor? 'Be a plumber.'

— Samuel West

When I make decisions, I'm not thinking about my parents. I'm thinking about my children.

— Tzipi Livni

My mother always said that everyone should be required to write an autobiography of their lives.

— Diane Keaton

To every little girl, her father is a hero. My father actually is one.

— Alexandra Kerry

A mother only does her children harm if she makes them the only concern of her life.

— W. Somerset Maugham

The one phrase you can use is that success has a thousand fathers, and failure is an orphan.

— Alan Price

We first become salesmen as children in the confession booths of our parents.

— Criss Jami

“We live in a world that’s always making us work for love. It’s cause and effect. That’s the story of my childhood.…

— Richard Paul Evans

It's important for parents to put kids in positions where they can succeed and to teach competition because competition exists not only…

— Ray Allen

In after-life you may have friends--fond, dear friends; but never will you have again the inexpressible love and gentleness lavished upon you…

— Thomas B. Macaulay

Being a father gave me a new purpose for existing. That newfound purpose has somehow given me the stamina and patience to…

— Nathan Blecharczyk

My mother is one of those very unusual, superb human beings-she's innately strong and incredibly smart. She created an environment for me…

— Charlize Theron

Tender expressions of love and affection toward children are as much the responsibility of the father as the mother. Tell your children…

— Howard W. Hunter

“...Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living In better conditions. For your mother and…

— Hafiz

“Resolution, like responsibility, is a product of ownership, and kids can't resolve a conflict until they figure out how they contributed to…

— Richard Eyre

“Sometimes April worried that she'd been built without some fundamental piece that everyone else had that just let them deal. Even her…

— J. Courtney Sullivan

I think that the ideal of parenting can make people unhappy. It's that this lie that they're being told by society that…

— Jessica Valenti

Being a Mother is a gift from God, a special gift that God puts into all Moms, a gift to love their…

— Glen Rambharack

“It's a very odd feeling for a daughter to see her mother blush over a man." "You wouldn't?" Alan skimmed a thumb…

— Nora Roberts

I think my mother had a lot of opportunity when she was a kid. She was a model, and she did a…

— Kim Basinger

I can't tell you how many times, whether we were discussing the economy, health care or energy crisis, the president walked to…

— Rahm Emanuel

“I naively thought that when I had kids, my language would somehow clean up, but instead, I found that parenthood gave me…

— Jill Smokler

“Going home does not come naturally to me. If my father's medium was silence, mine had tended to be escape. But there's…

— Holly Hughes

I am thankful to my audience, parents, and the media who have supported me over the years.

— Govinda

“My life has been fabulous because I never listened to my parents.”

— Carrie Firestone

I think the greatest gift your parents can give you if you want to be a comedian is good taste.

— Seth Meyers

My father is a die-hard Punjabi and I have been brought up in a typical Punjabi household.

— Esha Deol

Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.

— George Herbert

Dallas was a place where dreamers like my father were given a chance.

— Lawrence Wright

It has been my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody.

— Spike Lee

I had worked my whole life. Until I became a mother, that's the only way I measured my value.

— Demi Moore

There's no greater joy for a parent than to see their child reach their dream

— Anonymous

Niobe would have been called most blessed of mothers, had she not seemed so herself.

— Ovid

Because my parents are Muslim, there's no doubt they wished I would marry someone Muslim.

— Konnie Huq

Life was hard on mothers; but then, they just didn't understand.

— James T. Farrell

“There is no such thing as illegitimate children, only illegitimate parents.”

— J.Adam Snyder

Parents realize their wealth should be used for social good rather than children's good.

— Azim Premji

I was brought up by two women: my mother and my grandmother.

— Lemmy

All I want to do is make my mother incredibly proud. That's all I've ever wanted to do.

— Prince Harry