Parenting Quotes · Page 297

He's not responsible for what he's doing, cause his mother made him what he is.

— Jerry Jeff Walker

I'm jealous of my parent's, Cause they have an amazing kid like me.

— Simpleman

[On the birth of son William:] Thank goodness he hasn't got ears like his father.

— Princess Diana

I'm not a great father and there have been many occasions, when I fall short, but I'm genuinely trying.

— Rahul Dev

My children are English, and both of their mothers were English.

— Salman Rushdie

My parents have basically just taught me the rules of the stage and everything since I was eight.

— Haley Reinhart

I didn't grow up with a mother telling me what was under my clothes was bad or evil.

— Charlize Theron

I'm a mother with two small children, so I don't take as much crap as I used to.

— Pamela Anderson

I'm one of those hovering mothers and I know it's really important to have an independent child, so I'm trying to back…

— Selma Blair

To gather with God's people in united adoration of the Father is as necessary to the Christian life as prayer.

— Martin Luther

“Don’t you want a relationship like your parents have? They look at each other with love and heart, not just as an…

— Kailin Gow

There are more than thousand mother tongues spoken in our country. This is not just a number but a reason to be…

— Smriti Irani

I think it's more and more important to spend time with your children, because it seems to be harder and harder for…

— Dan Marino

I truly love the challenges of being a mother, co-parenting and finding the space to allow myself to work rigorously.

— Asher Keddie

“Children should be directed and encouraged to ask their parents questions concerning the things of God, a practice which would be perhaps…

— Matthew Henry

Oh, Daja," moaned Jory, "you sound just like my parents." She ran from the schoolroom. "Well, there's no reason to insult me,…

— Tamora Pierce

Apparently, it used to be extremely common for families to have two parents. They stayed together because that’s what all the other…

— Susane Colasanti

“And what a story. The first thing that drew me in was disbelief. What? Humanity sins but it's God's Son who pays…

— Yann Martel

If thou desire to see thy child virtuous, let him not see his father's vices: thou canst not rebuke that in them,…

— Francis Quarles

“All her life she’d been terrified that her father would disappear the way her mother had. That feeling had dissipated as she…

— Fiona Davis

“You bet against your own son?” “Just like you, the boy doesn’t pay attention. And seeing that she’s just like her mother,…

— G.A. Aiken

“Everyone would remember Peter for nineteen minutes of his life, but what about the other nine million? Lacy would be the keeper…

— Jodi Picoult

The day I entered St Columb's College, my parents bought me a Conway Stewart pen. It was a special afternoon, of course.…

— Seamus Heaney

“So Lillian Ross came to the party. Before dinner, she asked my mother for a tour of the house. My mother showed…

— Nora Ephron

If I could go back in time, I would give your parents a condom

— Green Monk

A child prodigy is one with highly imaginative parents.

— Anonymous

I want to show that the underdog can win. I believe were all the same: you, a slum girl, my mother.

— Vikas Swarup

Do you have it on your person?" my father asked. "Jesus" I replied. "My person has it in her purse.

— Maggie Stiefvater

Hell is being stuck in a lift with Elton John and the Queen Mother.

— Ian Brown

To my parents, writing seemed precarious and not the best idea.

— Chad Harbach

“He wanted away from Mireille’s parents, all these people who said one thing and meant another. “You”

— Roxane Gay

Of course, parents are the most important people in a child's life.

— Hillary Clinton

Children's lack of self esteem which they want to acquire and improve by becoming a father or mother.

— Anonymous

[I had ] uneventful, though isolated childhood. Good, kind, stable parents.

— W. P. Kinsella

When I started making movies I was already a mother.

— Alice Rohrwacher

There are plenty of mothers who should not be allowed to raise their children.

— Anonymous

My mother taught me that family comes first. It is engraved on my heart.

— Cung Le

I would definitely say I have my head on straight, but that's due to my parents.

— Davante Adams

I am from Los Angeles, and my parents are from Los Angeles.

— Travis Kalanick

How are you gonna grow up without a father, then have a kid and not be supporting your kid...

— Anonymous