Parents must have the courage to say no, to defend truth, and to bear powerful testimony. — Quentin L. Cook Copy Share Image
One of the blessings of becoming an adult is finally seeing my mom and dad as people, not just parents. — Sara Shandler Copy Share Image
“No child ever became ‘good’ by being told that she or he was bad or by beating her/him.” — Maddy Malhotra Copy Share Image
When my body, my energy is low, it's hard for me to be a good husband, hard for me to be a… — Trip Lee Copy Share Image
My first recollection of performing was shortly after my parents split up, so the logical conclusion to draw is that that affected… — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
My mother once told me I was like water. Water can carve its way even through stone. And when trapped, water makes… — Arthur Golden Copy Share Image
My parents are very funny when they have to deal with anything racy or off-color. They usually pretend they don't speak English. — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
Growing up in the fifties and sixties, I can only remember knowing one child, ever, whose parents got a divorce, and hardly… — Joyce Maynard Copy Share Image
Every day my mother had tea. My dad has his ritual cigar. They had their evening cocktail. Those rituals were done nicely,… — John Travolta Copy Share Image
A tear fell from my father's eye. I wondered what my dad would say. He said, "I love you and I'm proud… — The Avett Brothers Copy Share Image
Another night, I dreamed I saw my father sweeping out the barn floor clean, and would not suffer the wheat to be… — Joanna Southcott Copy Share Image
You have to remember that in the microcosm of Cincinnati, Ohio, through northern Kentucky, my father was a big star, still is.… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
I am silly, now and then," Sandry admitted. "My mother said I was, anyway." "If you know, you can stop it." Carefully… — Tamora Pierce Copy Share Image
When you say you're a padre, people ask when did you become a parent. When you say you're a cardinal, they tell… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
“My father told me, ‘my son, don’t ever undermine the power of patience; it brings a lot of hidden things to realities… — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah Copy Share Image
For as long as I can remember, my mother went to church every single Sunday. She was born and raised in Romania… — Dominique Moceanu Copy Share Image
“How many times could a mother's heart break? An infinite number of times. Each time her children were hurt. She'd long ago… — Lorraine Heath Copy Share Image
“Through his fingers he threaded one of the flyaway hairs by her cheek. “My mother used to say, ‘Don’t throw compliments away,… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
In Muslim societies, a person who has been manipulated unto believing in extremist violence or terrorism often seeks the permission of his… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
My father was like an unpolished diamond - tough outside but warm inside. — Harshvardhan Rane Copy Share Image
Any fool can be a Father, but it takes a real man to be a Daddy!! — Philip Whitmore Snr Copy Share Image
Poetry is the elder sister of history, the mother of language, the ancestress of civilization. — Orson F. Whitney Copy Share Image
When you become a mother, you think less about yourself and care more about the world. — Natalia Vodianova Copy Share Image
“How in the world do you tellyour wife that her mother was born a unicon?” — Bruce Coville Copy Share Image
“Tears slid down my cheeks. Their source must move closer to the eyes in mothers.” — Janet Benton Copy Share Image
“No friend of my parents is a pervert. It's physiologically impossible.” — Carol Plum-Ucci Copy Share Image
There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him to sleep. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I always had a strong support system. My parents always supported the stuff that I did. — Jenna Ushkowitz Copy Share Image
If kids really made all the parents better, there wouldn't be crazy kids in the world. — Vincent Cassel Copy Share Image
Choose a guy who will take you to his house to meet his parents not his bedroom. — Pj Copy Share Image
Hindered characters / seldom have mothers / in Irish stories, but they all have grandmothers. — Marianne Moore Copy Share Image
