Parenting Quotes · Page 378

My father is from the West Indies, the St. Thomas Virgin Islands.

— Stephen A. Smith

The important thing is to teach a child that good can always triumph over evil.

— Walt Disney

My brothers and I were raised by our parents to respect everyone regardless of background or race.

— Alan Wilson

“His sister's beautiful, He has his father's eyes, But if you asked me if I love him I'd Lie”

— Taylor Swift

I think I like those who feel comfortable like a friend and also take good care of me like a mother.

— Park Bo-gum

The glorified spirit of the infant is as a star to guide the mother to its own blissful clime.

— Lydia Sigourney

The only way to rebel against my mother was to be totally normal.

— Daisy Lowe

I have a lot of anger about my childhood - being hard of hearing and my relationship with my father.

— Lou Ferrigno

Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. - Robert Fulghum Your children will become…

— David Bly

“At least once a year there is a predawn rehearsal of the Queen Mother’s funeral procession through the streets of London.”

— Christopher Andersen

My parents have always told me it's better to write your goals out because then you can look at them every day.…

— Joe Harris

“The Universe is like a loving parent who wants us to have everything we need. Claim your power and be prosperous.”

— Hina Hashmi

My mother lived in Holland, and during World War II was incarcerated in a Japanese camp for three years.

— Jane Seymour

“Lots of women who have children work. Being a mother isn’t a disability. You're an educated man, you know I'm right.”

— Alex A. King

I just want ambitious teenagers to know it is totally fine to be quite, observant kids. Besides being a delight to your…

— Mindy Kaling

From my father, I learned the importance of working sincerely at things to which I had committed myself, and to persevere untiringly…

— Koichi Tanaka

“It’s no wonder your grandmother despairs of you. God only knows what a trial you are to your poor parents.” The humor…

— Sabrina Jeffries

“That exactly is how my father and mother met and became man and wife. There were no home ceremonials, such as the…

— Sol T. Plaatje

It was great to be around [Tony Walters] - he was like a father figure to me especially in my athletic background.…

— Chris Algieri

“I realized that my mother had not taught us the tribal language because she knew her children would not be strong enough…

— Sherman Alexie

There were so many different factions and that's I think what my father was taking issue with was the idea of, look,…

— John Buffalo Mailer

... you looked around and saw everybody either married or busy and happy and thinking and being creative, and you felt scared,…

— Sylvia Plath

I have to say, I grew up with fashion because my mother was a seamstress, and she had an atelier. She would…

— Donatella Versace

My giving story started with my parents - my late mother, Frances Arrillaga, who dedicated her life to philanthropic and community service,…

— Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen

You can check that box off. You want to make your parents proud for the tuition they paid at NYU.

— Adam Jacobs

I was not much used to women except for mothers. Everything I did, they did different.

— Daniel Woodrell

My wife is an amazing mother - like, top five of all time.

— Adam Pally

My father is Jewish, and I look exactly like him My mother is British, but she's of French extraction.

— Joan Collins

“If bitching were karate, my mother would be a black belt.”

— Lisa Burstein

I grew up in the dance school my mother owned, and I see everything in body shapes, everything visual.

— Dawn Angelique

Parents and teachers, learn to listen, then listen to learn from children.

— Russell M. Nelson

I was scared when I lost my mother, my father, my brother, my sister,

— Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

“...a woman writing thinks back through her mothers.”

— Virginia Woolf

My old friend, water, my good companion, my beloved mother and father: I am its most natural offspring.

— Doris Grumbach

The values my parents taught me were the best gift I ever got.

— Hiten Tejwani

Don't say 'what,' say 'pardon,' darling, and do as your mother tells you.

— Helen Fielding

My brother and I had a really privileged relationship with my parents... They treated us like adults.

— Henry Louis Gates

My parents both came from very poor working-class families.

— George Michael

My father has a great voice. My father used to sing... just sing.

— Marvin Gaye

Mother was a talkative person, and I was a lot like her.

— Charley Pride