My parents were very proud of me. After they passed, my career doesn't mean as much to me. — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
Friend of my bosom, thou more than a brother, Why wert thou not born in my father's dwelling? — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
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My mother lived till she was 95 and never had a line on her face or a frown line. She was beautiful. — Jaclyn Smith Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, I wanted to adopt, because I was aware there were kids that didn't have parents. — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
It's important to show that fathers do cook for their children. Mine sure did. — Malik Yoba Copy Share Image
Almost forty-five years after my parents first became Americans, I stand before you and them tonight as the proud governor of the… — Nikki Haley Copy Share Image
I was very close with my mother growing up. I have four older sisters who were an important part of my life.… — Jamie Johnson Copy Share Image
I was naughty but never demanding. I never asked my parents for shoes or tracksuits. I was happy with what I had. — Hima Das Copy Share Image
I don't agree with the whole 'my mother's my friend' approach, because you're their mum and there has to be a difference… — Jane Asher Copy Share Image
It's because you're always fighting sentiment. You're fighting sentimentality all of the time because being a mother alerts you in such a… — Bret Easton Ellis Copy Share Image
“Your parenting skills are much like bad porn, the kids are watching but they aren't getting much out of it.” — Dawn Jasper Copy Share Image
“I read to him from his mother's Bible the first line of Genesis: 'In the beginning God created the heavens and the… — Poe Ballantine Copy Share Image
It would be very sad if children had no memories before those of school. What they need most is the love and… — Grace Kelly Copy Share Image
People say to me, 'What do you think your mother would think about this new world with Instagram?' And I pause and… — Sean Hepburn Ferrer Copy Share Image
“Jesus was willing to be despised. He was willing to face rejection. He was willing to subject himself to hatred and violence.… — Paul David Tripp Copy Share Image
My mother did an incredible job - one, of just being a great mom, but two, of instilling a tremendous amount of… — Morgan Spurlock Copy Share Image
In a sense, in the area of child care, children's relationships with parents' working has come full circle. We have gone from… — Warren Farrell Copy Share Image
“It's easier to say (I'm going to be myself and if anyone wants to be with me, then she/he has to accept… — Darrell Roberts Copy Share Image
All from other lands, who by the terms of [congressional] laws and a compliance with their provisions become naturalized, are adopted citizens… — John Bingham Copy Share Image
“My arms wrapped about little Jala, little sister, hot with fever but the fire grew too hot, and so, in my arms,… — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
No matter what you read or hear, no matter what the difference of circumstances you observe in the lives of women about… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
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