Parenting Quotes · Page 424

If I were asked to name the chief event in my life, I should say my father's library,

— Jorge Luis Borges

The Gita is not only my Bible and my Koran, it is more than that, it is my mother.

— Mahatma Gandhi

I dream of a church that is a mother and shepherdess.

— Pope Francis

There's two things I gotta do. One is, I gotta update my resume. And then, I have to call my mother.

— David Duchovny

Dang Sometimes Parents Just Don't Understand!!! But Their Parents We Will Always Love Them.

— Out Spoken

I am a caretaker just like my mother and Aunt Cookie. I learned from the best!

— Jill Zarin

“My father called twice and left a voicemail—who does that?”

— Megan Erickson

The one thing I think you must do is, as painful as it is as a parent, is listen.

— Tea Leoni

My mother gave birth to me on the floor of our apartment in Mecca with only my toddler sister to help her…

— Manal al-Sharif

I miss my mother very much, and I feel closest to her when I have dinner in the oven and the children…

— Caitlin Flanagan

When I began looking into the Carter catalog and came across 'Will My Mother Know Me There,' it seemed like such a…

— John Carter Cash

“No one knew where wandering men had their homes or their origin; and how was a man to be explained unless you…

— George Eliot

I grew up a Suns fan, I grew up a guy just wishing I could - I remember sitting up there in…

— Channing Frye

“Septa Mordane said boar hunting was not for ladies, and Mother only promised that when she was older she might have her…

— George R.R. Martin

My mother used to pitch to me and my father would shag balls. If I hit one up the middle close to…

— Eddie Mathews

“When a man's girlfriend's parents ask him what it is that he does for a living: they’re not really concerned about him;…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I had the benefit of parents who believed deeply in my ability. And they were teenagers when they had me - they…

— Sunny Hostin

I think of my parents as a single unit, and it's interesting because they shared so much, and they were totally opposite.…

— Arlo Guthrie

“Jesus Fulfills the Eternal Covenant Scripture represents the Lord Jesus Christ, in all that He did and suffered for His people, as…

— David N. Steele

I believe that you should not be just raised on what the music is right then. You should be raised on what…

— Diana DeGarmo

I was national amateur champion. I was 24 years old. My father was there, and I couldn't wait to see him, and…

— Arnold Palmer

“His mother had often said, When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. She had emphasized the corollary…

— Lois McMaster Bujold

The dying boy said: " Father, don't you weep for me; when I get to heaven I will go straight to Jesus…

— Dwight L. Moody

Heavenly Father's interest in you does not depend on how rich or beautiful or healthy or smart you are. He sees you…

— Dieter F. Uchtdorf

My father was a government officer and for him, the ultimate dream was to see me become an IAS officer.

— Badshah

My father is my hero. No matter what, I'll always forgive him.

— Kali Uchis

My father was a frustrated writer. I think he wanted to write the great American novel.

— Anne Waldman

I'm very proud of the way that I was raised, I'm very proud of the way that my parents raised me.

— Nikki Haley

In life, I want to be happy, to be successful in life and make my parents proud of me.

— Anonymous

I've had dialogues with my dead mother over the 40 years since she died.

— Drew Gilpin Faust

“But after years of teaching, we have decided that a lot of mothers just aren't reading textbooks.”

— Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg

You don't have to be an at-home parent to be an attachment parent.

— Mayim Bialik

My parents taught me that in life, you get out what you put in.

— J. D. Martinez

You're not failed parents because you didn't meet every agenda on your child's schedule.

— Jo Frost

Either a mother and daughter know each other very well or they are strangers.

— Anonymous

Sometimes the weekend gets hijacked by work, but as my mother would say, this is the right problem.

— Julian Fellowes

I couldn't be as charming as my mother or as smart as my father. So I decided to be bad.

— Markie Post

May the holiday spirit be with you while you scream at your mother this Christmas

— Anonymous

Dynastic rule is when you are groomed to succeed. My father never groomed me to take over.

— Naveen Patnaik

Like most hardworking parents, I struggle to balance my work and family lives.

— Colin Allred