Parenting Quotes · Page 476

When I found out my mother wanted me to marry a rich man, I instantly didn't want any rich man.

— Marianne Faithfull

Dude, my father wasn't so hideous. Can't you tell by looking at me?

— Dante

As parents, we must be mindful that our actions are matching our words.

— Rachel Simmons

I mean you got to thank your parents for giving you the right genes.

— Eric Heiden

The greatest gift a parent can give a child during all the ups and downs of life is love.

— Doc Childre

We're blessed on 'How I Met Your Mother' to feel like we're doing a bit of a funny playlet everyday.

— Neil Patrick Harris

Sometimes I will discover a whole shoot of my mother I have never seen before.

— Sean Hepburn Ferrer

It was always my dream to be a dress designer, and my mother accepted that decision.

— Hubert de Givenchy

“Sometimes, in my world where parents hated one another and school was a battleground, it sucked to be me.”

— Jennifer Brown

One of the things about parents and children is that there is no way that you go through this without there being…

— Anne Roiphe

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

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

— Matthew Henry

I want you to lift your voice and say: Father, Wonderful Jesus, You are the one I have come to meet this…

— Anonymous

“What happened to my family should never happen to any parents. But it will. And this book is for them.”

— Bob Begin

It's like my parents' musical tastes are the mother and father of my music. It's their fault for making me so emotional…

— Chet Faker

I'm desperate to have children. I am chomping at the bit. It's a problem. I can't imagine that I will not be…

— Ginnifer Goodwin

“Ann didn't move. There was no use; her mother had seen her. She could try to hide the flowered plates but that…

— Jean Fritz

I just want to say that from an early age, my parents instilled in me the values that you work hard for…

— Carole Radziwill

“When the dogma of the Assumption was defined a friend of mine, a very intelligent Mohammedan, congratulated me on the gesture which…

— Ronald Knox

The folly of men has enhanced the value of gold and silver because of their scarcity; whereas, on the contrary, it is…

— Thomas More

“Sickening, the way the youngest de Vibrey girl, to humour the whim of her kinky old father, is actually riding side-saddle today.…

— A.P

“It is important that parents know how to separate between their children’s behaviors and personalities. Any mixing in this matter is kind…

— Maryam Abdullah Alnaymi

“As sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father, we are capable of so much more. For that, good intentions are not enough.…

— Dieter F. Uchtdorf

When I was first lady, I worked to call attention to the plight of refugees fleeing Cambodia for Thailand, I visited Thailand…

— Rosalynn Carter

I was very unconditionally loved and accepted, I felt, by my father.

— Nadya Suleman

The only place you're sure to find love is at the end of a letter from your mother.

— Bruce Lansky

Losing close relatives doesnt get any easier, really, but losing your parents is the big deal.

— Rick Stein

'Bad mother' is probably the worst thing you can say to any woman who has children.

— Chirlane McCray

No love is greater than that of a father for His son.

— Dan Brown

When you are dealing with a child, keep all your wits about you, and sit on the floor.

— Austin O'Malley

As a child I was told by my parents that I was happy, but I did not believe them.

— Mason Cooley

Before I was a mother, if I'd been photographed in a bikini, I'd have been mortified.

— Kate Winslet

My parents said that sitting at home playing video games all day won't bring you anywhere in life.

— PewDiePie

Many infidels have maintained that Ignorance is the mother of Devotion.

— James Boswell

I've been a young carer, an adult carer and a parent carer.

— Ed Davey

Parents are the perfect people to talk to. They have no hidden agendas.

— James Maddison

I expected to be a farmer like my father and brothers. Life seemed pleasant and orderly.

— Lawrence Welk

My mother, Lillie Specter, was an angel and totally uninterested in politics.

— Arlen Specter

A fictionalised memoir of my father would be a failure as a novel.

— Richard Flanagan

My father was a writer, so I grew up writing and reading and I was really encouraged by him.

— Anne Lamott