Parenting Quotes · Page 481

I never really saw [my father] at all when I was growing up.

— Carrie Fisher

The imprint of the father, remains forever on the life of the child.

— Anonymous

I am not of that feather, to shake off my friend when he must need me

— William Shakespeare

I think it's up to the parents to discern what their child is watching on television.

— Adam Lambert

I am an only child, and I guess was spoiled by my parents.

— Mordecai Brown

Life as a single father has taught me many things. Particularly that love only makes everything easier.

— Anonymous

I am a Hitchcockian - I still believe that 'Psycho' sets the standard for mother/son relations.

— Luca Guadagnino

“Any man can become a father, but it takes a devoted man to become a daddy.”

— Wilfred Bostwick

If my mother was taking pictures, I never wanted her to take the camera off me, ever. When I look at my…

— Kiara Advani

I married a politician. But I thought it would be tough for my children to have two parents as politicians.

— Kerry Kennedy

“Charley thought of her father. He'd always told her she should never make assumptions about other people's time or their money, and…

— Natalie Baszile

“His Nana's prayers were moving toward his mother like little butterflies of thoughts wrapped in the most beautiful colors. Each prayer looked…

— H. L. Balcomb

Mexico was most powerfully my father's smile and not, as you might otherwise imagine, not language, not pigment.

— Richard Rodriguez

My mother had aspirations to become a concert singer. Her Methodist Minister father didn't approve of young girls leaving home until they…

— John Coltrane

The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India... has been the propagation of the holy…

— Anonymous

Thank goodness I had a great family growing up, a great foundation. But I will say my faith, my parents, my family,…

— Donny Osmond

“You know, Ed,’ the Father says, “They say their countless saints that have nothing to do with church and almost no knowledge…

— Markus Zusak

“Well,” her mother said, looking at the engine, “at least that’s still there.” “Do you know anything about engines?” Stephanie asked. “That’s…

— Derek Landy

“Though day, the crickets called in the grass; my mother’s singing rose from the camp. I lifted my arms; I could not…

— M.T. Anderson

Those who submit like a child do it because they know that the Father wants only the happiness of His children and…

— Henry B. Eyring

“Of course, with my parents, my three sisters, and Colston already sharing that one room, adding me to the mix made it…

— Noah Galloway

“What's the border, Papi?' 'Hills,' Her father whispered. 'Hills and bushes, that's all it is. But we must walk across it.' 'Papi,…

— Reyna Grande

“Much later, when I thought about it, I realized that my folks were typical of their generation of parents: Their idea of…

— Nathan McCall

“It was my father who taught me to talk to animals.He said they understand a hell of a lot more than we…

— Craig Johnson

My parents taught me that it is my responsibility to make sacrifices for those after me.

— Bill Duke

I had some really incredible people who mentored me and gave me things I never got from my parents.

— Misty Copeland

Down in the bottom of my childhood my father stands laughing.

— Tove Ditlevsen

“My father laughed it off, saying I was too old not to accept people as they were.”

— André Aciman

Having a grandchild feels like I am becoming a father all over again.

— Anonymous

I'm a really good parent to myself sometimes, and I do things that make me learn and grow.

— Fiona Apple

I think my mother was always worried about me when she was alive.

— Martha Wainwright

The amazing thing about becoming a parent is that you will never again be your own first priority.

— Olivia Wilde

That awkward moment when your parents ask if you like anyone.

— Anonymous

There's a reason why people who've had bad relationships with their parents listen to angry stuff.

— Chris Martin

Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law.

— Hubert H. Humphrey

Strange about parents. We have such easy access to them and such daunting problems of communication.

— James Merrill

Mothers are not supposed to give guidance, right' Sean's doing his own thing.

— Yoko Ono

In many ways, I regard Sharon and Arafat as birds of a feather.

— Amos Oz

I didn't realize how good I was with computers until I met my parents.

— Mike Birbiglia

“What must it be like to want your parents' happiness instead of resenting them for it?”

— Samantha Young