There is no one best way for parents to become the parents they want to be just as there is no one… — Timothy Carey Copy Share Image
When I was a little girl, I watched all old movies. My mother liked old movies, and she loved shopping for antiques,… — Dita Von Teese Copy Share Image
Since the conception of our country, America has held that parents, not schools, teachers, and certainly not courts, hold the primary responsibility… — John Doolittle Copy Share Image
We would play in this little room in my houseand my parents would bang on the walls: 'Stop playing so loud!' — Fab Moretti Copy Share Image
My mom was really vigorous about making sure that we saw things and that we questioned things. Education was so important to… — Jennifer Garner Copy Share Image
The standard Bristol set at being a mother is high for a woman to have to step into. She, as a mom,… — Dakota Meyer Copy Share Image
I grew up in Manhattan and, since my father was a playwright, all I ever wanted to be was a stage actress. — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
“I would not have dreamed back then, could never have imagined, that one day I would be a childless mother too.” — Lori Lansens Copy Share Image
“White Mike was a thinker, his teachers said. This is what he was thinking as he watched his mother's coffin being lowered… — Nick McDonell Copy Share Image
“Consider him indulgently: the Egoist is the Son of Himself. He is likewise the Father. And the son loves the father, the… — George Meredith Copy Share Image
“On the outside, I 'm a husband and a father to three sons. I end to keep quiet and stay to myself.… — Ron Chapman Copy Share Image
I had a white guy tell me...he said, 'Bern, why do black folks use the word 'mother-fucker?' Well, I'm gonna break down… — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
“She was enfolded in the great wings of Mrs. Whatsit and she felt comfort and strength pouring through her. Mrs. Whatsit was… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
It is mercy that our lives are not left for us to plan, but that our Father chooses for us; else might… — Susannah Spurgeon Copy Share Image
“I didn’t know you involved yourself in political issues.” She glanced at him wryly. “Of course you didn’t. You don’t know a… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“Once my brother was very angry on my parents and told them “You should have killed me when I was a child”… — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
“I know the guy your parents don't like is exactly the kind of guy you think you want. But the idea of… — Shana Norris Copy Share Image
As to that leisure evening of life, I must say that I do not want it. I can conceive of no contentment… — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image
“Mistakes are part of life. And yet, for some reason, most parents in this world, wish their children made no mistakes at… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
Parents should be told that if they invest in the education and upbringing of a girl child, she will also make contributions… — Sharmila Tagore Copy Share Image
My father was prime minister, and to take care of his home, to be his hostess, automatically meant to have my hands… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
When my father was arrested, we didn't know where they had him. My mother found him at the house of torture. It… — Oriana Fallaci Copy Share Image
“The juxtaposition highlighted the shift from the interests of his father’s generation. “Mr. McCollum felt that electronics class was the new auto… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
You look invincible,' my mother said one night. I loved these times, when we seemed to feel the same thing. I turned… — Alice Sebold Copy Share Image
My mom's mother was from Virginia, but I don't feel much of a tie. I'm very much anti-South for many, many reasons.… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
My late father used to say that they started out without two nickles to rub together and lived in that little house… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
Delusions are often functional. A mother's opinions about her children's beauty, intelligence, goodness, et cetera ad nauseam, keep her from drowning them… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My mother was very hard on me when I was a child. I think she was raising me how the world was… — Erika Jayne Copy Share Image
“For parents who do not want children questioning their values are not parents who love their children, but rather, who love themselves… — Neale Donald Walsch Copy Share Image
Healthier parents, create healthier leaders and a healthier future for our children! Wake up, get out & do your thing! — Ricardo Housham Copy Share Image
I started climbing in my late teens, but I wasn't passionate about it back then. My first experience was being dragged up… — Steve Backshall Copy Share Image
Men with purple hearts carry silver guns and they will kill a man for what his father has done. But what my… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
You couldn't find two people more different than my mother and I. There are a thousand things about me that she fought… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
The threat to change Senate rules is a raw abuse of power and will destroy the very checks and balances our founding… — Harry Reid Copy Share Image
My mother was terribly important to me, and I know how much I yearned for her in my youth, but I don't… — Julie Andrews Copy Share Image
Children keep us in check. Their laughter prevents our hearts from hardening. Their dreams ensure we never lose our drive to make… — Queen Rania of Jordan Copy Share Image
Aborting my baby is the most serious of the many maternal crimes I tally in my head when I am at my… — Ayelet Waldman Copy Share Image
We are not heading for an eternal void and an eternal silence but we are on our way to an encounter, an… — Raniero Cantalamessa Copy Share Image
I know how sobering and exhausting parenthood is. But the reality is that our children's future depends on us as parents. Because… — Rob Reiner Copy Share Image
If sharp-elbowed parents are no longer able to buy themselves out of state education, they are incentivised to improve their local schools. — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
