I repeat for the umpteenth time, without making apologies: My children have had more than their fair share of presidency under their… — Alexander Lukashenko Copy Share Image
“I suppose the mothers of most twelve-year-old boys live with the uneasy conviction that their sons are embarked upon a secret life… — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's really easy as an actor just starting out to get into the mindset that you only get one break. But my… — Maya Hawke Copy Share Image
“In reality, each child is an investment of his parents. You are their precious fruit, after all the hard labour.” — Mwanandeke Kindembo Copy Share Image
“Some stuff has to be done even if there is a risk. That's the first important thing I ever found out I… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
My first real acting gig was probably playing Mamillius in my mother's 'Winter's Tale.' My mom and dad are both in theater,… — Logan Marshall-Green Copy Share Image
I was happy to be with my parents. I didn't see very much of them, so I was very happy when my… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
I failed my 11-plus and ended up working in a factory after I left school. But then I passed my audition on… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
Ask any parent what we want for our children, and invariably we say 'a better life.' To that end, we give our… — Leonor Varela Copy Share Image
“Most parents try really hard to give their kids the best possible life. They give them the best food and clothes they… — Thisuri Wanniarachchi Copy Share Image
My father told me never to take my foot off a ladder to kick at someone who was kicking at me. When… — Steve Harvey Copy Share Image
People say to me, ''You were a roaring success. How did you do it?'' I go back to what my parents taught… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
“Truly, there is no other Lord but you, Jesus. You are the Christ, the promised and present Savior. Through you the Father… — Scotty Smith Copy Share Image
“my mother always used to tell my sister and I : “Look down, and watch where you are walking.” She didn’t want… — Pamela Sommers Copy Share Image
I've always had a sense of groundedness as a person. I think that's helped me. My mother sort of beat into me… — Elijah Wood Copy Share Image
My parents felt I should earn my money because I would then value it. So they would pay me a shilling or… — Deborah Meaden Copy Share Image
But I don't feel sad about it. Because Mother is dead. And because Mr. Shears isn't around anymore. So I would be… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
I grew up watching 'The Office' and 'Father Ted' and all the British things at that time - 'The Royle Family' -… — Josh Widdicombe Copy Share Image
“Septimus has been working too hard" - that was all she could say to her own mother. To love makes one solitary,… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
No people ever lived by cursing their fathers, however great a curse their fathers might have been to them. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
When I finally went to Ireland, I had to go. It was 1993. My father was finally too old to travel alone,… — John Patrick Shanley Copy Share Image
But my parents picked Ft. Wayne, which was the best decision because if they had brought me to New York or Philly,… — Heather Headley Copy Share Image
It is a grand thing to rise in the world. The ambition to do so is the very salt of the earth.… — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image
While you're pregnant you're made to feel not beautiful or sexually viable. You're either sexy, or you're a mother. I didn't want… — Demi Moore Copy Share Image
I suppose there is this little bit of a wild child in me just from growing up on a farm and having… — Charlize Theron Copy Share Image
My sister, my mother and I are great friends. We have always valued our immediate family immensely, something we learned from my… — Juan Pablo Escobar Copy Share Image
A true pioneer who to me was like a father when I first came into the Dodger organization. He (Walter O'Malley) stood… — Roy Campanella Copy Share Image
“My mother's voice and my father's fists are two bookends of my childhood, and they form the basis of my art.” — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
I wanted to be Brooke Shields, and my mother was an aspiring photographer, so I was, of course, the only one who… — Stephanie Seymour Copy Share Image
True motherhood is the noblest call of the world, and we look with sorrow upon the practice here in our own United… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
Truly, there's no alternative to stupidity. Cretinism is the mother of fascism. I have no defence against it, really… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
A father's pride, laid on thick, has always made me wish that the fellow had at least experienced some pain during procreation. — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
I grew up without a lot of money and my parents grew up with far less money. And that's kept me in… — Adrien Brody Copy Share Image
“There are one or two people - I’m not talking about family, about Zhenya or your mother - whom a pariah can… — Vasily Grossman Copy Share Image
“You’d better open the gate soon, or your mother’s going to put you in time-out when she finally gets in the house,” — Kelly Oram Copy Share Image
I don't do what I've been told. You're so lame why don't you just go. Die mother fucker die mother fucker die. — Dope Copy Share Image
Of course I can change a plug. But my father would not only know how to change a plug, he could have… — Grayson Perry Copy Share Image
I have amazing parents and some really great friends that would kick my butt if I ever started acting different. — Jane Levy Copy Share Image
