A peculiarity of the American historical sensibility allows us to be proud of great-grandfathers (or even grandfathers) who lived in crushing poverty,… — Patricia Hampl Copy Share Image
Pregnancy and childbirth make a woman an instant mother. But, all the days that follow thereafter with the love, caring, nurturing, cuddling,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Modern parents can take comfort from the fact that most of our teenagers come through adolescence, too—perhaps a little bruised, maybe a… — Barbara Natterson-Horowitz Copy Share Image
If you have a line of business - I know this as a CEO - or if you have a teenager -… — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
Parents sometimes forget that after the child emerges from the utter physical and mental helplessness of infancy, it is becoming more and… — Prentice Mulford Copy Share Image
The memory of my father is wrapped up in white paper, like sandwiches taken for a day of work. Just as a… — Yehuda Amichai Copy Share Image
“He still didn't think I was good enough for you." "No father thinks any man is good enough for his daughter.” — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I always bring my little ukelele along in my shopping bag which my dear, sweet father bought me. After all, you just… — Tiny Tim Copy Share Image
“It's 5:22pm you're in the grocery checkout line. Your three-year-old is writhing on the floor, screaming, because you have refused to buy… — Susan J. Douglas Copy Share Image
It's one of the worst-kept secrets of family life that all parents have a preferred son or daughter, and the rules for… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
Your parents are the parents you know best. Your brother and sister, if you have them, are the brother and sister you… — James Salter Copy Share Image
“My mother called the cops and demanded they remove me from the house. I was never sure if she had me removed… — Debra Anastasia Copy Share Image
The power of procreation is spiritually significant. Misuse of this power subverts the purposes of the Father's plan and of our mortal… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
You have those times where you bump heads with your parents because they want you to do this, or you want to… — Spencer Dinwiddie Copy Share Image
“With Chinelo, I learned that parents must not assume that all they had to do for books was to find the smartest… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
The school in the Yorkshire mining village in which my father grew up in the 1920s and 1930s allowed only a few… — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
My father was a man's man and was always respected for being a straight shooter. My dad always had an amazing sense… — Bret Hart Copy Share Image
To realize that your mother's love life has been far more interesting than one's own is a weird thing to discover. — Anderson Cooper Copy Share Image
“I guess I didn’t realize when the transformation had happened. When the monster had beaten me. Had taken me over and made… — Natasha Knight Copy Share Image
My parents would use all of their money for us to go new and exciting places, instead of a new television or… — MO Copy Share Image
My father was invited to play on a television show when I was 17 or 18 that was an early equivalent of… — John Sebastian Copy Share Image
“Ragna hesitated. She had known this moment would come. “My Lady, your son Alberon is the father of our child and he… — Robert Reid Copy Share Image
In my opinion, animation will continue to thrive as long as there are children, parents, television, movies and the need to laugh. — William Hanna Copy Share Image
If I am depressed, I do not like to talk to my parents or friends, instead I go and sit in a… — Rakhi Sawant Copy Share Image
As a father, small businessman, Navy intelligence veteran, and co-founder of a public charter school, I'm ready to bring common-sense solutions to… — Ryan Frazier Copy Share Image
To me, I'm the epitome of what a ghetto child is: I was raised by a single parent; I stayed in apartments… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm very happy that people call me by my first name now. They seem to believe that I'm not just doing this… — Kyriakos Mitsotakis Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, parents & children become the most common strangers. Eventually, a street appears where they can meet again.” — Chen Chen Copy Share Image
When my parents first arrived there, North Dakota had just been admitted to the Union, and the country was still wild and… — Lawrence Welk Copy Share Image
My mother is a retired music teacher. She taught me in high school, and she would take us and put us in… — Craig Robinson Copy Share Image
If I'm not around, not only do I fail my sons, I fail myself. Becoming a father changed my outlook and gave… — Nate Dogg Copy Share Image
I used to sing with my father's jazz band and then when I was ten years old a musician friend of his… — Molly Ringwald Copy Share Image
I've always been a horror fan! Ever since I can vastly remember, and I think it's because I was so terrified of… — Matthew Gray Gubler Copy Share Image
I never had the guts to tell my parents that I wanted to be a filmmaker. I had to take a very… — Vivek Agnihotri Copy Share Image
Yes, my parents are strict about me having a childhood. I go ice skating and sledding, and swimming in the summer. — Jackie Evancho Copy Share Image
I love soccer. My father is from Argentina and my mother is from El Salvador. I grew up watching Argentinean soccer. I… — J. D. Pardo Copy Share Image
My parents were amazing and wonderful, but there was a lot of pressure to do my best and in every way possible. — Kate Bosworth Copy Share Image
For men, the answer was always the same and never farther away than the nearest sword. For a woman, a mother, the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My parents' journey to this country just over 50 years ago, the family they built, and my chance to serve New Jersey… — Andy Kim Copy Share Image
In 2006, I published my first novel, 'In the Country of Men.' The publication of the book gave me a bigger platform… — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
