“Yes,’ said Miss Susan. ‘Sometimes I really think people ought to have to pass a proper exam before they’re allowed to be… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“If your mother says she loves you, check it out.” —THE MAXIM OF CHICAGO NEWSPAPERMEN, ATTRIBUTED TO EDWARD “EULIE” H. EULENBERG, REPORTER… — Michael Hainey Copy Share Image
I don't think for this generation, but for my generation and my father's generation, men had difficulty in accessing emotion and then… — Liam Neeson Copy Share Image
O heavenly Father, protect and bless all things that have breath: guard them from all evil and let them sleep in peace. — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
My mother really pushed me when I was young. I didn't want to go to dance classes, but for some reason, when… — Sylvie Guillem Copy Share Image
You are far less likely to soil your pants and cry for your mother if you’re prepared to defend yourself. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“My father became a mythical figure, more force than man. . .he was a force my mother would use as a threat… — Dagoberto Gilb Copy Share Image
The Italian comes to his table with the same open heart with which a child falls into his mother's arms, with the… — Marcella Hazan Copy Share Image
“I called her Mrs. Bennington at her insistence. When I'd referred to her as Ms. Bennington, she'd nearly bitten my head off.… — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
“When the only answer a little girl ever receives is no, from her parents or her teachers or her world, at some… — Laura Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
Love involves more than just feelings. It is also a way of behaving. When Sandy said, "My parents don't know how to… — Susan Forward Copy Share Image
“I don't know, Jondalar. Maybe you haven't found the right woman. Maybe the Mother has someone special for you. She doesn't make… — Jean M. Auel Copy Share Image
I always remember the teachings of our ancestors: respect for God, teacher, government, and both parents. Even after I became president, I… — Suharto Copy Share Image
We hear a great deal about the rudeness of the rising generation. I am an oldster myself and might be expected to… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“Every year, Blue and her mother, Maura, had come to the same place, and every year it was chilly. But this year,… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Technology has spoiled me and I'm so dependent on it that I do not even remember my mother's mobile number! And I… — Madhura Naik Copy Share Image
Like most parents, Gloria and I had to deal with the problems of rebellion in our children. We realized that it had… — Kenneth Copeland Copy Share Image
When I announced that I wanted to become an actress, my parents were dead against it. I had to put up a… — Simi Garewal Copy Share Image
My father is someone I've always looked up to as the ultimate example of chivalry and humility, and someone who's just deeply… — Alexander Gilkes Copy Share Image
“I don't care who you are, everybody and their Mother has to have a little bit of an ego, or they will… — Brian Grohowski Copy Share Image
[My parents] were very interested in social justice issues, and there was a time, very early on, where my mother, I think,… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
“Ay! but mother's words are scarce, and weigh heavy. Father's liker me, and we talk a deal o' rubble; but mother's words… — Elizabeth Gaskell Copy Share Image
I only wrote one diary to be read by others. I went on an exchange to France, working as an au pair,… — Sheila Hancock Copy Share Image
Do parents sit down and tell their kids everything? I don't know. I don't know. I've convinced myself - I hope I'm… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
I used to miss my father so much, I'd keep crying between takes. I'd feel 'Let me call him up and ask… — Sanjay Mishra Copy Share Image
My father has been the real anchor of the family. He's the one who has always encouraged my mother, my brother and… — Yvette Clarke Copy Share Image
I've always enjoyed real work more than schoolwork. My mother will attest to that - she was always concerned about me academically. — David Ulevitch Copy Share Image
Every time my parents and sister visit me, I make sure my mother cooks chole bhature for me. She makes the best… — Sanya Malhotra Copy Share Image
My mother had a gorgeous singing voice, and she'd play these amazing vinyls. My favorite was 'But Not for Me,' on the… — Brian Tyree Henry Copy Share Image
I feel about mothers the way I feel about dimples: because I do not have one myself, I notice everyone who does. — Letty Cottin Pogrebin Copy Share Image
I was very close to my father. At the age of ten I wanted to do plays, and my father was very… — Kim Cattrall Copy Share Image
I get to see my baby's development. I get to change diapers, I get to be a real father, something that I… — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
For the spouse of someone in the service, you are your own provider, your own lover, you own best friend while that… — Jessy Schram Copy Share Image
“When mothers are allowed and encouraged to be intuitive and responsive to their babies’ cues, the pair adapt to each other rapidly… — Gabrielle Palmer Copy Share Image
“It appeared possible that these other men were good fathers only because they knew too little of the world to grow frenzied… — Rebecca West Copy Share Image
I think the one thing this picture shows that's new is the psychological disproportion of the kids' demands on the parents. Parents… — James Dean Copy Share Image
Although we didn't have much when I was growing up in Split, Croatia, my parents always tried to ensure that my sister… — Goran Ivanisevic Copy Share Image
My mother informed me that the way to be a change agent to create change, the first line of defense, or however… — Ayanna Pressley Copy Share Image
Remember that a single mom is just like any other mom and that our number one priority is till our kids. Any… — Paula Miranda Copy Share Image
My parents had something to say about everything I did. As a kid, I thought they were against me. Now I realise… — Suniel Shetty Copy Share Image