Happy Mother's Day to someone whose maternity clothes were much less embarrassing than Kim Kardashian's are. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Your grandfather's coffin is heavier than you expect. Your father's coffin is heavier than you can bear. — Todd Lowe Copy Share Image
“Could it have been anyone, or was it destiny? When I'm considering this I find it helpful to quote the wisdom of… — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
Blessed are the mothers of the earth. They combine the practical and the spiritual into the workable ways of human life. — William L Stinger Copy Share Image
My father has been the silent force behind my success. My mother has been a constant source of guidance in my career. — Shreya Ghoshal Copy Share Image
I had such a nurturing team of midwives looking after me with my first little girl, and their support gave me so… — Katie Piper Copy Share Image
“You really don’t like your father, do you?” He glowered. “Let’s just say he would have eaten me if my mother hadn’t… — Dave Ferraro Copy Share Image
My parents didn't have an education, so when I went to school it was kind of like a self-commitment that 'I'm going… — Sony Michel Copy Share Image
“Once upon a time there was a young prince who believed in all things but three. He did not believe in princesses,… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
Could we know by what strange circumstances a man's genius became prepared for practical success, we should discover that the most serviceable… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Copy Share Image
“Just because things turned out badly in the end doesn’t mean that anything has changed in my relationship with my mother. Everything… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
“The key is to understand that our children don't belong to us—they belong to God. Our goal as parents must not be… — Voddie T. Baucham Jr Copy Share Image
“It wasn't fair, he thought peevishly. "Who said life was fair?" his father had said to him a hundred times. He had… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
“When I think of my father’s eyes I’m reminded of blood. I’m reminded of hate. I’m reminded of death. How in a… — Daniel Abbott Copy Share Image
It's okay that your parents aren't perfect; no one's are. And it's okay that they didn't have any perfect children either; no… — Ardeth Kapp Copy Share Image
“That night, when SanJuanna had cleared the main course and brought dessert in, my mother called for quiet and said, "Boys, I… — Jacqueline Kelly Copy Share Image
Is the parent better than the child into whom he has cast his ripened being? Whence, then, this worship of the past? — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
My son Cary's generation likely won't know who my father was, but it's something nice for him that his grandfather was an… — Jennifer Grant Copy Share Image
Always be kind to your parents. Everyone has arguments, but always remember to help them through their problems. Keep family close. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My parents - my mother, particularly - were very focused on our succeeding. I loved my parents, and was very grateful to… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
[W]e pity our fathers for dying before steam and galvanism, sulphuric ether and ocean telegraphs, photograph and spectrograph arrived, as cheated out… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Some children do what they’re told to do; some children do what they’re told not to do; all children do what they’re… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
It was a great feeling to be honored by my hometown where it all started. Watching my father get a proclamation for… — Caleb Plant Copy Share Image
My parents and grandparents always made me feel fortunate. I'm in a position to help others feel the same. It's just in… — Kevin Martin Copy Share Image
“I love Hailey and what we have works. Shes's beautiful, she's smart, she's a great mother, and she's heads above what I… — Jonathan Tropper Copy Share Image
“As an independent woman, you are not defined by your partners or your parents. You are defined by you. - STRONG: Powerful… — Kailin Gow Copy Share Image
We would like to see the virtual elimination of the transmission of [HIV] from mother to child by 2015. ... We believe… — Annie Lennox Copy Share Image
The first audition I went out on was because my father was on an audition for a TV show called the 'Gilmore… — Chris Pine Copy Share Image
'The Road' is about that fear that all parents can have - 'What's going to happen to your child if you're not… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
The way I approach basketball is the way that my mother approached her spirituality and her faith - she went hard. — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
“If we sacrifice everything for a cause, we tend to become a spokesperson instead of a lover, an organizer instead of a… — Amy Harmon Copy Share Image
My parents are really funny. Laughter was a big part of my childhood. Of course, they tell a lot of bad jokes… — Cecily Strong Copy Share Image
I just did a spread in 'Maxim', I'm 35 years old. I've had women and parents email me asking if I should… — Danica McKellar Copy Share Image
Healthy love, I always think, is... wanting the person you love to be more of themselves. And I think for a parent… — Anne-Marie Duff Copy Share Image
“When we love somebody, whether it be a friend, a parent, a child, whether it be conjugal love or neighborly love, the… — Dietrich von Hildebrand Copy Share Image
I also want to go to an Italian island and do cuisine properly with some famous Italian chef and, like, his mother. — Elizabeth Olsen Copy Share Image
“The only reason, for example, that you are not a rattlesnake is that your mother and father weren't rattlesnakes. You deserve very… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
When ALL is said and DONE, What will matter to our Heavenly Father will be how well we have Kept Our Covenants… — Linda S. Reeves Copy Share Image
The Internet is just bringing all kinds of information into the home. There's just a lot of distraction, a lot of competition… — Phil McGraw Copy Share Image
It was tough being alone and not having parents around when I was going through high school in terms of staying disciplined,… — Rory MacDonald Copy Share Image
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