Students read for tests and because their parents ask them to, but I think it's very important to tell children that you… — Adora Svitak Copy Share Image
However, as every parent of a small child knows, converting a large object into small fragments is considerably easier than the reverse… — Andrew S. Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
My parents had always preached the virtues of hard work. But hard work is one thing; economic struggle is another. — Sargent Shriver Copy Share Image
I don't think it matters what school you go to, but I think it's important for parents to be involved. And to… — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
From what I hear, it's a normal thing to feel guilty as a mother, especially when trying to fill the needs of… — Jennie Finch Copy Share Image
I do think about how different my life might have been had my mother not died so young, but I try not… — John Torode Copy Share Image
Without intervention today, the cost of care for adults with autism will be significantly greater and the burden will no longer lie… — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
“My mother said Aunt Pauline meant kindly but had standars, which were all very well for those that could afford them.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“A child's cry touches a father's heart, and our King is the Father of his people. If we can do no more… — Charles H. Spurgeon Copy Share Image
“Amy hated--hated--the way the grown-ups her parents had surrounded themselves with were so quick to offer prayers and so low to actually… — David Wong Copy Share Image
Families were living separately from the fathers. And so although, according to African culture, men were the head of the household, the… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
People often ask me: Who has influenced you the most? Your father? Mahatma Gandhi? Yes, my choices were fundamentally influenced by them,… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
When Christ was about to leave the world, He made His will. His soul He committed to His father; His body He… — Matthew Henry Copy Share Image
“And when it was clear that Svipdag was determined to leave, his father gave him a great axe, a handsome and dangerous… — Jesse L. Byock Copy Share Image
Whenever someone refers to me as someone "who happens to be black," I wonder if they realize that both my parents are… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“His theory is that life is loss,’ said Myrna after a moment. ‘Loss of parents, loss of loves, loss of jobs. So… — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
I have a lot of memories, but I don't go into capitalizing on that. Something's got to be my own. I'm not… — Lisa Marie Presley Copy Share Image
Imagine being the parent of a six or seven-year-old who needs a transplant and there is no match. I understand now what… — Andy Cole Copy Share Image
“(Baking Advice from her mother) It's easy enough to beat an egg into the batter but it's a lot harder to pull… — Jeanne Ray Copy Share Image
My father did irrigation jobs, and I would sometimes accompany him, and that gave me a taste of what was going on… — Imtiaz Ali Copy Share Image
Who gives anybody a right to judge a mother? Nobody knows the kind of issues that a woman is going through. — Rupali Ganguly Copy Share Image
Nobody, she felt, understood her-not her mother, not her father, not her sister or brother, none of the girls or boys at… — Raquel Cepeda Copy Share Image
My father was a caretaker of a hacienda. It was a huge place with a lot of animals. I was actually born… — Marcos Maidana Copy Share Image
My parents told me that children were taken from their families in 1941, and my mother had a child taken from her… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
“Émile Durkheim, the father of modern sociology, said that when societies hit a civilisational break the suicide rate soars.” — Edward Luce Copy Share Image
Married at 23, a mother at 24, and blindsided by divorce at 28, I found myself struggling, like many young women I… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
My father worked, and my mother played bridge. Every time I went out of the house, I was chauffeur-driven with my nanny… — J. G. Ballard Copy Share Image
My mother was a fine woman. But it couldn't have worked. Dad was such a macho guy and she was eight years… — Jack Hemingway Copy Share Image
I was angry at my parents when I had to have brain surgery, that they weren't still around, because no matter how… — Rosanne Cash Copy Share Image
To me parenting is all about trust. If you don't live by your words or actions how do you expect your kids… — Kevin Heath Copy Share Image
“Just remember, your mother doesn't let things happen to her. When something tries to ruin her life, she drags it into the… — Kiera Cass Copy Share Image
My parents are hard nuts. Especially my Dad. He never wanted me to struggle and he always wanted me to fight my… — Nicolas Hamilton Copy Share Image
My parents married in 1959 and came to Amsterdam on honeymoon. That was a huge thing, event, for them. Now my children… — Frans Timmermans Copy Share Image
My mother always told me growing up I had a punchable face. Little did I know she was predicting my television career. — Michael Emerson Copy Share Image
The young man, born to rule England, which his dying father commended to him. Once his father is dead, London will cavil.… — Nostradamus Copy Share Image
There's an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan… I'm the responsible officer of the Government. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Some fathers raise their daughters to be seen and not heard; they raise their daughters not to speak out. Raise strong women! — Meghan McCain Copy Share Image
“It has become a cultural norm in Jewish families for parents to bring up their children to value wealth.” — H.W. Charles Copy Share Image
My mother sent me to dance and drama classes when I was young, and then I got a stage role in 'Set… — Shirley Eaton Copy Share Image
I always liked performing. I learnt to sing, play the piano and dance. I was good at academics too but I was… — Catherine Tresa Copy Share Image
