“She thought, If I or my father or any Boughton has ever stirred the Lord's compassion, then Jack will be all right.… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
I'll go on '60 Minutes,' and whereas other parents would be like, 'You did a great job. I'm so proud of you,'… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
We can not overestimate the fervent love of liberty, the intelligent courage, and the sum of common sense with which our fathers… — James A. Garfield Copy Share Image
No society will long survive without mothers who care for their young and provide that nurturing care so essential for their normal… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The students [of the 60's] substituted conspicuous compassion for their parents' conspicuous consumption. — Allan Bloom Copy Share Image
When I was still playing with dolls, I became aware of this terrible and incomprehensible thing for me: My father was not… — Marine Le Pen Copy Share Image
One of the things that has proven true in our career is that even if you take something that's as straightforward and… — Phil Lord Copy Share Image
Of course I have my father guiding me, and I have people who I have actually grown up with and who advise… — Roshni Nadar Copy Share Image
M- O -T -H - E -R M is for the million things she gave me , O means only that she… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Dexter's a unique killer in that his father saw his dark impulses, shined a light on them, and told Dexter that he… — Michael C. Hall Copy Share Image
When I was 14 years old, I was with my parents at a restaurant. Some people came in and said, 'Would you… — Nora Arnezeder Copy Share Image
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I worked every waking minute, nights and weekends, in order to make enough money to buy those summers off, and even then… — Debra Dean Copy Share Image
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“The problem with the suspenders my mother bought for him is that he hasn't adjusted the straps since he got them. So… — Chelsea Handler Copy Share Image
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When my parents fought, I'd run up to my room, put on The Sound of Music, open the window and sing out.… — Christina Aguilera Copy Share Image
My first, my birth mother - her name is Queenie - she gave me a powerful medicine when I was a child.… — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
I've always had good support of parents for doing what I wanted to do. When it became music they were just as… — Negash Ali Copy Share Image
It's interesting that people always want to ask me and a lot of working mothers, how do you do it? And it's… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
Every time you get on your knees and pray to God, 'Holy' keeps the respect and reverence while 'Father' brings Him close… — Ravi Zacharias Copy Share Image
You can inherit male-pattern baldness from your mother's father, but not a tendency to fight in the First World War. — Jeremy Hardy Copy Share Image
The wave of feeling that can overcome an adult when he or she opens a book that was read to them by… — Michael Rosen Copy Share Image
My father taught me to paint when I was young with watercolors and so I learned at a very young age the… — Matthew Modine Copy Share Image
“The more you can increase fear of drugs, crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.” — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
When it comes to Father's Day, I will remember my dad for both being there to nurture me and also for the… — Jennifer Grant Copy Share Image
My father was an American who could cuss in Italian and make an aria out of it. It was wonderful to watch.… — Dominic Chianese Copy Share Image
The result desired by the state is a wholly different one from that desired by parents, guardians, and pupils. — Lester Frank Ward Copy Share Image
Every mother generally hopes that her daughter will snag a better husband than she managed to do...but she's certain that her boy… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
*Son walks in on dad in the shower* Son: Dad what's that hairy thing between your legs Dad: Well son that's the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My dad's a journalist, and he travelled a lot when I was young. There is no way my mother could have done… — Raquel Cassidy Copy Share Image
I think the mix of narrative and analysis that the 'New Yorker' requires is a perfect expression of what my parents each… — George Packer Copy Share Image
Gerry Schoenfeld told me 'Les Parents Terribles' was not going to sell, even though we had Kathleen Turner and Jude Law in… — Roger Rees Copy Share Image
I already had a fraught relationship with my parents, who were very traditional. They wanted me to get a proper job, like… — Naveen Andrews Copy Share Image
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“True to the precepts handed down to her by her mother and grandmother—to wit: that a true lady can neither be shocked… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
Every mother is like Moses. She does not enter the promised land. She prepares a world she will not see. — Pope Paul VI Copy Share Image
My parents were among the first families from their area to leave Nigeria and come to America, the land of the free. — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share Image
My parents tried to shield me from how famous they were when I was growing up on Long Island. I had no… — Alexa Ray Joel Copy Share Image
I like, 'I Believe In Father Christmas' - that is one of my favorites it is a lovely composition; 'Colder Than Winter'… — Sarah Brightman Copy Share Image
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