The '70s were a different time as far as parenting was concerned. People left their kids in the car with the windows… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
It's a metaphor for what we're being told: "Just stay in the box, kid, don't muddy the water." Parents say it to… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
“So you killed my father? You killed my bride ?" he growled. "She wasn't even your woman." Why did everyone feel the… — Chelsea Fine Copy Share Image
“If they bragged about their fathers when he was present, he would tell them, “We should not call a father a ‘father,’… — Ibrahim al-Koni Copy Share Image
We always talk about single mothers; the challenges they face. But the single father faces challenges as well. — Michael Clarke Copy Share Image
I lost both my parents, and it wasn't as hard as losing Paul, because you've got your whole life with them -… — Shawn Crahan Copy Share Image
In terms of my own experience, my dad is first-generation, so his parents were from China, and my mom was born and… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
My father used to say that you could only access culture before cinema by learning to read and write, but that once… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
Being a slave meant never having the stability of knowing your family would be together as many years as God designed it… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
I believe I should have been swept away by the flood of French infidelity, if it had not been for one thing,… — John Randolph Copy Share Image
“But I've still better things about children. I've collected a great, great deal about Russian children, Alyosha. There was a little girl… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“perfect for the daughter of a seed trader, he persisted—it took some time to convince his parents, who found the name unusual.… — Petra Durst-Benning Copy Share Image
Seems," madam? Nay, it is; I know not "seems." 'Tis not alone my inky cloak, good mother, Nor customary suits of solemn… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“What distinguishes the way a caring family or state institution treats a child from the way an investor would, if they’re both… — Malcolm Harris Copy Share Image
“Mhisery realized at that moment, her father was so far gone into alcoholism the bottle had become his lover —and Avery Bellemy… — Alex Morgan Copy Share Image
There is a perversion, much practised in Hollywood movies, that might be called sado-paternalism, whereby a surrogate father treats a gifted but… — Philip French Copy Share Image
No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly; and this self-deceit is yet stronger with respect to the offspring of the… — Miguel de Cervantes Copy Share Image
What my parents believed was that, you know, the best wealth they could give to us children was to educate us and,… — Chanda Kochhar Copy Share Image
I was born in London. In a lot of ways I'm English, but I have this Iranianness, this culture instilled by my… — Kayvan Novak Copy Share Image
My parents used to get very nervous when I was in high school because I would get a test back with a… — Anne Hathaway Copy Share Image
Anytime my father, who would visit sometimes, would come around, my goal was to make him laugh because I thought that would… — Tony Hinchcliffe Copy Share Image
“By making the birth of the child the physical choice of the mother, the sexual revolution has made marriage and child support… — George Akerlof Copy Share Image
That which parents should take care of... is to distinguish between the wants of fancy, and those of nature. — John Locke Copy Share Image
My parents wanted to light my artistic candle. But over time, the definition of 'the arts' began to stretch. And as I… — Iggy Pop Copy Share Image
Mad World' was easy for me to sing because I could relate to Roland's lyrics. We were both the middle of three… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
“You are born to one mother, but if you are lucky, you will have more than one. And among them all you… — Clarissa Pinkola Estés Copy Share Image
Rahm Emanuel is son of the devil's spawn. He is an individual who would sell his mother to get a vote. He… — Eric Massa Copy Share Image
I was born in Joliet, Illinois. It was totally Midwestern - small, little house, two great parents, and a sister and a… — Paula Pell Copy Share Image
My father died. It is still a deep regret to me this day that in choosing acting as my career I was… — Conrad Veidt Copy Share Image
I've always been kind of a mom. I was out of my house when I was 18, and my friends used to… — Pamela Adlon Copy Share Image
I have a 16 year-old son, so I'm now a soccer mom. I stand on the sidelines and I hear the things… — Brandi Chastain Copy Share Image
I've been very blessed. My parents always told me I could be anything I wanted. When you grow up in a household… — Ricky Schroder Copy Share Image
My life is more than just my work. I am a husband and a father and a proud citizen of two countries:… — Terence Tao Copy Share Image
He had written my mother once that he wanted her to be the first thing he saw every morning and the last… — Ron Reagan Copy Share Image
At some point as adults we cease to be our parents' children and we become our children's parents instead. — William Landay Copy Share Image
Seeing my mother struggle with her weight confused me: I looked at her and thought she was beautiful, she was my mom.… — Denise Bidot Copy Share Image
A lot of people reject the idea of God as Father if they've had a competitive relationship with their own father. — Justin Welby Copy Share Image
Irish is the prominent nationality in the family, but beyond that, I really don't know. I see a lot of artistic or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Even Christ pleased not Himself. He was utterly consumed in the zeal of His Father's house. As man He ever moved for… — Geoffrey T. Bull Copy Share Image
I need no master to punish me in order to behave as I ought. If I did, I would be no more… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
