My parents absolutely did not think of themselves as part of the Great Migration. They knew they were part of a great… — Isabel Wilkerson Copy Share Image
“She’s still your mother.” Meaning no matter what she’s done, how much you don’t understand her, you will treat her with respect.… — William Shatner Copy Share Image
Some people take the spelling bee very seriously. These people are called "parents of children in the spelling bee." They're trying to… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
I guess I had it made. My mother gave me advice - she taught me that women like to be looked in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I love Southeast Asia. As a child, I lived in that part of the world. My first time in Burma was in… — Muhtar Kent Copy Share Image
I really look up to my mother and the strength that she has built in me, especially the strength in her faith,… — Nafessa Williams Copy Share Image
Philly is still home. They helped me become who I am today. They raised me as a young man by supporting me… — Randall Cunningham Copy Share Image
And we're fortunate if we have parents who are great and loving and inspiring. But, unfortunately, there are people who don't have… — Keira Knightley Copy Share Image
“The guilt you felt when you were smiling and others were suffering, the guilt you felt when you were petty with friends… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
“O Father, console them and please spare our country from that terrible disaster, not because we are any better but only out… — Diet Eman Copy Share Image
“He expressed his sincere belief in the position the limo driver’s soul would occupy in the afterlife. He finished by saying that… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
My father was clearly a mentor. He told me if you work 10 years and you worked 40 hours a week, then… — Terry J. Lundgren Copy Share Image
I keep thinking my father gave me Turgenev, and then I realize at some point, Oh, this is a false memory. I… — Marco Roth Copy Share Image
I realize that some of you may have come in hopes of hearing tips on how to become a professional writer. I… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
It was the first fight I had with my father. My father basically said, why are you going to business school? You're… — Diana Taylor Copy Share Image
After I won the Pulitzer, there was this sense of, 'OK, that's enough for you. Now go away.' What I wanted was… — Marsha Norman Copy Share Image
A wife’s prayers for her husband have a far greater effect on him than anyone else’s, even his mother’s. (Sorry, Mom.) — Stormie Omartian Copy Share Image
I was a late bloomer when it came to reading. My parents didn't really read. Neither one of my parents went to… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
Just because your parents are illiterate or not educated doesn't mean they don't know a thing or two about life. — Natasha Nsemiwe Copy Share Image
“If not later, when?” My father liked it. “If not later, when?” It echoed Rabbi Hillel’s famous injunction, “If not now, when?” — André Aciman Copy Share Image
Telegram to a friend who had just become a mother after a prolonged pregnancy: Good work, Mary. We all knew you had… — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
My mother's an artist. My father was an artist and so I assumed that was normal growing up in art and the… — Bran Ferren Copy Share Image
Both of my parents worked, so it was my way of helping around the house by making dinner for my family. I… — Ayesha Curry Copy Share Image
The reason why parents mistreat their children has less to do with character and temperament than with the fact that they were… — Alice Miller Copy Share Image
A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
I was raised by a strong mother who always taught me to speak up, I never had difficulty leaving an uncomfortable situation… — Toni Garrn Copy Share Image
I suppose that when I'm building a character, it's usually related to what their family is like and who their parents are,… — Henry Cavill Copy Share Image
I think we're seeing that the way we've done parenting cannot be sustainable in this generation, for sure. — Shefali Tsabary Copy Share Image
The most transgressive, the most taboo, the darkest act that could happen is a parent killing their own child. — Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Copy Share Image
My mother used to say, If other people have a problem with you, that's their problem. It's not your problem. I still… — Michael Michele Copy Share Image
It took me a while to accept everything, but I am so grateful for the way my parents raised me. It's my… — Karen Bardsley Copy Share Image
My parents didn't want me to be an actor. They didn't think I could take the rejection, and I have to say… — Rupert Penry-Jones Copy Share Image
“Thank You, Father, for the priceless gift of freedom from sin and death that You give us through Your son, Jesus Christ.… — Guideposts Copy Share Image
I had good parents. Nothing terrible happened. But I had the feeling that they kind of protected me from reality somehow. — Lucile Hadzihalilovic Copy Share Image
Like my mother, I was always saying, 'I'll fix my life one day.' It became clear when I saw her die without… — Liz Murray Copy Share Image
What a mercy was it to us to have parents that prayed for us before they had us, as well as in… — John Flavel Copy Share Image
Hope your wildest hopes, dream your maddest dreams, imagine your most fantastic fantasies. Where your hopes and your dreams and your imagination… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
My father used to be a fisherman, so it always makes me feel close to him when I am there on the… — Irina Shayk Copy Share Image
“When she was a child her mother had once told her shyness was almost a form of selfishness. “You see, when you… — Liane Moriarty Copy Share Image
I knew I wanted to sing when I was a very small boy. When I was probably 4 years old. My mother… — Johnny Cash Copy Share Image
