Parents Quotes · Page 121

And my parents finally realise that I'm kidnapped and they snap into action immediately: they rent out my room.

— Woody Allen

Conversations between parents and kids are important - about race issues, about all kinds of things, about heritage.

— Garcelle Beauvais

I grew up in the happiest home - my parents were really adventurous, and I was very lucky.

— Maye Musk

My parents and I didn't speak for 10 years. It took a long time to rebuild that relationship.

— Gilbert Baker

I never wished my parents were normal, because they were unique, special and fabulous.

— Nile Rodgers

When I was young, I loved the feeling of escaping to the rocks on a Friday afternoon with my parents.

— Adam Ondra

I give credit of my success to my parents. My father was a poet philosopher.

— Manoj Kumar

My parents were young and liberal and knew I was going to drink anyway, so they let me do it at home.

— Jessica Alba

I had been a real problem child, but once I got into acting, my parents never had any more trouble with me…

— Patricia Richardson

I've always been surrounded by love. My parents recognized when I was happy. Parents know when their children are happy. And I…

— Alex Consani

From a young age, my parents always told me and my sister how important it was as a girl to be more…

— Coco Rocha

In so many ways, a lot of the drive I've had to do certain things has been because of this sense that…

— Marco Rubio

Oh, mercy, I think we're all storytellers, you know. You think of the excuses you told your parents for why you got…

— Utah Phillips

I think I have a newfound respect for what my parents did, to create two players - one who was really good…

— Patrick McEnroe

I know I'm British. I haven't spent much time in the U.K., but my parents are British, my family heritage is British,…

— Chris Froome

My parents have a brilliant ear for languages and mimicry and accents, which I think I've inherited - that I can listen…

— Dervla Kirwan

Westerners often laud their children as 'talented' or 'gifted', while Asian parents highlight the importance of hard work. And in fact, research…

— Amy Chua

People don't think about the fact that when Barack Obama's parents had him - it was illegal for them to be married…

— Kerry Washington

The academisation of schools under New Labour helped the Conservatives bring free schools into being. They said the new model would allow…

— Dawn Foster

You get out of life what you put into it' was the saying most often heard in my house growing up, and…

— Angela Scanlon

To me, Slow parenting is about bringing balance into the home. Children need to strive and struggle and stretch themselves, but that…

— Carl Honore

Everyone loved my father. He was so nice that people took advantage of him. We were lower middle class. I slept in…

— Jerry Reinsdorf

You can come from a family of actors, and sometimes there have been families that grow you up as an actor, but…

— Violante Placido

When you're your parents' one shot at a genetic legacy, you may get to attend all the best schools, wear all the…

— Jeffrey Kluger

Though I am not against a love marriage, if my parents chose a guy for me, I will go for it.

— Hina Khan

I love Western classical music - I grew up on that thanks to my parents who loved it too.

— Shobana

Both my parents are doctors, so from the time I was a child, I wanted to do medicine.

— Riaad Moosa

“When your underwear costs more than your child's education then you are in serious trouble" RjS”

— rassool jibraeel snyman

My wife is the most wonderful woman in the world, and my parents are the most extraordinary father and mother.

— Akhil Sharma

I can do anything for the person I love. I love my parents, and if they ask me to blindly marry someone,…

— Urvashi Rautela

My parents reverted to their Catholic faith through the charismatic renewal, so I was raised charismatic.

— Regina Doman

I don't see that as being good for America - that the country pits parents against everybody else.

— Amelia Warren Tyagi

My parents got my sister and I to go to church and have piano lessons. We were keen and they could see…

— Gordon Lightfoot

“Children harbor a great many doubts and sorrows that could be eased by a loving hug from a parent.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

I lost my parents without them seeing me play international cricket.

— Imran Tahir

“It made a big difference in my life to grow up with a dad who wasn't afraid of how great my mom…

— Steve Maraboli

My parents had been involved in the labor movement; if we'd grown up in the city, we would have been red-diaper babies.

— Holly Near

Going into the Hall of Fame is going to be the biggest present I could ever give my parents.

— Chipper Jones

One of our goals is to encourage other families and parents that their marriage can be strong even if they have kids.

— Jim Bob Duggar

When my parents ask Did you brush your teeth?all that goes through my mind ... HOLY CRAP THEY ARE GONNA KILL ME!!

— Lolsotrue