My parents are like many across Britain. Neither on the breadline, nor loaded, they were determined to give their daughter all that… — Liz Kendall Copy Share Image
I attended theater camps and classes growing up, but there was never any talk of me making a life out of acting.… — Ainsley Earhardt Copy Share Image
No Child Left Behind taught us that parents, teachers and state and local leaders are more suited to address students' needs than… — John Kline Copy Share Image
My 'act' was schoolwork. I was your basic, garden-variety, ambitious, upwardly mobile, hard-working Jewish boy from Brooklyn. I was bound to go… — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
For parents who work, afterschool programs can be a crucial support system, but too many communities have limited options. — Stacey Abrams Copy Share Image
I was never once told to consider anything but my dreams. It's probably one of the greatest gifts my parents gave me,… — Candice Patton Copy Share Image
I felt that my decisions, whether good or bad, would always be supported by my parents, because I was loved and respected. — Tom Sturridge Copy Share Image
being a parent is not transaction ... we do not get what we give. It is the ultimate pay-it-forward endeavor: we are… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
People came to my parents' parties because they were going to have fun and, if lucky, our mother would belly dance. What… — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
As you get older you will gain a bit more control over everything. Don't let anyone, even your parents, break you. Find… — Davey Havok Copy Share Image
My parents came from the Kyushu Island in the Southern part of Japan to find work in Tokyo. So we could only… — Takashi Murakami Copy Share Image
The more successful sons and daughters know when to lean on their parents - and when to go their own way. George… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
My humour is a mix of my parents'. I get the chatty, anecdotal stuff from my dad and the filth from my… — Sarah Millican Copy Share Image
I was raised in a little church, the Grundy Methodist Church, that was very straight-laced, but I had a friend whose mother… — Lee Smith Copy Share Image
My mom and dad were 'helicopter parents,' literally. Meaning, I didn't have a nanny, so I went up in the helicopter. My… — Katy Tur Copy Share Image
As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, and no one else's, to raise my kids. But we have to ask… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
My parents were extremely liberal. They didn't believe in being Catholic or Protestant, and that was a big deal at the time. — Jonathan Anderson Copy Share Image
You have to take knocks as an actor, and my parents definitely gave me fight. I'm very driven, like my father, who… — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
The things that you did with parents, whether it was spending every Sunday morning with your dad and eating French toast and… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
My parents got divorced when I was really young and I was a very hyperactive kid, so both parents independently would play… — Caroline Polachek Copy Share Image
My parents were very Old World. They come from Brooklyn, which is the heart of the Old World. Their values in life… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
So I consider myself a dog person. Kind of. Had dogs when I was a kid, but my parents would never have… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
I haven't lived my life through my daughters. Some parents devote everything to their children, which must be so hard, and it's… — Annie Lennox Copy Share Image
“Let your child be the torch of truth and they shall shine over the entirety of the human society brightening even the… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
I believe your children should work on their own and make a name for themselves. By doing this they become confident. My… — Pankaj Kapur Copy Share Image
My parents were the same in the pulpit as they were at home. I think that's where a lot of preachers' kids… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
Sometimes parents, when they have a lot of small children, it's hard because your time's got to get divvied up. There's no… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
Being an actress wasn't realistic. I knew that I was going to have to do it in a way that would speak… — Gina Rodriguez Copy Share Image
When I look at my parents I'm like, 'This is easy. Staying together for 35 years? How hard is that?' They're like,… — John Krasinski Copy Share Image
“I'd love to know how Dad saw me when I was 6. I'd love to know a hundred things. When a parent… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
If parents instill a sense of civic-mindedness - and there is no better way to do that than by example - their… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
“If I had received good instruction as a child I would be with my family today and at peace with my neighbors.… — Charles Portis Copy Share Image
My parents aren't the demographic for a lot of things I do. If I did a stand-up show, and I saw 62-year-old… — Kumail Nanjiani Copy Share Image
Parents don't come full bloom at the birth of the first baby. In fact parenting is about growing. It's about our own… — Fred Rogers Copy Share Image
Those who have won the ovarian lottery by being born in an advanced society to loving parents have a special obligation to… — George Kaiser Copy Share Image
“I mean , I never even had to really come out to my parents. They always knew, and it was always okay.… — Julie Buxbaum Copy Share Image
We lived above my father's launderette. Both my parents ran the launderette, but my father was also a factory supervisor, and my… — Sanjeev Bhaskar Copy Share Image
I feel for all the parents whose babies just keep waking up for years. My heart and back go out to you… — Constance Marie Copy Share Image
Parents are teachers as much as caregivers, and our children learn to navigate life's challenges by watching us. Kids can get a… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
I am from a poor background in Portugal. We were medium-down, not down-and-out. My parents felt problems around food in the past… — Carlos Carvalhal Copy Share Image
