“My parents have always been racist and elitist to the extreme, like so many in their crowd. Peel away the veneer of… — Kevin Kwan Copy Share Image
I never got picked on, but I never had a lot of friends. When I talked to my parents about it, they… — Teri Polo Copy Share Image
“They did the best they could with the knowledge they had." How the fuck did people know that? They didn't have no… — Stefan Molyneux Copy Share Image
“If you do not influence them, someone else will. If you are not shaping their values, others will do it for you.… — David Jeremiah Copy Share Image
“Parents have this twisted belief that anyone under the age of about twenty simply can’t know what love is, like the age… — J.A. Redmerski Copy Share Image
Post my parents' divorce, when I was 10, my mother, Deepa Motwane, took up a job as a line producer with documentary… — Vikramaditya Motwane Copy Share Image
“Genuine love for a child, it seems to me, must include a desire for his maturity and ultimately his independence. WAtching a… — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
Oh wow, you know what's wrong with all these families on TV? All these kids say stuff no kid would say. Stuff… — Macaulay Culkin Copy Share Image
We're all in this together. I learned that lesson growing up in West Philly. When I shoveled the sidewalk my parents didn't… — Michael Nutter Copy Share Image
My parents were kids when I was born. My mother was 16. My father was 17, and they got married in high… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
When I was a little child, my parents taught me by example to pray. I began with a picture in my mind… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
In third grade, I was taking tap-dance lessons, and about six weeks before the recital I wanted to quit. My mom said,… — Rebecca Lobo Copy Share Image
I was 14 in Barcelona, and when I initially went there, I didn't see my mum for six months and my dad… — Johanna Konta Copy Share Image
I always knew I would sing. I just didn't know if I would be successful or not. But I sang at school,… — Andrea Bocelli Copy Share Image
When my husband and I first became parents, we joked that our chubby baby was destined to grow into an Alex P.… — Rumaan Alam Copy Share Image
I was raised by extremely strict - but also extremely loving - Chinese immigrant parents, and I had the most wonderful childhood!… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
I think the fact that my parents are still, "Hey, great, that's great!" and not, "We need you to do this and… — Tatiana Maslany Copy Share Image
In today's world, everyone's so clued into their iPhones, and communication is going by the wayside as far as one-on-one is concerned.… — Phyllis Smith Copy Share Image
In Morocco, there is an insistence on authority. Children are not encouraged to speak up in front of their parents. My parents… — Leila Slimani Copy Share Image
My parents were lured to America by the democracy here promised. In our family, freedom was a word to conjure by. Hoping… — Jenkin Lloyd Jones Copy Share Image
“Eros mumbled something. "I'm sorry?" said Aphrodite. "Whatwouldjesusdo." "What would Jesus do?" said Aphrodite. "Let me tell you something. Jesus was a… — Marie Phillips Copy Share Image
Both my parents really got it out of the mud. In our household, it was never a plan B, plan C, anything… — Latto Copy Share Image
“But I think parents aren't teachers anymore. Parents -- or a whole lot of us, at least -- lead by mouth instead… — Robert R. McCammon Copy Share Image
“I met this boy here who I knew as a kid and his mum left him with a pedophile for two weeks… — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
When I was around 18, I got kicked out of my parents' house, and I wasn't allowed to take anything with me.… — Antoni Porowski Copy Share Image
I'm like a middle-aged person; when my friends go on about modern bands, I don't know what they are talking about. I'm… — Georgia May Jagger Copy Share Image
I think the tendency with parents is to make your kid not unlike the next kid but to overprotect and say, "My… — Nick Tosches Copy Share Image
Any time you see your child in need or in pain, I think as parents we immediately go into fix-and-protect mode. But… — Cynthia Germanotta Copy Share Image
Am I the only one that thinks it is wrong to let parents decide if their infant should get their ears pierced?… — Connor Sinnett Copy Share Image
I thought my parents were always having card parties - and they were - but they were actually also having meetings to… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
“When it comes to our children, we do not have the luxury of despair. If we rise, they will rise with us… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
Your parents' views are, by current standards, out there. Getting in their faces about it would be needlessly disrespectful, but there's no… — Carolyn Hax Copy Share Image
Growing up on an all-boys' team wasn't the easiest thing. I'd have guys come after me on the ice and just hit… — Hilary Knight Copy Share Image
“Take sex, for instance.' 'What do you want me to do with it?' 'Try to be serious for a moment. Take the… — John Mortimer Copy Share Image
My parents couldn't afford physical therapy, so they sent me to dancing school. I learned how to dance in heels, which means… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
Kids should be taught about sex, sex hygiene and contraceptive methods starting in the sixth grade, and whenever they want to try… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair Copy Share Image
I started preparing meals for my family when I was 12 because both of my parents worked, but I didn't know that… — Ayesha Curry Copy Share Image
I used to listen to my dad a lot as a way of trying to be close to him, as well, because… — Teddy Thompson Copy Share Image
“When my late father died — now I'm in mourning for my late mother — that sense of grief and bereavement suddenly… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
I have very liberal parents. People forget that Fidel Castro was on the cover of 'Time' magazine, and the one that I… — Robert Englund Copy Share Image
![“Take sex, for instance.' 'What do you want me to do with it?' 'Try to be serious for a moment. Take the sex life of our father.' [...] Even after a couple of brandies he felt extremely reluctant to discuss sex and his father. 'It's something I'd rather not think about,' he said. 'We all come into…” quote by John Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/280/john-mortimer-7362_conception_take-sex-for-instance-what-do-you-want-m_4946.jpg)
