Parents Quotes · Page 67

My parents have been married for 50-plus years, and I wanted to have what they had.

— David Furnish

Calculus is one course you can come with to your parents and say, I am dropping it. And they'll understand.

— Bill Cosby

I was pronounced clinically dead. That must have been awful for my parents. Of course, I don't remember it.

— Amanda Redman

My parents always made me dress up for church. I really didn't want to.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

“Youngsters tend to save the whole world while their parents struggle to save theirs.”

— Toba Beta

I always wrote. My parents are writers. It just seemed like something people did.

— Zoe Kazan

Children have an uncanny memory for what parents say, but don't do.

— Wes Fesler

But as far as the fame goes, my parents make sure they keep me grounded, for sure. They make me wash dishes…

— Ashley Greene

I was one of those kids who didn't want to bring up FAFSA to my parents because I didn't want to put…

— Miguel Cardona

How many times did your parents tell you to eat your food because there were starving children in Africa? Throwing away food…

— Mercedes Schlapp

Taught by actor parents never to leave an awkward gap in the conversation I gabble out unsolicited responses to fill the voids.

— Bettany Hughes

My parents sold my childhood home, and I literally was 35 years old, but I cried for, like, two and a half…

— Jessica St. Clair

Coming from a broken home, I wanted to be as sure as I could be that my kids would have two parents…

— Mariella Frostrup

I remember I was supposed to take the bar exam that summer just when we got the chance to make our first…

— Kevin Heffernan

Most children turn out badly because they have the wrong parental image. This doesn't mean their parents are criminal. It means they…

— Hedy Lamarr

Parents don't need government to raise their kids. That's their job. But government can help them protect their children from influences they…

— Rod Blagojevich

“First, I'm not getting married, so you can forget the wife. Second, if I was insane enough to get married, I wouldn't…

— Jennifer Crusie

As a child, I always enjoyed - my parents used to have these little cocktail parties - and I always loved trying…

— Andrew Ross Sorkin

I grew up in Florida in different cities. I was born in Mississippi. My parents moved a lot, so I moved to…

— Diplo

Often low-income parents give their children every other thing they need for successful participation in school and the world of work except…

— James P. Comer

“Since most parents are reluctant to talk about sex, schools have tried to fill the gap. In America, when we decide to…

— Bob Smith

I always figured there would be a kid audience and an adult audience, and there is. That's true for 'Hunger Games' and…

— James Patterson

Young parents in America are holy and not to be messed with. If they say something is correct, we all acquiesce. And…

— Amity Shlaes

My parents were exactly like millions of other Americans who had a fire in their belly to build something of their own,…

— Bob Beauprez

I don't like talking on the phone when my parents are listening. So uncomfortable.

— Anonymous

'Mom, make me some food ?' 'Get it yourself.' 'Never mind, I'm not hungry...'

— Anonymous

I love that phrase that parents say to their children when they cry: 'I'll give you something to cry about.'

— John Grant

There was no real plan B. It was like, I'm gonna move back to Seattle and move in with my parents.

— Justin Kan

I always found it strange, when I went round to other people's houses for tea and that, how strict their parents were.

— Russell Howard

I think my parents did a great job of reminding me that I wasn't as big a deal as maybe I thought…

— Matt Holliday

My parents are from Scotland and my sister and brother were both born in Scotland so my heritage is from there.

— Sam Allardyce

My parents separated when I was eight. I grew up with my mom alone.

— Julian Casablancas

No matter how painful something is, you have to take it. I saw that in both my parents.

— Bernard Lagat

My parents put skates on me at age 2, the way it should be if you're serious, and I've always liked it.

— Bonnie Blair

I had very strict parents, I could never go outside or go to parties.

— Cardi B

When I grew up in Pittsburgh in my parents' restaurant, I was almost like a country bumpkin.

— Ming-Na Wen

My parents put everything in a trust fund for me. I won't get it until I'm 18, so I'll use it for college.

— Heather O'Rourke

I've always had the laugh. It just happens. It used to embarrass my parents.

— Conchata Ferrell

My parents were never condescending to us. They treated us like adults from a very young age.

— Isaac Hanson

My parents are not people who would want to rock the boat. They wouldn't break the law.

— Caroline Lucas