--- title: "17 Asked Parents Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 17 Asked Parents quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Asked Parents sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e03/virginia-satir-11386_asked_so-much-is-asked-of-parents-and-so-littl_474999.jpg" --- > [So much is asked of parents, and so little is given.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-satir/so-much-is-asked-of-parents-and-so-little-is-given/) [Virginia Satir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-satir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e03/virginia-satir-11386_asked_so-much-is-asked-of-parents-and-so-littl_474999.jpg) > [When I was 6 years old, I asked my parents for an organ. I don't have any idea why I wanted an organ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-stokes-mitchell/when-i-was-6-years-old-i-asked-my-parents-for-an-organ-i-don-t-have/) [Brian Stokes Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-stokes-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bba/brian-stokes-mitchell-6113_idea_when-i-was-6-years-old-i-asked-my-parent_3038833.jpg) > [I'm often asked by parents what advice can I give them to help get kids interested in science? And I have only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-degrasse-tyson/i-m-often-asked-by-parents-what-advice-can-i-give-them-to-help-get-2/) [Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-degrasse-tyson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b62/neil-degrasse-tyson-143_advice_i-m-often-asked-by-parents-what-advice-c_2377067.png) > [I started when I was four because I had asked my parents, I begged them, 'Can I do acting? I really want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peyton-list/i-started-when-i-was-four-because-i-had-asked-my-parents-i-begged/) [Peyton List](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peyton-list/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68f/peyton-list-5539_acting_i-started-when-i-was-four-because-i-had_724311.jpg) > [I was naughty but never demanding. I never asked my parents for shoes or tracksuits. I was happy with what I had.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hima-das/i-was-naughty-but-never-demanding-i-never-asked-my-parents-for-shoes/) [Hima Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hima-das/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/709/hima-das-8596_happy_i-was-naughty-but-never-demanding-i-neve_1012083.jpg) > [When I was 8 years old, I asked my parents to get me head shots, and they were like, 'What are you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-bomer/when-i-was-8-years-old-i-asked-my-parents-to-get-me-head-shots-and/) [Matt Bomer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-bomer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f99/matt-bomer-2221_go_when-i-was-8-years-old-i-asked-my-parent_117600.jpg) > [I was so clear on the fact that I wanted to be a journalist that I asked my parents if I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-goldman/i-was-so-clear-on-the-fact-that-i-wanted-to-be-a-journalist-that-i/) [Jane Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-goldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/234/jane-goldman-8109_college_i-was-so-clear-on-the-fact-that-i-wanted_1978521.jpg) > [When I was 14, I decided that I really wanted to pursue polo more, so I asked my parents if it would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nacho-figueras/when-i-was-14-i-decided-that-i-really-wanted-to-pursue-polo-more-so-i/) [Nacho Figueras](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nacho-figueras/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d1/nacho-figueras-23550_asked_when-i-was-14-i-decided-that-i-really-wa_453739.jpg) > [Of wanting to pay my own way. I never asked my parents for money. I preferred to steal from my parents than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anjelica-huston/of-wanting-to-pay-my-own-way-i-never-asked-my-parents-for-money-i/) [Anjelica Huston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anjelica-huston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd8/anjelica-huston-8543_asks_of-wanting-to-pay-my-own-way-i-never-ask_670769.jpg) > [When I was in seventh grade, I asked my parents for a mobile recording system for Christmas, and I got it. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-hayes/when-i-was-in-seventh-grade-i-asked-my-parents-for-a-mobile-recording/) [Hunter Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-hayes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/hunter-hayes-4761_after_when-i-was-in-seventh-grade-i-asked-my-p_2028988.png) > [“She asked her parents to buy him the books she’d been read by her first teachers, Peter Rabbit and Frog and Toad.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jhumpa-lahiri/she-asked-her-parents-to-buy-him-the-books-she-d-been-read-by-her/) [Jhumpa Lahiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jhumpa-lahiri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/745/jhumpa-lahiri-1596_book_she-asked-her-parents-to-buy-him-the-boo_451059.png) > [“Can I play?” she asked finally, understanding, even at six, that the timidity of the question invited a single reply. “No.” Looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-mcdermott/can-i-play-she-asked-finally-understanding-even-at-six-that-the/) [Alice McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-mcdermott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de2/alice-mcdermott-1961_learning_can-i-play-she-asked-finally-understandi_961382.jpg) > [“When I asked my parents how the baby got inside Ma, they both laughed, and then Daddy told me they had made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-lamb/when-i-asked-my-parents-how-the-baby-got-inside-ma-they-both-laughed/) [Wally Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-lamb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c2/wally-lamb-1817_parenting_when-i-asked-my-parents-how-the-baby-got_437772.png) > [I've always been shy, but I see that as a good thing because it kept me focused on music. When I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-hayes/i-ve-always-been-shy-but-i-see-that-as-a-good-thing-because-it-kept/) [Hunter Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-hayes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e4/hunter-hayes-4761_couple_i-ve-always-been-shy-but-i-see-that-as-a_1330455.png) > [“So, does anyone know if this person really did drown in that pond? I mean, really really?" Kim shrugged. "I dunno." "Haven't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jody-kihara/so-does-anyone-know-if-this-person-really-did-drown-in-that-pond-i/) [Jody Kihara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jody-kihara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/jody-kihara-67028_parenting_so-does-anyone-know-if-this-person-reall_740299.jpg) > [Like all Xhosa children, I acquired knowledge mainly through observation. We were meant to learn through imitation and emulation, not through questions.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/like-all-xhosa-children-i-acquired-knowledge-mainly-through/) [Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/549/nelson-mandela-248_adults_like-all-xhosa-children-i-acquired-knowl_1688809.jpg) > [“I’m often asked by parents what advice can I give them to help get kids interested in science? And I have only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-degrasse-tyson/i-m-often-asked-by-parents-what-advice-can-i-give-them-to-help-get/) [Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-degrasse-tyson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec0/neil-degrasse-tyson-143_children_i-m-often-asked-by-parents-what-advice-c_737535.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asked-parents/#itemlist", "name": "Asked Parents Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "So much is asked of parents, and so little is given.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Virginia Satir" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-satir/so-much-is-asked-of-parents-and-so-little-is-given/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e03/virginia-satir-11386_asked_so-much-is-asked-of-parents-and-so-littl_474999.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e03/virginia-satir-11386_asked_so-much-is-asked-of-parents-and-so-littl_474999.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e03/virginia-satir-11386_asked_so-much-is-asked-of-parents-and-so-littl_474999.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“So much is asked of parents, and so little is given.” — Virginia Satir", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was 6 years old, I asked my parents for an organ. 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