“very few parents, in any age, are able to feel relaxed about the upbringing of an eldest child.” — Andrew Cook Copy Share Image
Ruin, eldest daughter of Zeus, she blinds us all, that fatal madness—she with those delicate feet of hers, never touching the earth,… — Homer Copy Share Image
Mary is a very well-written typical eldest child in that she puts her own needs at the forefront... She's not as inclined… — Jessica Fellowes Copy Share Image
The Greeks, it will be recalled, regarded Eros, the god of love, as the eldest of the gods; but also as the… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
“I think it would dismay them to know what it takes to feed you. Not to mention that you could empty their… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
I'm the youngest of three children and grew up in Ealing, west London. My eldest sister, Nutun, is nine years older than… — Konnie Huq Copy Share Image
You're surrounded by other people all the time. And you have to take responsibility if you're the eldest or one of the… — Harry West Copy Share Image
I think there's an underlying insecurity to Bush with a rather classical genesis - namely his being the eldest son of a… — Robert Draper Copy Share Image
I'm not a good father and they're not children any more; the eldest is in his fifties. My relationship with their mothers… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
“Eldest, that's what I am. Mark my words, my friends: Tom was here before the river and the trees; Tom remembers the… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
My mother was gentle and warm. She was the sort of person you could really open up to. I was the eldest… — Stephen Mangan Copy Share Image
My father passed away after three years of debilitating disease, which transformed a very strong and bright man into a real wreck.… — Christine Lagarde Copy Share Image
Poetry deserves the honor it obtains as the eldest offspring of literature, and the fairest. It is the fruitfulness of many plants… — Robert Aris Willmott Copy Share Image
I have four daughters, the eldest is 19, the youngest is 12, and I watched all of them journey into motherhood. Motherhood… — Giancarlo Esposito Copy Share Image
I was always a person on my mother's hip in the kitchen. My mom really wanted her kids at her side as… — Rachael Ray Copy Share Image
The Emperor Constantine, who lifted Christianity into power, murdered his wife Fausta, and his eldest son Crispus, the same year that he… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Alexandra, my eldest, here, plays the piano, or reads or sews; Adelaida paints landscapes and portraits (but never finishes any); and Aglaya… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
You shall find, that there cannot be a greater spur to the attaining what you would have the eldest learn, and know… — John Locke Copy Share Image
I live in the social purgatory of the San Fernando Valley, while my eldest daughter is bused to a charter school in… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
I was born 20 years after my eldest sister. I was the pampered child. That kind of love gives you an almost… — Christian Louboutin Copy Share Image
Father was the eldest son and the heir apparent, and he set the standard for being a Rockefeller very high, so every… — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
I grew up an only child, so I was so much more adult. My eldest daughter is 10, and I was so… — Samantha Bee Copy Share Image
I always write back to people who are kind enough to write to me. Actually, I don't write - I recline on… — Sue Townsend Copy Share Image
The stag tells him that he is the eldest of the sons - the father's favorite - and he warns the father… — Georg Solti Copy Share Image
Porter is my eldest child, and I tended to be fiercely protective when he was criticized. He actually was not a big… — Susan Shreve Copy Share Image
“In the land of Ingary, where such things as seven-league boots and cloaks of invisibility really exist, it is quite a misfortune… — Diana Wynne Jones Copy Share Image
Well, when you're the youngest of five, parents kind of lose interest more and more through the children. I think my eldest… — Chris O'Dowd Copy Share Image
The three eldest children of Necessity: God, the World and love. — Richard B. Garnett Copy Share Image
My eldest son George had acute myeloid leukaemia when he was a tiny baby, he is now 20 and doing very well.… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
