How long has it been since you looked into the eyes of your mother and, holding nothing back, spoke those welcome words,… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
I would not be gotten into a schoolhouse until I was eight years old. Nor did I accomplish much after I started.… — Sam Houston Copy Share Image
The Saviour who flitted before the patriarchs through the fog of the old dispensation, and who spake in time past to the… — John Milton Copy Share Image
When we place our faith in Christ, God becomes our Father, we become his children, other believers become our brothers and sisters,… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
A person like me who has grown up in a mixed culture ought to be spiritual. My mother is a Catholic, my… — Emraan Hashmi Copy Share Image
Men, to exist, to become complete and mature, need to feel the joy of fatherhood. When a man does not have this… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“No he hadn't been the best father, but he was my father, and we loved each other. We needed each other. Though… — Liz Murray Copy Share Image
We were kids without fathers, so we found our fathers on wax and on the streets and in history, and in a… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
“The Dead Father was slaying, in a grove of music and musicians. First he slew a harpist and then a performer upon… — Donald Barthelme Copy Share Image
I have a very hyper-sensitive sister, and when she saw in the papers the next day that I had proclaimed myself the… — Margaret Case Harriman Copy Share Image
A certain monk told me that when he was very sick, his mother said to his father, "How our little boy is… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
Christians don't simply learn or study or use Scripture; we assimilate it, take it into our lives in such a way that… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
My parents' selfless affection and dedication nourished and prepared me to receive the love of my guru or spiritual father, Swami Prabhupada.… — Radhanath Swami Copy Share Image
Even when I became cognizant of this societal problem in this country, I asked my father and my mother if they knew… — David C. Driskell Copy Share Image
“I reached up to press a kiss to his cheek. "Do not be too angry with Father. He did not mean it… — Deanna Raybourn Copy Share Image
My father and I used to tussle about me becoming an actor. He's from strong, Presbyterian Scottish working-class stock, and he used… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
When I was 16, I used to drive huge loads of laundry in a three ton truck. I would turn round at… — Gordon Lightfoot Copy Share Image
My father had the most horrible racist rhetoric you ever heard, but he treated people all the same. I remember this rainstorm.… — Joe R. Lansdale Copy Share Image
The Jew is neither a newcomer nor an alien in this country or on this continent; his Americanism is as original and… — Oscar Straus Copy Share Image
My father served 26 years in the Air Force as a pilot and a pioneer in our missile programs. I learned early… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
“Mom is calculated, logical, business-minded; kind but very, very direct. Makes you better by giving you these little pointers but doesn’t baby… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
You would open a drawer, which my father had jammed full of newspapers, and the bottom would drop out. There were buttons… — Roz Chast Copy Share Image
The parents pull you aside and say, 'I have to give credit where credit is due, you really are sacrificing a lot… — Charlie Batch Copy Share Image
My father had a phase of having jukeboxes all over the house. He was a music lover but he was also into… — Squarepusher Copy Share Image
Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. "It's so dreadful to be poor!" sighed Meg, looking… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you want someone who is sort of still, has a bit of an edge, is older, you get Morgan Freeman. If… — Joe Morton Copy Share Image
I want to tell you about the God that actually showed up and healed my heart. Not the God I grew up,… — William P. Young Copy Share Image
I don't really remember much before was eight, but I do remember that my dad brought me to drop me off at… — Diamond Dallas Page Copy Share Image
“Heavenly Father, loosen my grip on the things of this world. Lead me in the dance of spontaneous, cheerful giving, and let… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
My father used to always say to me that, you know, if a guy goes out to steal a loaf of bread… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
“I thought about my dad the whole time I sat there, remembering special moments, we'd shared, reminiscing about the little quirks he… — Mia Sheridan Copy Share Image
Like a lot of people who get into coaching, I was impacted by the people in my life. Certainly my father (John)… — Kirk Ferentz Copy Share Image
The popes have spoken of human ecology, closely linked to environmental ecology. We are living in a time of crisis: we see… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It's immoral to parent irresponsibly... And it doesn't help matters any when prime time tv, like "Murphy Brown", a character who is… — Dan Quayle Copy Share Image
I actually think, when you're young, ambitions are somewhat common - you want to prove yourself. It may grow out of different… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When Mike Hammond and I started Gateway 12 years ago on my father's cattle farm, we knew it could be big. We… — Ted Waitt Copy Share Image
I was ordered to go for flowers, that my mistress's house might be decorated for an evening party. I spent the day… — Harriet Ann Jacobs Copy Share Image
Even the poor student studies and is taught only political economy, while that economy of living which is synonymous with philosophy is… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“A tyrannical father will establish a minidictatorship in which only he is allowed to express himself. Much of that expression is likely… — Susan Forward Copy Share Image
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