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title: "20 House Parents Quotes by 18 authors"
description: "Browse 20 House Parents quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best House Parents sayings and thoughts."
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> [There was just a lot of comedy on the TV in the house, and my parents are both very funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-mckinnon/there-was-just-a-lot-of-comedy-on-the-tv-in-the-house-and-my-parents/)

[Kate McKinnon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-mckinnon/)

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> [I grew up in a Glaswegian house because my parents are fairly Glaswegian-sounding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-walker/i-grew-up-in-a-glaswegian-house-because-my-parents-are-fairly/)

[Tom Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-walker/)

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> [I grew up in a single-family detached house. My parents are wonderful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-williams/i-grew-up-in-a-single-family-detached-house-my-parents-are-wonderful/)

[Wendy Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-williams/)

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> [Is there a doctor in the house? My parents want me to marry you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-liebman/is-there-a-doctor-in-the-house-my-parents-want-me-to-marry-you/)

[Wendy Liebman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-liebman/)

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> [I wanted to give the house back to the parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/i-wanted-to-give-the-house-back-to-the-parents/)

[Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/)

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> [I was always singing around my house, and my parents thought they should put me into voice lessons just for fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-damiano/i-was-always-singing-around-my-house-and-my-parents-thought-they/)

[Jennifer Damiano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-damiano/)

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> [In our house, Mother's Day is every day. Father's Day, too. In our house, parents count. They do important work and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/in-our-house-mother-s-day-is-every-day-father-s-day-too-in-our-house/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

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> [I was born in Manly Hospital, I pretty much grew up in my grandmother's house until my parents bought their own home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gladys-berejiklian/i-was-born-in-manly-hospital-i-pretty-much-grew-up-in-my-grandmother/)

[Gladys Berejiklian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gladys-berejiklian/)

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> [Around the house my parents played a lot of R&B and soul; Stevie Wonder, Mary J. Blige and Kirk Franklin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/griff/around-the-house-my-parents-played-a-lot-of-r-b-and-soul-stevie/)

[Griff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/griff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/412/griff-6258_around_around-the-house-my-parents-played-a-lot_2938927.jpg)

> [There was not a lot of rock n roll in the house. Our parents didnt think it was very groovy, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/there-was-not-a-lot-of-rock-n-roll-in-the-house-our-parents-didnt/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c1/elvis-costello-1931_agree_there-was-not-a-lot-of-rock-n-roll-in-th_1253321.jpg)

> [I grew up in a house my parents built together on a mountain in Tennessee. When we moved in, the walls were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-boston/i-grew-up-in-a-house-my-parents-built-together-on-a-mountain-in/)

[Rachel Boston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-boston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e03/rachel-boston-17490_adventure_i-grew-up-in-a-house-my-parents-built-to_3226605.jpg)

> [When you're the youngest and the only boy, you get spoilt but you get told you're spoilt so you don't get to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-marsan/when-you-re-the-youngest-and-the-only-boy-you-get-spoilt-but-you-get/)

[Eddie Marsan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-marsan/)

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> [I have six kids - four girls and two boys. I'm amazed that growing up in the same house, same parents with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-kendrick/i-have-six-kids-four-girls-and-two-boys-i-m-amazed-that-growing-up-in/)

[Alex Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-kendrick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c55/alex-kendrick-13107_amazed_i-have-six-kids-four-girls-and-two-boys_2540076.jpg)

> [My parent's house, to be honest, is like a snail's disco. It's a fine house but my parents are very eccentric. Also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natasia-demetriou/my-parent-s-house-to-be-honest-is-like-a-snail-s-disco-it-s-a-fine/)

[Natasia Demetriou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natasia-demetriou/)

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> [There was not a lot of rock n' roll in the house. Our parents didn't think it was very groovy, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/there-was-not-a-lot-of-rock-n-roll-in-the-house-our-parents-didn-t/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c07/elvis-costello-1931_agree_there-was-not-a-lot-of-rock-n-roll-in-th_668017.jpg)

> [I've been in this business for a long time at my age, I've just turned 30, and I feel like my wife's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-phillippe/i-ve-been-in-this-business-for-a-long-time-at-my-age-i-ve-just-turned/)

[Ryan Phillippe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-phillippe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1da/ryan-phillippe-10783_able_i-ve-been-in-this-business-for-a-long-ti_1720363.png)

> [My parents liked to go dancing, and they encouraged all of us to bring our friends home. My brother had a skiffle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-quick/my-parents-liked-to-go-dancing-and-they-encouraged-all-of-us-to-bring/)

[Diana Quick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-quick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3f/diana-quick-21114_bring_my-parents-liked-to-go-dancing-and-they_1703081.jpg)

> [“In my house, our parents put us to bed with two simple words: “Shut up.” That was always the last thing we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sedaris/in-my-house-our-parents-put-us-to-bed-with-two-simple-words-shut-up/)

[David Sedaris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sedaris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/822/david-sedaris-333_children_in-my-house-our-parents-put-us-to-bed-wi_907645.jpg)

> [“I don't know how these couples do it, spend hours each night tucking their kids in, reading them books about misguided kittens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sedaris/i-don-t-know-how-these-couples-do-it-spend-hours-each-night-tucking/)

[David Sedaris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sedaris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/857/david-sedaris-333_books_i-don-t-know-how-these-couples-do-it-spe_984698.jpg)

> [“No matter what the cause, the result is the same: iGen teens are less likely to experience the freedom of being out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-m-twenge/no-matter-what-the-cause-the-result-is-the-same-igen-teens-are-less/)

[Jean M. Twenge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-m-twenge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b6/jean-m-twenge-20390_decisions_no-matter-what-the-cause-the-result-is-t_976730.jpg)

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