--- title: "31 Like Parent Quotes by 30 authors" description: "Browse 31 Like Parent quotes by 30 authors. Discover the best Like Parent sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bc/trey-parker-4308_child_once-you-have-kids-you-think-like-a-pare_1688989.png" --- > [Once you have kids, you think like a parent. You get a lot more protective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trey-parker/once-you-have-kids-you-think-like-a-parent-you-get-a-lot-more/) [Trey Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trey-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bc/trey-parker-4308_child_once-you-have-kids-you-think-like-a-pare_1688989.png) > [Being a founder is like being a parent. You always stay involved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bart-decrem/being-a-founder-is-like-being-a-parent-you-always-stay-involved/) [Bart Decrem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bart-decrem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e5/bart-decrem-83415_being-a-parent_being-a-founder-is-like-being-a-parent-y_1971400.png) > [There are so many things I'd like to do. Like becoming a parent. To me that is the next natural progression in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/queen-latifah/there-are-so-many-things-i-d-like-to-do-like-becoming-a-parent-to-me/) [Queen Latifah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/queen-latifah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/401/queen-latifah-1560_becoming_there-are-so-many-things-i-d-like-to-do_2488195.jpg) > [All parents gush about what it's like to be a parent. I love it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liz-phair/all-parents-gush-about-what-it-s-like-to-be-a-parent-i-love-it/) [Liz Phair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liz-phair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaa/liz-phair-5104_love_all-parents-gush-about-what-it-s-like-to_2740179.png) > [There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/there-is-no-friendship-no-love-like-that-of-the-parent-for-the-child/) [Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa2/henry-ward-beecher-175_child_there-is-no-friendship-no-love-like-that_1274875.png) > [I felt like as a parent, I had to be tough and strong and keep it all together, but I wasn't actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-germanotta/i-felt-like-as-a-parent-i-had-to-be-tough-and-strong-and-keep-it-all/) [Cynthia Germanotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-germanotta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3b/cynthia-germanotta-7740_always_i-felt-like-as-a-parent-i-had-to-be-toug_1147267.jpg) > [For the impious act begets more after it, like to the parent stock.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aeschylus/for-the-impious-act-begets-more-after-it-like-to-the-parent-stock/) [Aeschylus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aeschylus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d3/aeschylus-749_begets_for-the-impious-act-begets-more-after-it_2830238.png) > [I look for someone whose upbringing was somewhat similar to mine because they can understand me - love for the family and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maksim-chmerkovskiy/i-look-for-someone-whose-upbringing-was-somewhat-similar-to-mine/) [Maksim Chmerkovskiy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maksim-chmerkovskiy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ff/maksim-chmerkovskiy-26988_because_i-look-for-someone-whose-upbringing-was_833772.png) > [“Every single employee is someone’s son or someone’s daughter. Like a parent, a leader of a company is responsible for their precious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/every-single-employee-is-someone-s-son-or-someone-s-daughter-like-a/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/285/simon-sinek-349_business_every-single-employee-is-someone-s-son-o_1667467.png) > [“TV was like a third parent- a source of ideas and information and impressions. and not such a bad parent- always with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-mckibben/tv-was-like-a-third-parent-a-source-of-ideas-and-information-and/) [Bill McKibben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-mckibben/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce1/bill-mckibben-1057_bad-parent_tv-was-like-a-third-parent-a-source-of-i_878419.jpg) > [I would like to see every parent either directly - if they are comfortable with the technology - or through a personal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-knight/i-would-like-to-see-every-parent-either-directly-if-they-are/) [Jim Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-knight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c2/jim-knight-40389_able_i-would-like-to-see-every-parent-either_3174145.png) > [What does it feel like to be a parent? What does it feel like to be a child? And that's what stories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-russo/what-does-it-feel-like-to-be-a-parent-what-does-it-feel-like-to-be-a/) [Richard Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-russo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e1/richard-russo-1691_always_what-does-it-feel-like-to-be-a-parent-wh_1896947.png) > [That undeniable love for your child... that's something I totally get. And the bumps in the road, too. Like, any parent that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betsy-brandt/that-undeniable-love-for-your-child-that-s-something-i-totally-get/) [Betsy Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betsy-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01a/betsy-brandt-16000_bumps-in-the-road_that-undeniable-love-for-your-child-that_529503.jpg) > [I say things, like every other parent, that reminds you of your own parents. One thing I do know about being a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-sandler/i-say-things-like-every-other-parent-that-reminds-you-of-your-own/) [Adam Sandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-sandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb9/adam-sandler-2225_bad-mood_i-say-things-like-every-other-parent-tha_3065919.jpg) > [What it's like to be a parent: It's one of the hardest things you'll ever do but in exchange it teaches you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/what-it-s-like-to-be-a-parent-it-s-one-of-the-hardest-things-you-ll/) [Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a03/nicholas-sparks-93_hardest_what-it-s-like-to-be-a-parent-it-s-one-o_1423513.jpg) > [Like every parent, when you start your family, your life completely changes. And you completely live for someone else. I find that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/like-every-parent-when-you-start-your-family-your-life-completely/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7f/angelina-jolie-468_changes_like-every-parent-when-you-start-your-fa_1200630.jpg) > [When you're around the kids, you feel like you act the most grown up just because you're supposed to lead. I say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-sandler/when-you-re-around-the-kids-you-feel-like-you-act-the-most-grown-up/) [Adam Sandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-sandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/adam-sandler-2225_about_when-you-re-around-the-kids-you-feel-lik_870629.jpg) > [“I feel like a parent whose children prefer to stay inside and watch TV. The father pleads, "It's a beautiful day. Why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/i-feel-like-a-parent-whose-children-prefer-to-stay-inside-and-watch/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e04/dave-eggers-638_beautiful-day_i-feel-like-a-parent-whose-children-pref_263715.png) > [“I closed the cover and stared at it. How dare she have dreams while making all of us live like this? She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-omololu/i-closed-the-cover-and-stared-at-it-how-dare-she-have-dreams-while/) [C.J. Omololu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-omololu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c10/c-j-omololu-87089_dreams_i-closed-the-cover-and-stared-at-it-how_177943.jpg) > [“My books are mine, and yet they are alien to me--as a child belongs to a parent and yet has a life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kinsale/my-books-are-mine-and-yet-they-are-alien-to-me-as-a-child-belongs-to/) [Laura Kinsale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kinsale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78b/laura-kinsale-19646_book_my-books-are-mine-and-yet-they-are-alien_2907446.jpg) > [“Authors often say that their novels are like their children, and you want your novel, just like your children, to reflect well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-mittelmark/authors-often-say-that-their-novels-are-like-their-children-and-you/) [Howard Mittelmark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-mittelmark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac2/howard-mittelmark-38764_books_authors-often-say-that-their-novels-are_1042909.jpg) > [“I don’t know about your parental units, but mine really have it together when it comes to laundry. They have it together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phoebe-robinson/i-don-t-know-about-your-parental-units-but-mine-really-have-it/) [Phoebe Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phoebe-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e8/phoebe-robinson-4844_parenting_i-don-t-know-about-your-parental-units-b_1687001.jpg) > [“You know before you have kids, people would tell you—they change everything. That life is so much better with them. That it’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-a-allen/you-know-before-you-have-kids-people-would-tell-you-they-change/) [Amanda A. Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-a-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/amanda-a-allen-58917_change_you-know-before-you-have-kids-people-wou_2963151.jpg) > [What I do is so important to me. It’s like being a parent, in some ways, of a super-demanding , high-achieving child,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorde/what-i-do-is-so-important-to-me-it-s-like-being-a-parent-in-some-ways/) [Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fd/lorde-5024_achieve_what-i-do-is-so-important-to-me-it-s-lik_463950.png) > [“A child owes respect to a parent, but there is no natural obligation to like a parent - unless the parent makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/a-child-owes-respect-to-a-parent-but-there-is-no-natural-obligation/) [Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-j-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ed/sydney-j-harris-1578_child_a-child-owes-respect-to-a-parent-but-the_1940934.png) > [All great directors - however, they do it - make you want to be good. I hope I do it. It's like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-reinking/all-great-directors-however-they-do-it-make-you-want-to-be-good-i/) [Ann Reinking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-reinking/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce7/ann-reinking-5385_cinema_all-great-directors-however-they-do-it-m_60667.jpg) > [I've been trusted with the responsibility of developing my players. I take that very seriously. Do I care about them? Yes, immensely.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-hayes/i-ve-been-trusted-with-the-responsibility-of-developing-my-players-i/) [Emma Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-hayes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d2/emma-hayes-5970_developing_i-ve-been-trusted-with-the-responsibilit_462475.jpg) > [Like any parent, I just want the best for my kids, whatever they decide to do. They will choose what path they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/like-any-parent-i-just-want-the-best-for-my-kids-whatever-they-decide/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/david-beckham-2195_kids_like-any-parent-i-just-want-the-best-for_727388.jpg) > [Dear God, Thank you for always being there for me, even when I didn't understand. Like a parent to a child, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nishan-panwar/dear-god-thank-you-for-always-being-there-for-me-even-when-i-didn-t/) [Nishan Panwar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nishan-panwar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce4/nishan-panwar-14_children_dear-god-thank-you-for-always-being-ther_820272.jpg) > [“Besides it’s as nothing to the death of a child. He doesn’t mind telling you his faith was sorely tried. There’s no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eimear-mcbride/besides-it-s-as-nothing-to-the-death-of-a-child-he-doesn-t-mind/) [Eimear McBride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eimear-mcbride/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46d/eimear-mcbride-34551_children_besides-it-s-as-nothing-to-the-death-of_1006732.jpg) > [Some parents won't love you or accept who you are. It hurts, but It's not your fault that they aren't loving you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/some-parents-won-t-love-you-or-accept-who-you-are-it-hurts-but-it-s/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64f/sonya-parker-80_abuse_some-parents-won-t-love-you-or-accept-wh_1797742.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-parent/#itemlist", "name": "Like Parent Quotes", "numberOfItems": 31, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Once you have kids, you think like a parent. 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