The world is not religious because religion is imposed upon us. The parents are in a hurry to impose; the church, the… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Longevity, like intelligence and good looks and health and strength of character, is largely a matter of genetic heritage. Choose your parents… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
My parents made the decision never to focus on my looks, and I had no sense of myself as beautiful. — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
Both of my parents are surfers, of course, so they understood where my passion for surfing was at and I guess they… — Bethany Hamilton Copy Share Image
Just as children, step by step, must separate from their parents, we will have to separate from them. And we will probably… — Judith Viorst Copy Share Image
I signed schoolboy forms for Watford when I was 12, but then my parents got divorced, and I never kicked a ball… — Vinnie Jones Copy Share Image
My parents always talk about Puerto Rico. My dad's whole family lives in Puerto Rico. My great grandma lives in Puerto Rico… — Danny Garcia Copy Share Image
I don't even remember hearing about [Immorality Act of 1927]. I just knew about it. I was born into it, so I… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
This is a very fundamental reason why man cannot become meditative - or why very few men have dared to become meditative.… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Like most parents, I've been stumped by homework, the big questions, such as: 'What is the point of geography - the pilot… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
I never waited 27 years, because 27 years ago I was just born. My parents never told me, 'If you don't win… — Roger Federer Copy Share Image
We heard her come halfway up the stairs, where she must have seen the bedroom light on. Again, the normal parent reaction… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
Parents of handicapped children are occasionally embarrassed or hurt by others who awkwardly express sympathy but cannot know or appreciate the depth… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
I know they're not getting divorced or anything, but when your parents argue it makes the whole universe seem like it's tipping,… — E. Lockhart Copy Share Image
We had everything. We were young kids. We were driving cars our parents couldn't afford, living in big houses. For me to… — Michel'le Copy Share Image
My dad was a singer in a band and neither of my parents went to college, and I ended up getting into… — Dean Norris Copy Share Image
Each generation is inclined to educate its young so as to get along in the present world instead of with a view… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
I don't like kissing on camera. It's bad enough to be caught kissing by your parents. But when you have a whole… — Christine Lakin Copy Share Image
By eloquence I understand those appeals to our moral perceptions that produce emotion as soon as they are uttered. This is the… — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
I bought my parents some stuff. That feels kind of good to be able to do that. I got them a place… — Adam Sandler Copy Share Image
I came from a very normal, un-Hollywood background. My parents provided me with every sort of normal upbringing that they could. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
That's maturity-when you realize that you've finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents. — Barbara Mertz Copy Share Image
Nobody ever becomes an expert parent. But I think good parenting is about consistency. It's about being there at big moments, but… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
I think I was always informally thinking about choice from when I was a very young child because I was born to… — Sheena Iyengar Copy Share Image
When you say 'mother' or 'father' you describe three different phenomena. There is the giant who made you and loomed over your… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
When I look at birds and animals, their survival is without rules, without conditions, without organization. But mothers take good care of… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The guys who fear becoming fathers don't understand that fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man.… — Frank Pittman Copy Share Image
Wouldn't life be easier for both parents and infants if parents would observe, relax and enjoy what their child is doing, rather… — Magda Gerber Copy Share Image
I did everything in my power to give my brokers brand identity and clout in the market. I saw my job as… — Barbara Corcoran Copy Share Image
That was the rule that you never mixed up troubles at home with life at school. When parents were poor or ignorant… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to… — John Ciardi Copy Share Image
The universe, he observed, makes rather an indifferent parent, I am afraid. — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
The way your parents try to talk to you about politics and pull you to their side, that's an exciting moment in… — Patricia Arquette Copy Share Image
Now it's dedicated to my grandparents and to both of my parents. The first book was dedicated to my mother so I… — Carrie Fisher Copy Share Image
My parents were born in Norfolk and spent their early years working in the big houses of that rural English county, my… — Paul Nurse Copy Share Image
I was very strict on that point. No devouring classmates." Jeremy rolled his eyes. "Other parents warn their kids not to talk… — Kelley Armstrong Copy Share Image
And if you're a parent who thinks you're okay because your kid doesn't have a phone or iPod yet, and/or you've used… — Carolyn Hax Copy Share Image
So it would be a good thing for Chinese parents to instill enthusiasm among their kids for football. It's a great game,… — Berti Vogts Copy Share Image