When I was little, my parents really only wanted me to be a scientist or a doctor; they had never even heard… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
One other thing I think a conservative believes is that the parents, not government, are and should be responsible for the upbringing… — Lyn Nofziger Copy Share Image
In an odd way, my parents were proud of me. When they saw me do stand-up, I'd see them looking around the… — Lizz Winstead Copy Share Image
I think the shape of our bodies has as much to do with the shape of our parents as it does with… — Deborah Bull Copy Share Image
I always knew the Sixties wasn't a revolution. It really was just a bunch of university students with wealthy parents having fun. — John Lydon Copy Share Image
My grandfather died in the war, my family went through the war, and it affected my parents in really profound ways. I've… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
Pride is the ground in which all the other sins grow, and the parent from which all the other sins come. — William Barclay Copy Share Image
To teach is to learn twice. About all some parents accomplish in life is to send a child to Harvard. The purpose… — Joseph Joubert Copy Share Image
My parents created a world in which the only barrier to your success is your own imagination. — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
There are accidental parents, but there are no accidental children. There are illegitimate parents, but there are no illegitimate children. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Goal setting is the essence of life. Tenaciously pursue your goals not for external praise but for inner reward. It makes you… — Bob Proctor Copy Share Image
Just as our parents quieted us when we were noisy by putting us in front of the television set, maybe we're now… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
The parent storms, the child looks on, catches the lineaments of wrath, puts on the same airs in the circle of smaller… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To the parents, basically, of the dreamers, which was DAPA. I understand, of course, the concern that a lot of folks have… — Julian Castro Copy Share Image
The biggest thing for me is the passion that I've always had for hockey. I remember growing up, no matter what I… — Sidney Crosby Copy Share Image
Maybe someday it will seem quaint that, during a time of plague, some of the parents of the 1990s wanted to deny… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
My parents felt that acting was far too insecure. Don't ask me what made them think that painting would be more secure. — John Hurt Copy Share Image
But don't forget who you really are. And I'm not talking about your so-called real name. All names are made up by… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
Compared to other parents, remarried parents seem more desirous of their child's approval, more alert to the child's emotional state, and more… — Letty Cottin Pogrebin Copy Share Image
We write to expose the unexposed. Most human beings are dedicated to keeping that one door shut. But the writer's job is… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Sadie," he said forlornly, "when you become a parent, you may understand this. One of my hardest jobs as a father, one… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
If you have a line of business - I know this as a CEO - or if you have a teenager -… — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
From a child's point of view, there is rarely a great time for parents to separate, even if there has been a… — Susie Orbach Copy Share Image
I have stood on the front lines of the health care system as a doctor, patient and concerned parent. Those experiences have… — Jim McDermott Copy Share Image
