Parent Quotes · Page 22

That's what children are for—that their parents may not be bored.

— Ivan Turgenev

Love is the chain whereby to bind a child to its parents.

— Abraham Lincoln

I grew up Mormon. I wasn't really Mormon, my parents were.

— Ryan Gosling

If parents would only realize how they bore their children.

— George Bernard Shaw

I perceive affection makes a fool Of any man too much the father.

— Ben Jonson

I myself am a parent in a small business. Number of employees: one.

— P. J. O'Rourke

The influence of one's parents is powerful and permanent.

— Faye Wattleton

Partiality in a parent is unlucky; for fondlings are in danger to be made fools.

— Roger L'Estrange

I dropped out of NYU, moved out of my parent's house, got my own place, and survived on my own. I made…

— Lady Gaga

Hot dogs always seem better out than at home; so do French-fried potatoes; so do your children.

— Mignon McLaughlin

Children need parents who model self-discipline rather than preach it. They learn from what their parents are actually willing to do; not…

— John Bradshaw

Imparting education not only enlightens the receiver, but also broadens the giver - the teachers, the parents, the friends.

— Amartya Sen

When I was 10, my parents really valued success in the arts, and I thought if I was a famous 'something artistic,'…

— Sia Furler

My parents are OK with me wearing a small heel, up to 1.5 inches high. Heels give me height when I wear…

— Jackie Evancho

The deeds of the children are a testament to the upbringing they received from their parents.

— Christopher Paolini

My parents know that I have always been sort of a dark melodramatic kid, so they were never concerned.

— Matt Berninger

My parents were glad to see that my new husband looks like a 'regular guy'-no earring or anything. But really I think…

— Rita Rudner

A still-born son os superior to a foolish son endowed with a long life. The first causes grief for but a moment…

— Chanakya

Parents' tolerance of violence is so different to their tolerance of sexuality. If violence is involved in the sexuality it's somehow perceived…

— Ryan Gosling

The welfare state has done to Black Americans what slavery (and Jim Crow and racism) could not have done. . .break up…

— John Stossel

I try to be careful because technology changes so much over the years. But some things don't change. Kids and parents have…

— Paula Danziger

I look older. Maybe it's the short hair or maybe it's just that I wear all that has happened like a mask.…

— Veronica Roth

If watching your child die is a parent's worst nightmare, imagine having to tell your other child that his sister is dead...…

— Ann Hood

I see my upbringing as a great success story. By disciplining me, my parents inculcated self-discipline. And by restricting my choices as…

— Amy Chua

When I was 12 years old, I read 'Nancy Drew' mysteries and biographies of Madame Curie and Florence Nightingale and books about…

— Joyce Maynard

I've long had the idea that the factors that are most important in determining what we believe, how we live, and what…

— Kwame Anthony Appiah

Felicity ignores us. She walks out to them, an apparition in white and blue velvet, her head held high as they stare…

— Libba Bray

I knew, even at eight, that the confusion of values thrust upon me by parents, teachers, other children, nannies, camp counselors, and…

— Jean Liedloff

I was eight years old when my father was murdered. It is almost impossible to describe the pain of losing a parent…

— Kerry Kennedy

I think we think that parenthood is confined to the country of mothers, but I think a lot of the men I've…

— Jennifer Gilmore

As a child, I remember asking my parents when I was five years old, "How come if you are not Zionists, you…

— Amira Hass

I've been training fighters about 10 years. And I know I get the kids that nobody else is gonna want. I get…

— Ann Wolfe

Nobody can misunderstand a child as much as his own parents.

— Sydney J. Harris

When you feel protective toward your parents, you have become an adult.

— Mason Cooley

Nobody's gonna be a perfect parent, you know? We're all doing the best we can.

— Kendra Wilkinson

Thank God my parents had an abundance of patience.

— Lexa Doig

Being a parent, I'm acutely aware of how hard it is to get good childcare.

— Maya Harris

My parents are pretty good about keeping me humble. They brought me up good.

— Taylor Lautner

A lot of what children's hurt feelings are about is how the parents react.

— Laura Schlessinger

I think every parent was horrified at what happened in Newtown, Conn.

— Ted Cruz