I live in southern Appalachia, so I'm surrounded by people who work very hard for barely a living wage. It's particularly painful… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
My parents were not musical, but my mom just really wanted my brother and I to learn music as well as practice… — Olivia Merilahti Copy Share Image
Was it the act of giving birth that made you a mother? Did you lose that label when you relinquished your child?… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
I grew up in a town where there were no adults over forty who weren't somebody's parents. It was, unfortunately, the kind… — Meghan Daum Copy Share Image
My parents were screenwriters, and they had four daughters and we all write. So that's amazing. Talk about powerful parents. My mother… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
The trouble with most problem-solving books for parents is that they start with the idea that the child has a problem. Then… — Polly Berrien Berends Copy Share Image
The minute I landed back in Alaska, it was back to hip boots and fish guts. This cultural flipping wasn't easy -… — Leigh Newman Copy Share Image
When I was 16, I got 'Jamon, Jamon.' Of course, I had to lie about my age. And I had to lie… — Penelope Cruz Copy Share Image
There’s a belief now that the problem with our schools is parents, that if we just had better parents we would have… — Michelle Rhee Copy Share Image
My parents wanted me to be a doctor, and they weren't very happy at the idea of me choosing acting as a… — Caterina Murino Copy Share Image
Young women know that something is off; they know that the world is a messed-up place. They know that the world is… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I'm soooooo telling." Puck stood behind her. "You two disobeyed your parents! I'm both shocked and really impressed. — Michael Buckley Copy Share Image
When Marlee [Matlin] won her Oscar, she said, "and I just want to thank my parents." When I was saying those words… — Jack Jason Copy Share Image
There is a good deal of excellent research on child's play. It has shown conclusively that through play, with the freedom of… — Leo Buscaglia Copy Share Image
I distinctly remember watching Daniel Day Lewis in My Left Foot, and my parents were discussing the fact that hes an actor.… — Dominique McElligott Copy Share Image
There is no substitute for your impassioned prayers on behalf of your children — Jim George Copy Share Image
A grandparent will tell you, "Have fun!" and a parent will tell you, "Be safe, do a good job, make me proud."… — Diane Lane Copy Share Image
Our contemporary society is experimenting with the diminishment of caregivers for children. Some children are raised through crucial stages of life by… — Michael Gurian Copy Share Image
For decades, parents were told by so-called parenting 'experts' that offspring would be best raised on the belief each is special and… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
My parents separated when I was eight. I grew up with my mom alone. — Julian Casablancas Copy Share Image
If our society were truly to appreciate the significance of children's emotional ties throughout the first years of life, it would no… — Stanley Greenspan Copy Share Image
Inflation is the parent of unemployment and the unseen robber of those who have saved. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It's very irresponsible as a parent to follow Tipper Gore or the Religious Right's advice and just take the offending CD or… — Jello Biafra Copy Share Image
On the day I was signed, Mr. Finley, the owner of the Athletics at that time came up to me and said,… — Catfish Hunter Copy Share Image
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