Parent Quotes · Page 27

Respect the child. Be not too much his parent. Trespass not on his solitude.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Oh no, I can't say anything else until I have a parent or lawyer present.

— Gretchen

The one thing I would hope would go on my tombstone is, 'I made my parents proud.'

— Roger Goodell

My parents wanted me to grow up around horses and open spaces.

— Schuyler Fisk

It has been my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody.

— Spike Lee

There's no greater joy for a parent than to see their child reach their dream

— Anonymous

We first become salesmen as children in the confession booths of our parents.

— Criss Jami

Parents should be able to develop goals about the type of parents they want to be.

— Timothy Carey

My parents had a wonderful marriage, but it was a very dependent relationship. My mother was entirely dependent on my father because…

— Erika Slezak

“I recall that now and I recall everything for what do we have but the past to parent us?”

— Kathleen Driskell

THE MAJORITY of children born into the world tend to inherit the beliefs of their parents, and that to me is one…

— Richard Dawkins

In 1977 we played America and Europe three times, and Japan - my marriage suffered as a result. My then wife took…

— Phil Collins

Life for the unhappy is an endless search for 'the good parent,' one who will truly love him instead of making him…

— Lucy Freeman

Part of being a parent means keeping a smile on your face regardless of how much you may be falling apart inside.

— Anonymous

The love of a parent for their children can not be stopped by walls ,laws,and miles . It will always be present…

— Nishan Panwar

My parents never prevented me from doing anything, but they didn't have the knowledge of the arts that Mrs. Ranger had.

— Paul Smith

Some children are afraid to die because their parents are afraid to die. My own children have come to understand that it's…

— Byron Katie

My parents, last time we went to Ikea, got into a huge fight, almost got divorced. My dad accidentally put his fist…

— Jedediah Bila

I was a loner as a child and happiest at home, launching toy rockets and aeroplanes. When I started causing trouble in…

— Gary Numan

Today, because of President Obama's courage, kids can stay on their parent's plan until they are 26. Insurers cannot kick you off…

— Rahm Emanuel

Teaching children how to be eco-friendly at preschool age is just so obvious and so fantastic. It creates habits that they get…

— Tana Ramsay

There are certain things you learn to do as a parent - using every single part of your body because you're multitasking…

— Amy Ryan

Any parent would have reservations if their kid came home dressed like a skinhead, but mine understood that punk kept me focused…

— Daughn Gibson

Some well-to-do parents may say, "I have a right to have as many children as I want because I can take care…

— Sharon Gannon

[Lennie meets Joe - he works out that she was named after John Lennon] I nod. "Mom was a hippie." This is…

— Jandy Nelson

It's always been a desire of mine to work with my parents, so Wild at Heart was a wish come true. The…

— Laura Dern

A child who's been injured by a parent waits her whole life for some acknowledgment of the wrong that's been done, some…

— Lisa Unger

We no longer just take religious identity from our parents, so what's going on? Why are people going to this series, why…

— Bruce Feiler

This country you're sitting in right now was not built on love, hugs, time-outs and trophies you didn't earn. This country was…

— Christopher Titus

Children are the most amazing thing in the universe, as far as I'm concerned. If you're worrying about how it's going to…

— Alison Gopnik

After you have loss in your life and after you experience something like losing your parents, the greatest gift of that was…

— Dane Cook

I got into dialogue because my parents began taking me to see plays from when I was very young. Too young, often,…

— Aaron Sorkin

What did my parents say when I told them I wanted to be an actor? 'Be a plumber.'

— Samuel West

The trouble with learning to parent on the job is that your child is the teacher.

— Robert Breault

These are thy glorious works, Parent of good!

— John Milton

In the mind of a woman, to give birth to a child is the short cut to omniscience.

— Gelett Burgess

At the very beginning, being a parent did impact how I go about this business.

— Noma Dumezweni

Now that I'm a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.

— Ruby Bridges

Everyone archetypally is a parent to future generations.

— Marianne Williamson

My parents love each other. They work through their problems.

— Brian Austin Green