The most important influence on a child is the character of its parents, rather than this or that single event. — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
As far as young kids go, my primary interest is to get parents to read to their kids. That's about the most… — Terry McMillan Copy Share Image
I found two true stories. One was in 2003. One was the beginning of 2004. I decided to meld them. Richard Davis'… — Paul Haggis Copy Share Image
The big problem in the long process of dumbing down the schools is that you can reach a point of no return.… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Caring about the welfare of children and shaming parents are mutually exclusive endeavors. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Growing up, music was an important part of my childhood. I see it being just as important in my children and all… — Ziggy Marley Copy Share Image
When I was 6 I thought that I wanted to be a musician - like a singer-songwriter. That's what I romantically envisioned… — Andrew Garfield Copy Share Image
The Lord has directed, Bring up your children in light and truth. To me, there is no more important human effort. Being… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
Marriage and conjugal love are by their nature ordained toward the procreation and education of children. Children are really the supreme gift… — Pope Paul VI Copy Share Image
Society is a kind of parent to its members. If it, and they, are to thrive, its values must be clear, coherent… — Milton Sapirstein Copy Share Image
I write about kids growing up, I write a lot about schools and parents, and all of my experiences with those things… — Tom Perrotta Copy Share Image
Every single kid in my group of friends at school was from a single-parent family. — Christina Applegate Copy Share Image
My first car was kind of sad. My first car was when my parents had completely worn out their Toyota Corolla that… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
To all those mothers and fathers who are struggling with teen-agers, I say, just be patient: even though it looks like you… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
Escuela Caribe preyed upon parents' fears of secular culture to recruit students. Parents could send their kids to a place where they'd… — Julia Scheeres Copy Share Image
Psychoanalysis has taught that the dead – a dead parent, for example – can be more alive for us, more powerful, more… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Every parent who has ever said a few words over a goldfish in a toilet bowl or felt the numbness of an… — Lori Borgman Copy Share Image
Optimistic parents raise resilient children, but pessimistic parents raise broken offspring. Wherever there is darkness, show your children the light. — Shmuley Boteach Copy Share Image
I've always had a fascination with interior design. As a kid, I used to go to real estate open houses with my… — Jeremiah Brent Copy Share Image
It was the kind of promise a father makes easily and sincerely, knowing at the same time that it will be impossible… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
I wasn't all that attracted to writing originally. I read a great deal. My parents read a great deal. I do know… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
If I had been living through the '80s, I probably would've gotten into a lot more trouble than my parents. — Julianne Hough Copy Share Image
I'm very proud of what my parents achieved and what they stood for. They didn't have much, but in many ways they… — John Major Copy Share Image
“The idea of freedom is complex and it is all-encompassing. It’s the idea that the economy must remain free of government persuasion.… — Elbert Guillory Copy Share Image
Each generation takes a special pleasure in removing the household gods of its parents from their pedestals, and consigning them to the… — William Ralph Inge Copy Share Image
