Parent Quotes · Page 29

Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness.

— Henry Fielding

There is nothing so humbling as being a parent to young children!

— Joe Kennedy III

My parents don't really watch movies at all.

— Teresa Palmer

Parents know how to push your buttons because, hey, they sewed them on

— Camryn Manheim

How many ya'll parents smoke weed? My momma still grows illegal weed in Alabama.

— Yelawolf

No parent would fail to call the doctor if their child developed a fever.

— Kate Middleton

One thing my parents always taught me was to maximize my options.

— Monica Raymund

Coaches build teams, parents build players.

— Charles Piazzi Smyth

If my parents were still alive, they would be very proud. They gave me a good start in life, the values that…

— Alex Ferguson

I like to remind myself, as a parent, that God holds me responsible to, not for, my children!

— Lee Ezell

She knew whose love she doubted. It wasn't her parents' and it wasn't her friends: It was her own.

— Ann Brashares

Decent responsible parents are a royal pain- that's how you know when you have them [such parents].

— Laura Schlessinger

No parent should have to choose between their job and caring for their child, and no person should miss valuable moments with…

— Jaime Harrison

You might as well learn about sex from Motley Crue than your parents because it's a lot more interesting.

— Nikki Sixx

My parents always told me to stay away from trouble. When I moved away from them at a young age, I was…

— David Ortiz

If you're the parent, be a parent. You know what I mean? I'm a parent. I have daughters.

— Eminem

I would expect illegal alien parents to take care of their children. If it means the kids go back home with them,…

— Mo Brooks

The average parent may, for example, plant an artist or fertilize a ballet dancer and end up with a certified public accountant.…

— Ellen Goodman

Let the parent ask "Why?" and the child produce the answer, if he can. After he has turned the matter over in…

— Charlotte Mason

An alcoholic father, poverty, my own juvenile diabetes, the limited English my parents spoke - although my mother has become completely bilingual…

— Sonia Sotomayor

Between the time I was 16 until I was about 20, the books I read were by people like Thomas Mann, James…

— Colm Toibin

...who proved that you don't have to do what your parents want, or what your boyfriend wants, for you to be happy.…

— Jack Gantos

My parents were very traditional Nigerians who wanted doctor, lawyer, teacher [children], but when I actually had a dream and I presented…

— Chukwudi Iwuji

But why people need privacy? Why privacy is important? In China, every family live together, grandparents, parents, daughter, son and their relatives…

— Xiaolu Guo

Perhaps my children will one day pledge their loyalty to the Republican Party. Or perhaps they'll dismiss my liberalism as mild pap,…

— Ayelet Waldman

but it wasn't just about my feelings. The more I got to know you, the more I was certain that you'd do…

— Nicholas Sparks

My parents had a sidewalk cafe: every Sunday there was an accordion player and apparently I went through the motions, squeezing a…

— Toots Thielemans

My grandmother did not come to see me till a month after my birth. I was born seven years after my only…

— Saina Nehwal

“When a child dies, a parent loses a part of themselves,” he said. “Your whole world ceases to exist and you’re nothing…

— Nicole Williams

The underdog is a person that's at-risk, a person that has a lot of big trials you have to overcome. I mean…

— Chris Harris, Jr

Regular reading of and talking about the Book of Mormon invite the power to resist temptation and to produce feelings of love…

— David A. Bednar

I'm not one of those who say this is the way. I'm not that opinionated. I can only say this is my…

— Marva Collins

Neither of my parents has been very sensitive about my writing.

— Robert Morgan

You have to separate yourself from your parents. You do. In order to find yourself.

— Patti Davis

My parents have been with me every step of the way.

— Haley Reinhart

the sins of children rise up in judgment against their parents.

— Lady Caroline Lamb

If I manage to get seven hours' sleep, I'm a pretty good parent.

— Ed Stoppard

My parents only had one argument in 45 years. It lasted 43 years.

— Cathy Ladman

Behind every naughty child there's a very strict parent

— Anicca

Each child should be more intelligent than his parents.

— Clarence Darrow