One of the things that my parents have taught me is never listen to other people's expectations. You should live your own… — Tiger Woods Copy Share Image
My mom. She really encouraged me. That's the trouble with education: Unless you have a really supportive parent, you get left behind. — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
As people, [my parents were] very colorful, very talkative, passionate, they really loved each other. But that also meant heated, it meant… — David O. Russell Copy Share Image
It’s a good thing my parents named me Jon because that’s what everyone calls me. — Jon Foreman Copy Share Image
I worry about people who get born nowadays, because they get born into such tiny families--sometimes into no family at all. When… — Russell Baker Copy Share Image
The source of most human violence and suffering has been a hidden children's holocaust throughout history, whereby billions of innocent human beings… — Lloyd deMause Copy Share Image
With my first pay cheque I sent my parents to Jamaica, so they actually got passports! They're pretty grounded; it wasn't until… — Brooklyn Decker Copy Share Image
“Don't harness a child's imagination, encourage it so it knows no bounds!” — K. Lamb Copy Share Image
As every parent knows, children go through an adolescent growth spurt, during which they put on inches at an alarming rate. Humans… — Richard Leakey Copy Share Image
The thing that experts agree on is that although divorce is difficult and stressful for kids no matter what, the real harm… — Emily Doskow Copy Share Image
Dreamland Studios then was my bedroom at my parents' house, mostly [starring] people who were in my high school. They look straight… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I work very regular hours, roughly 9 to 5:30. I think I have it much easier than a lot of parents. I… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
Part of why you love your parents is because they loved you first. Brands need to do that. — Gary Vaynerchuk Copy Share Image
Nobody is excused from the excellence trend. Babies are not excused. Starting right after they get out of the womb, modern babies… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
My parents through to my grandparents have seen and experienced all shades of life, the good and the bad, and they always… — Hrithik Roshan Copy Share Image
Hot dogs always seem better out than at home; so do French-fried potatoes; so do your children. — Mignon McLaughlin Copy Share Image
My parents never condescended to me. As a child, I always sat at the head of our dinner table. I was always… — Claire Danes Copy Share Image
The system isn't working when 12 million people live in hiding, and hundreds of thousands cross our borders illegally each year; when… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My children grew up with one Western parent. My husband doesn't believe in raising his voice with the kids and we don't… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
I'm always willing to work that little bit harder to achieve what I need to achieve because I feel like it's a… — Noel Clarke Copy Share Image
Love and spiritual values received from parents are the strongest assets for a child to face the various trials of adulthood. — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
Among irrational animals the love of the offspring and of the parents for each other is extraordinary because God, who created them,… — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
Parenthood is a great equalizer. It doesn't matter how famous you are - once you become a parent, you are just like… — Terri Irwin Copy Share Image
It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. I think the best way for children to… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image