You become a parent when you have a baby, no matter how you get there. — Karen Duffy Copy Share Image
Be sure to lie to your kids about the benevolent, all-seeing Santa Claus. It will prepare them for an adulthood of believing… — Scott Dikkers Copy Share Image
We have never invested as much in public education as we should have because we've always had a private notion of children.… — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
Part of my growing up was always trying to make my parents proud and always trying to keep them happy. I think… — Jeff Garcia Copy Share Image
I remember when I was prosecutor we had truancy and curfew issues and we made a refrigerator magnet, and that was hot… — Amy Klobuchar Copy Share Image
Growing up, I didn't know about families who were missing a father, because there weren't any in our neighborhood. Today over a… — Timothy J. Russert Copy Share Image
I made a supreme effort not to do that thing that parents do, which is to bore people without children to death… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I think all kids think their parents are strict. My parents aren't superstrict, but they seem to be stricter than most. But… — Cody Linley Copy Share Image
Moral values have been thrown out the window. Christianity is out the window. And that's wrong. Parents should be at home, teaching… — Albert Belle Copy Share Image
When I was five my parents bought me a ukulele for Christmas. I quickly learned how to play it with my father's… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
When you grow up and have children of your own, do please remember something important: A stodgy parent is not fun at… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
I've never really thought in terms of taboos. I think that books can really help parents and kids talk together about difficult… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
And if I may, call your mom, everybody. I've told this [to], like, a billion people, or so. Call your mom, call… — J.K. Simmons Copy Share Image
There are two facts that all children need to disprove sooner or later; mother and father. If you go on believing in… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
There does seem to be a higher educational level in parents of autistic youngsters, and I guess that's something that we need… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
My dad's cool with that kind of stuff. He always wanted me to do my best. I'm quite dyslexic in school. My… — Georgia May Jagger Copy Share Image
As a parent, the responsible thing to do - if you love your child - is to vaccinate your child. — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
These were our bedtime stories. Tales that haunted our parents and made them laugh at the same time. We never understood them… — Edwidge Danticat Copy Share Image
Parents' tolerance of violence is so different to their tolerance of sexuality. If violence is involved in the sexuality it's somehow perceived… — Ryan Gosling Copy Share Image
The charity that begins at home cannot rest there but draws one inexorably over the threshold and off the porch and down… — Nancy Mairs Copy Share Image
Every homeless puppy and kitten was born to parents who weren't spayed or neutered. I'm proud to support PETA's work to prevent… — Kevin Nealon Copy Share Image
Your birth was no mistake or mishap, and your life is no fluke of nature. Your parents may not have planned you,… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
I think people have had the understanding for many years that whatever happens with the separation of parents, that the kids automatically… — Dwyane Wade Copy Share Image