Parent Quotes · Page 40

Maturity is doing whatever you want, even if your parents want the same thing.

— Werner Erhard

I was born in 1954. My parents were brought up in the war years, and life was hard.

— Annie Lennox

Growing up, my parents were my heroes, in the way they conducted their lives.

— Chris Hemsworth

No matter what the delusions are, parents do not really know their children

— Manu Joseph

Our parents got to be kids. Now it's our turn.

— Mary-Kate Olsen

“Bless your mum, who carried you for nine months in her womb.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Every parent is a teacher... But not all parents teach.

— Anthony D. Williams

My theory about Jack is that he's not a very good parent.

— Victor Garber

The circumstances, including my body and my parents, whom I may curse, are my soul's own choice and I do not understand…

— James Hillman

My main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. You know, if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon.

— Barack Obama

Being a parent means that everything in your house has been used as a toilet at least once...

— Anonymous

You know, more children die under the age of five when the parents are not educated.

— Angelina Jolie

I think I was born because my parents had two boys and wanted to give it one more go and try for…

— Alex Borstein

I'm obviously an American citizen. My parents are American citizens. But I'm not looked at as an American.

— Ana Castillo

A lunch date is more fun than a dinner date; you're not tired. It's a secret that not a lot of other…

— Jessica Capshaw

My parents are from the former Soviet Union, from Ukraine, and I grew up wanting to be a professional hockey player.

— Gabe Polsky

I want to say that nobody accuses their parents of abusing them without justification to do that. I didn't just make it…

— Roseanne Barr

My parents banned nothing, though the Christian fundamentalists in my tribe held book-and-record burnings every now and again. So, yes, fundamentalist assholes…

— Sherman Alexie

Whoever the kid had been, whoever had had the grand attitude, has finally heeded the admonishment of parents, teachers, governments, religions, and…

— William Saroyan

My parents were supportive. But they were scared. We were undocumented. We came to the U.S. on a tourist visa and overstayed.…

— Carlo Alban

One thing, parents: you need to realize is you've got to stop letting artists raise your kids. You're the parent. Why don't…

— Tionne Watkins

Part of the American ethos is that you want to leave something better for your kids than you had and I know…

— Matt Damon

Hardly had the glow been kindled by some good deed on your part or by some little triumph over your rivals or…

— Samuel Beckett

It's so hard [to be parent] and no matter how old you get and how experienced you get you're always scared you're…

— Pat Benatar

Well,” said the frog, “what are you going to do about it?” “Marrying Therandil? I don’t know. I’ve tried talking to my…

— Patricia C. Wrede

Think long and hard about the way you invest your children's time. Time is treasure. And where your time investment is, there…

— Anonymous

It's been the greatest gift that I've been given. Because no matter how much my parents have asked me to be more…

— Mila Kunis

Personal credibility has everything to do with how others perceive us and how we perceive ourselves. Sandy Allgeier’s book teaches the all-important…

— Michele Borba

I want here to make three suggestions: first, that the doubts the ordinary man feels about religion are justified, and need not…

— Margaret E. Knight

I had an upbringing in which I was allowed to be free and use my mind. My parents only helped me to…

— Juliette Lewis

Student loan debt is crushing young people. And so they're not doing the things we would expect them to do. They're not…

— Elizabeth Warren

People say my films are dark. But like lightness, darkness stems from a reflection of the world. The thing is, I get…

— David Lynch

There is no substitute for your impassioned prayers on behalf of your children

— Jim George

When you become a parent, it's not all about you anymore.

— Carre Otis

I felt both parents at my side no matter what I did.

— Mike Lowell

My own parents loved each other very much.

— Jilly Cooper

It's true that I've never had a burning desire to rebel against my parents.

— Taylor Swift

It always seemed to be a constant that my parents were political.

— Alexei Sayle

Parents need to nourish spiritual values in their children from a very young age.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Everyone has that one parent that spoils them more.

— Unkown