Parent Quotes · Page 54

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

I don't think it negates your skills as a parent if you're homosexual.

— Rosie O'Donnell

I don't believe in nepotism. I don't much like the idea of parents who interfere.

— Anthony Hopkins

When a parent has two children, it is difficult to pick one favourite.

— Frank Rijkaard

You will always be your child's favorite toy.

— Vicki Lansky

A lot of things in 'Parents' I find very truthful.

— Sally Phillips

Anxiety in the parent creates anxiety in the kid.

— Steven Rinella

To grow up is to stop putting blame on parents

— Maya Angelou

Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.

— Dogen

For every teenager I know, having a phone is a mixed blessing, because your parents can press a button and figure out…

— Daniel Handler

...Bear true witness, even if it be against yourselves, your parents or your family.

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

It is not my fault that my parents own the world's largest collection of black Santas.

— John Green

To be perfectly frank, there is an odd place after losing a child, where you think somehow your life is worth less.

— Elizabeth Edwards

As someone who has lived the nightmare of losing a child, I know that the enormous hole left behind remains forever.

— Ann Hood

And have your mother put my head on a stake? Do you have any notion what that would do to my handsome…

— Catherine Gilbert Murdock

Parenthood is the passing of a baton, followed by a lifelong disagreement as to who dropped it.

— Robert Breault

It was terrifying when Aaron Sorkin announced that he was leaving West Wing, he and Tommy Schlamme. We felt like our parents…

— Allison Janney

These were our bedtime stories. Tales that haunted our parents and made them laugh at the same time. We never understood them…

— Edwidge Danticat

Growing up in the fifties and sixties, I can only remember knowing one child, ever, whose parents got a divorce, and hardly…

— Joyce Maynard

You know, I had my mother and my father convincing me that he would be going back to Hollywood and he'd be…

— Priscilla Presley

Always obey your parents. When they are present. This is the best policy in the long run. Because if you don't, they…

— Mark Twain

Obviously, I feel a great sense of responsibility being a good parent and raising my children. I don't take that job very…

— Madonna Ciccone

I don't think that I could have survived in my family without a naughty sense of humor; yeah, absolutely. I think my…

— Rachael MacFarlane

No child should be raised in a system. A system isn't a parent. Even the system knows this, which is why the…

— Rhea Perlman

To be honest, I've always had far too much freedom. I had a job when I was 10. I started living on…

— Emma Watson

Then, finally, the third year, begging the parents, I got the Superman Halloween costume. Cardboard box, self-made top, mask included. Remember the…

— Jerry Seinfeld

How many times have I wondered if it is really possible to forge links with a mass of people when one has…

— Antonio Gramsci

I think skateboarding is better now in terms of the amount of facilities and the amount of support young skaters have -…

— Tony Hawk

As you climb the mountains of life, stay on the path of virtue. There will be others to help you- your parents,…

— Elaine S. Dalton

Family values represent the core values and guidelines that parents and family members hold in high regard for the well-being of the…

— Doc Childre

I was blessed. I had a great childhood and great parents that loved music and family. I moved from England when I…

— Bo Bice

It was part of a financial situation. I could only afford records in thrift stores. Then you could find wonderful things, but…

— Christian Marclay

My parents instilled a very strong work ethic in me from a young age, fortunately.

— Matthew Gray Gubler

Children are our second chance to have a great parent-child relationship.

— Laura Schlessinger

My parents think I'm better under pressure.

— Tori Amos

You can't be a legend in your parent's basement.

— Joe Walsh

I was born Muslim, my parents are Muslim, I am Bosnian. I cannot be anything else.

— Adnan

Losing a parent really makes you grow up fast.

— Anonymous

So many young people I know have lost one of their parents, life is so unfair.

— Anonymous

If you're a good parent, see the changes that are happening in your kids.

— Keith Emerson