My parents dreaded the fact that I was changing my life to do this, but I just kept doing it. — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
Let this sad tale of death never be told without a tear: let every parent tell the shameful story to his listening… — John Hancock Copy Share Image
As a member of Congress, and a parent, I understand the importance of ensuring that families are able to provide a meaningful… — Jon Porter Copy Share Image
My parents are the last of the middle class. My father worked for the government designing sea mines. My mother was a… — Lewis Black Copy Share Image
A "snapshot" feature in USA Today listed the five greatest concerns parents and teachers had about children in the '50s: talking out… — Mary Blakely Copy Share Image
They should ask their parents if it would be all right for their son or daughter to marry a Negro. — Jesse Helms Copy Share Image
Teaching my kids to give back is an essential part of parenting. It's not something that's optional. Compassion is one of the… — Kate Snow Copy Share Image
My parents are really conservative. My dad is Muslim, and my mom is the most conservative woman you've ever met. They're very… — SZA Copy Share Image
When family relations are no longer harmonious, we have filial children and devoted parents. — R. D. Laing Copy Share Image
My parents say that I was singing before I could talk. I personally remember specific moments at three or four when music… — Tori Kelly Copy Share Image
What connects me so strongly to Israel is the fact that I'm second generation. My parents said, "We have a place where… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
The wide world was changing, and she wanted a different place in it. Not just wanted, but felt she deserved. If the… — James Robertson Copy Share Image
If there is anyone dependent on your income - parents, children, relatives - you need life insurance. — Suze Orman Copy Share Image
The victory always has a lot of parents but the defeat is always an orphan. — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
Ambition is a gilded misery, a secret poison, a hidden plague, the engineer of deceit, the mother of hypocrisy, the parent of… — Thomas Brooks Copy Share Image
Religion provides the only story that is fundamentally consoling in the face of the worst possible experiences - the death of a… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
When I am grappling with ideas which are radical enough to upset grown-ups, then I am likely to put these ideas into… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
India's sex ratio is 1000 boys for 940 girls. Who creates this disparity? It isn't God. Don't fill your coffers by sacrificing… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
It's very hard to describe to people sometimes the way I grew up, because it wasn't like my parents were irresponsible. They… — Courtney Love Copy Share Image
Compassion is an emotion of which we ought never to be ashamed. Graceful, particularly in youth, is the tear of sympathy, and… — Hugh Blair Copy Share Image
People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors. They may not be old… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White is remarkable for its truth-telling about two important issues concerning Alabama's past and present: the… — Sena Jeter Naslund Copy Share Image
When I was young I was very close to my parents. I never liked staying at my mates' houses, I always wanted… — Gregg Sulkin Copy Share Image
We do not choose to be born. We do not choose our parents, or the country of our birth. We do not,… — Joseph Epstein Copy Share Image
Westerners often laud their children as 'talented' or 'gifted', while Asian parents highlight the importance of hard work. And in fact, research… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
