I've given her bragging rights. That's something my mum's definitely big on, like any African parent. Like any parent. — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
And I not only inherited an aversion to the nine-to-five routine, but the sense from my parents that being bored and boring… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I'm a military kid, both parents in the military - Mom did 12 years, Dad did 21, served in two wars. So… — Robert Griffin III Copy Share Image
No matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents were poor, but honest. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
As a parent I know how challenging it can be to identify the right books and how rewarding it can be when… — Tom Fletcher Copy Share Image
Children accept their world as the world. I grew up like kids that I went to school with. Their parents were either… — Jennifer Jason Leigh Copy Share Image
Being an England supporter is like being the over-optimistic parents of the fat kid on sports day. — John Bishop Copy Share Image
I have been a parent since I was 25. That's a large chunk of my adult life. Mother or father, it transforms… — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
Our parents will maybe sometimes when they are upset with us and we have been troublesome say something like "Mommy really doesn't… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
When I became a parent and hit my thirties, I got my hands on an acoustic guitar. I started writing quiet, simple… — Withered Hand Copy Share Image
The majority of parents are poor psychologists and give their children the most questionable moral trainings. It is perhaps in this domain… — Jean Piaget Copy Share Image
I know people who are twice as creative as I am, twice as smart, but they didn't do anything because they feared… — Queen Latifah Copy Share Image
Studies show that children of divorced parents can have outcomes as positive as those coming from intact homes, provided the father remains… — Larry Elder Copy Share Image
Obviously, you want to teach your child between right and wrong, respect and being kind to others, whether it's their sisters or… — Eli Manning Copy Share Image
Five shall go west to the goddess in chains, One shall be lost in the land without rain, The bane of Olympus… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
After I graduated from high school, one of the former workers on our farm asked if I would be willing to join… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
When I was 11 years old and I was on a road trip with my family. I turned to my dad and… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
One day when I was fourteen, I told Charlie that I hated Mother. “Don’t hate her, Jo,” he told me. “Feel sorry… — Ruta Sepetys Copy Share Image
My parents told me they were going to kill me at least a thousand times growing up. "I'm gonna kill you," and… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
When a significant other - a spouse, a parent or someone you're close to - is dying, it forces you to think… — Jane Fonda Copy Share Image
“That’s how Hunter law works. Max was my maker, so his stuff is my stuff.” Daniel smirked. “I’m your maker, so my… — Stefanie J. Pristavu Copy Share Image
No, no, it's not all random, if it really was all random, the universe would abandon us completely. and the universe doesn't.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Howard Zinn helped us desegregate Atlanta. That was moving because he took a lot of abuse for that. He and Staughton Lynd,… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Living in a place like Pakistan, very often you meet people who are migrating abroad. And sometimes you'll ask their parents, you… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
My mother was adored by her family and by the scores of children she took care of and their parents, all of… — Judy Woodruff Copy Share Image
If you were mean to your parents, they'd give you a good belt in the gob and send you flying across the… — Frank McCourt Copy Share Image
The only person I can count on is myself. It's up to me to create the life I want. I can't blame… — Susane Colasanti Copy Share Image
To me, rock music was never meant to be safe. I think there needs to be an element of intrigue, mystery, subversiveness.… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
Progress! Progress through everybody dying and their kids eventually not caring who their parents hated! — Ryan North Copy Share Image
Every parent, no matter how cultured or sophisticated, will one day succumb to a child's pleas to visit Walt Disney World Resort. — Simon Van Booy Copy Share Image
But wasn't there some sort of rule that said parents had to be smarter than their kids? It didn't seem fair. — Ruta Sepetys Copy Share Image
Inflation is the parent of unemployment and the unseen robber of those who have saved. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I’ve met kids who haven’t had the best of parents but because they had something in them, or they had somebody at… — Common Copy Share Image
My worst moments as a parent have been much like my greatest moments as a parent: the product of complete and perfect… — Brad Meltzer Copy Share Image
I don't think there's anything more important than making peace before it's too late. And it almost always falls to the child… — Jane Fonda Copy Share Image
My parents have basically just taught me the rules of the stage and everything since I was eight. — Haley Reinhart Copy Share Image
I think that if you become a parent, you stop being a child, and your position in relation to your parents changes. — Robert Smith Copy Share Image
Relations between parents and children and siblings and mates. This is not external. We can't separate them. — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while. Your children need… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
You grow up to become living proof of your parents' limitations. Their less-than masterpiece. — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
