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title: "3 Parent Generation Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Parent Generation quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Parent Generation sayings and thoughts."
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> [I think every parent, every generation has wanted their children to do better and have a higher standard of living. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-mcgraw/i-think-every-parent-every-generation-has-wanted-their-children-to-do/)

[Phil McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-mcgraw/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ec/phil-mcgraw-3416_child_i-think-every-parent-every-generation-ha_330233.jpg)

> [Whether or not you have children yourself, you are a parent to the next generation. If we can only stop thinking of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-sophia-kasl/whether-or-not-you-have-children-yourself-you-are-a-parent-to-the/)

[Charlotte Sophia Kasl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-sophia-kasl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7a/charlotte-sophia-kasl-31279_being-a-parent_whether-or-not-you-have-children-yoursel_732432.jpg)

> [From my parent's generation the idea was not that marriage was about some kind of idealized, romantic love. It was a partnership.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aasif-mandvi/from-my-parent-s-generation-the-idea-was-not-that-marriage-was-about/)

[Aasif Mandvi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aasif-mandvi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/aasif-mandvi-10345_creating_from-my-parent-s-generation-the-idea-was_2399005.png)

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