All over China, parents tell their children to stop complaining and to finish their quadratic equations and trigonometric functions because there are… — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
Knowing the only way out is education, even if you don't have parents that are extraordinarily wealthy. I understand that I have… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
Ledisi means to come here, to bring forth. It’s a Nigerian word and it’s from the Yorubu culture, I believe, and my… — Ledisi Copy Share Image
I think as a parent if you don't understand the perils of social media and what it does to kids, you're neglectful… — Raine Maida Copy Share Image
Now, a lot of people are challenged by the fact that a record number of people in their sixties have living parents,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Ours is the first society in history in which parents expect to learn from their children, rather than the other way around.… — Shana Alexander Copy Share Image
My parents were real classic rock freaks, so I heard a lot of Zeppelin, Stones, Hendrix stuff. Thankfully, they were also into… — Princess Superstar Copy Share Image
The outside world told black kids when I was growing up that we weren't worth anything. But our parents said it wasn't… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
exemplar, n. It's always something we have to negotiate- the face that my parents are happy, and yours have never been. I… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
I'm a big proponent of open adoption, because it allows a relationship between the birth mother and her child so that the… — Kathleen Hanna Copy Share Image
You know how I think they choose people for Gryffindor team?" said Malfoy loudly a few minutes later, as Snape awarded Hufflepuff… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We've now got a group of young people in this country who for all practical purposes are American. They grew up here.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Sometimes [people] say the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. In my case, I am pretty fortunate. [ My kids]'re… — Nikki Sixx Copy Share Image
These are the rules of big business. They have superseded the teachings of our parents and are reducible to a simple maxim:… — Frederic C. Howe Copy Share Image
Our sports [softball] is a game of failure already so my dad always says to parents who he is a pitching coach… — Jennie Finch Copy Share Image
We humans are born egocentric. The sky thunders and children believe that God is mad at them for something they've done -… — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
Like lots of baby boomers, I was brought up on archaic anthropomorphism. Upstanding Christian dogs. Rabbits with family values. Because the ancient… — Peter York Copy Share Image
For example, parents who talk a lot to their children have kids with better language skills, parents who spank have children who… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
When Jesus Christ asked little children to come to him, he didn't say only rich children, or White children, or children with… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
Teenagers these days are out of control. They eat like pigs, they are disrespectful of adults, they interrupt and contradict their parents,… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
In the midst of the affliction He counsels, strengthens confirms, nourishes, and favors us… More over, when we have repented, He instantly… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
With suicide, it's a strange thing in Japanese culture. It's acceptable. My parents would have been devastated if my attempt had been… — Ken Ono Copy Share Image
one of my earliest joys as a parent lay in knowing that at the end of the day I had once again… — Phyllis Grissim-Theroux Copy Share Image
Honestly, we'd probably be great parents. But it's a human being, and unless you think you have excellent skills and have a… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
I guess you could say I devoted myself so strongly to my music that for awhile I forgot about my family. But… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
Role modeling is the most basic responsibility of parents. Parents are handing life's scripts to their children, scripts that in all likelihood… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I think parents need to make sure they have parental controls and not have their credit card linked up to in-app purchases… — Kim Kardashian Copy Share Image
'Big Little Lies' is the story of a school trivia night that goes horrifically wrong, when one parent ends up dead, possibly… — Liane Moriarty Copy Share Image
Love for me is my North Star. It's the highest form of grace. And I love that there's different levels and different… — Ben Harper Copy Share Image
Faithful parents can invite the power of heaven to influence their children. Nevertheless, those children remain agents unto themselves, and the choice… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
There was not a lot of rock n roll in the house. Our parents didnt think it was very groovy, and I… — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
There's an old maxim which is really true for every parent and that is, 'You haven't failed until you quit trying.' I… — Lance B. Wickman Copy Share Image
You've got all these parents who are projecting their pathologies of fear onto their kids and those kids are understandably messed up.… — Steve Almond Copy Share Image
The funniest racism is the racism between minorities. It's something you don't see dramatized, but almost every minority I know who's my… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
Some people say that parents don't matter, and that's not true at all. The irony is that we pay attention to all… — Alison Gopnik Copy Share Image
Follow your heart, and your pleasure in art. Don’t do what you think is going to be making you money, or what… — Wayne White Copy Share Image
By learning to yield to the loving authority... of his parents, a child learns to submit to other forms of authority which… — James Dobson Copy Share Image
I was raised in church by Christian parents and I was baptized when I was 11 years old. But I didn't really… — Lance Berkman Copy Share Image
You'll be a good parent when you're ready to no longer be selfish. Until I was about 35, it was all about… — Lauren Holly Copy Share Image
When a child has a dream and a parent says, "It's not financially feasible; you can't make a living at that; don't… — Esther Hicks Copy Share Image
![“Knowing the only way out is education, even if you don't have parents that are extraordinarily wealthy. I understand that I have to be an active participant in [my daughter's] education in order for her to thrive in the world.” quote by Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/032/viola-davis-1174_active_knowing-the-only-way-out-is-education-ev_1427531.jpg)
![“Sometimes [people] say the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. In my case, I am pretty fortunate. [ My kids]'re pretty balanced, cool kids, going through pretty much the same thing all the other kids go through. There's nothing unique about me as a parent. I am a parent. My kids are kids. We…” quote by Nikki Sixx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac7/nikki-sixx-1436_apples_sometimes-people-say-the-apple-doesn-t-f_510046.png)
![“Our sports [softball] is a game of failure already so my dad always says to parents who he is a pitching coach and he's been my pitching coach since I was 11 years old is if they can be the best kid on the team, let them experience that and then obviously the challenge has to come later on but you…” quote by Jennie Finch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edd/jennie-finch-7329_being-the-best_our-sports-softball-is-a-game-of-failure_3118932.jpg)
