I was the sort of kid who spent a Sunday afternoon prying little trees out of the foundation of his parents' house.… — Louise Erdrich Copy Share Image
My parents are always supportive of anything their kids do. They point out the pros and cons, but they let you make… — Eleanor Mondale Copy Share Image
Writing should ... be as spontaneous and urgent as a letter to a lover, or a message to a friend who has… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
I want to ask parents, when daughters turn 11 or 14, they keep a tab on their movements. Have these parents ever… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
“TV was like a third parent- a source of ideas and information and impressions. and not such a bad parent- always with… — Bill McKibben Copy Share Image
No election is ever just about one issue, but I care a lot about women's rights and making sure parents have what… — Chrissy Teigen Copy Share Image
I have two sons, ages 23 and 25, and know that parents need to listen more and speak less. Young people today… — Christian Picciolini Copy Share Image
However, as a parent, as a grandparent, as a former educator, I know that these practices alone when we are dealing with… — Bob Filner Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, my parents told me, 'Finish your dinner. People in China and India are starving.' I tell my… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
I was very strict on that point. No devouring classmates." Jeremy rolled his eyes. "Other parents warn their kids not to talk… — Kelley Armstrong Copy Share Image
It has always been my belief that children inherit the suppressed tendencies of their parents. A clergyman's son frequently shows abnormal tastes… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox Copy Share Image
Yes, I am Irish and Indian, which would be the coolest blend in the world if my parents were around to teach… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
I'm very musically inclined. My parents were opera singers. As a young child, I could hear operas and I knew if they… — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
Charters give public school teachers the flexibility to design programs to the individual student needs. They no longer have to go to… — Gary Larson Copy Share Image
If my parents didn't push me and didn't support education, I probably wouldn't be here today… Regardless of whatever they went through… — Anne Sullivan Macy Copy Share Image
Many of the twisted minds and crippled characters in the world were made by careless parents who kept their children away from… — Gilbert Highet Copy Share Image
The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually your parents leave you and nobody is going to go out of their… — Queen Elizabeth II Copy Share Image
I've been making electronic music since I was 12. I was making music as soon as I knew how to make sounds… — Travis Stewart Copy Share Image
For women of my generation, it was the 'juggling act.' Jobs, marriage, children, homes, and aging parents were the balls we added,… — Willow Bay Copy Share Image
It is my fixed conviction that if a parent can give his children a passionate and wholesome devotion to the outdoors, the… — Archibald Rutledge Copy Share Image
The interesting thing now for No Child Left Behind is that there are very few advocates for it; there is no constituency… — Bob Schaffer Copy Share Image
If you are fortunate in life, age and knowledge breed compassion. And as I have gotten older, I came to understand, that… — Ronnie Musgrove Copy Share Image
The more boring a child is, the more the parents, when showing off the child, receive adulation for being good parents —… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
One thing I always want to clear up was the notion that I 'took time off to have a baby.' A lot… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
Not being one to calculate or look ahead, I had not stopped to think, when boys started paying attention to me, that… — Margaret Halsey Copy Share Image
Parents are not the all-knowing, ideal people we would like you to think we are. We've made wrong choices before, and will… — John McCain Copy Share Image
The girls gave their hearts into their mother's keeping-their souls into their father's; and to both parents, who lived and labored so… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
I used read about Dr. King a lot as a kid. Independently, from being assigned it or being told by my parents… — John Legend Copy Share Image
I am a father and I know the feel of being a father, why wouldn't I want my gay friends to also… — Juan Pablo Galavis Copy Share Image
Parents have railed against shelters near schools, but no one has made any connection between the crazed consumerism of our kids and… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Refined policy ever has been the parent of confusion, and ever will be so as long as the world endures. Plain good… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
The best defense against these people is to educate parents and children of the dangers that come along with the Internet and… — Mike Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
I was intent on doing something productive and on being everything my parents taught me to be. Their values were clear: do… — Ruth Simmons Copy Share Image
No matter how much you love your spouse, you won't love them in the same way you do your baby. It's a… — Alyson Hannigan Copy Share Image
My brother and I met several times during that weekend trying to figure out what we were each going to do, and… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
Common standards ensure that every child across the country is getting the best possible education, no matter where a child lives or… — Roy Romer Copy Share Image
Once parents have a clear idea of their important parenting goals, beliefs, and values, they can then think about specific situations and… — Timothy Carey Copy Share Image
Our very lives are dependent, for sustenance, on the sweat and sacrifice of the campesinos. Children of farm workers should be as… — Cesar Chavez Copy Share Image
My father was very strict, a very militant parent, because he wanted us to be very focused kids. He sold the televisions,… — Lizz Wright Copy Share Image
Aunts offer kids an opportunity to try out ideas that don't chime with their parents and they also demonstrate that people can… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
