I'm always fascinated by the theme of children who parent the adults. — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
The portrait of my parents is a complicated one, but lovingly drawn. — Joyce Maynard Copy Share Image
You want to give him the book of his own life, the book that will locate him, parent him, arm him for… — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
What we forgot as children is that our parents are children, also. The child in them has not been satisfied or met… — Edna O'Brien Copy Share Image
we all grow up thinking our parents found us under cabbage leaves and that sex didn't exist before our personal coming-of-age. — Mary Jo Putney Copy Share Image
I think the '70s are always inspiring to me. I was born then, so I have a lot of memories about how… — Frida Giannini Copy Share Image
I must admit, even though I'm the product of two Jewish parents, I think the Irish temper got in there somewhere, so… — Harvey Weinstein Copy Share Image
My parents had always been so careful with me, until the day they decided I needed to die. — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Let's not ask whether the parents are gay or heterosexual. The important thing is who the best parents are in each individual… — Jens Spahn Copy Share Image
When you're a parent, then you still have to commit to this concept of, "Okay, I'm basically out of action now for… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
I think it's a mother's dream come true to see it work out that way. Not just the mother, but certainly parents,… — Erika Slezak Copy Share Image
I love carrot cake - that's probably my favorite - and I'm obsessed with peanut butter. I eat anything with peanut butter… — Jacquelyn Jablonski Copy Share Image
It just seemed too weird to me. I don't know, maybe they were smoking a joint in the car downstairs from their… — Marc Jacobs Copy Share Image
I don't think I made a conscious decision as a career choice. From my school days I had decided, persuaded by my… — Lee Kuan Yew Copy Share Image
'The Simpsons' was about children and married parents; 'Futurama' is about people in between; they're growing up and haven't settled down. Every… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
I think outdoors has been my second home. My parents wouldn't be like, "Go and do a puzzle," they'd be like, "Hey,… — Serinda Swan Copy Share Image
I drummed in some rock bands. I asked for a drum kit when I was 15 and my parents were kind enough… — Miles Teller Copy Share Image
Children leave... and parents stay behind. Still, some things are deeper than time and distance. And your father will always be your… — Fred Savage Copy Share Image
This is my year of transition from what I'm calling the second phase of my life to the third phase of my… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
All boys and girls should have the opportunity to receive a high-quality education, no matter what part of the country they live… — Michelle Bachelet Copy Share Image
I think being raised within a Mexican Catholic family made magical realism a very natural part of who I am as a… — Daniel Olivas Copy Share Image
Adolescence is a time when children are supposed to move away from parents who are holding firm and protective behind them. When… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
I would say basically the commonplace observation that kids aren't going to earn as much as their parents is now is a… — Raj Chetty Copy Share Image
This is what happens: somebody—girl usually—got a free spirit, doesn't get on too good with her parents. These kids, they're like tied-down… — John Green Copy Share Image
My parents' deportation gave me so much strength to keep on moving forward, because any type of failure - whether in school… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
Warsan means "good news" and Shire means "to gather in one place". My parents named me after my father's mother, my grandmother.… — Warsan Shire Copy Share Image
