Parent Quotes · Page 55

Now that I'm a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.

— Ruby Bridges

Everyone archetypally is a parent to future generations.

— Marianne Williamson

At the very beginning, being a parent did impact how I go about this business.

— Noma Dumezweni

“An obedient child learns from the example of an obedient parent.”

— Jim George

I always wanted to be a juvenile delinquent but my parents wouldn't let me.

— John Waters

There are ways of being abandoned even when your parents are right there.

— Louise Erdrich

No parent teaches bad behavior to their children.

— Innah Delos Angeles

My father was 40 when he had me, so he was more a grandparent than a parent.

— Karan Johar

“The parent must always self-parent first, self-preach before child-teach, because who can bring peace unless they’ve held their own peace?”

— Ann Voskamp

The Parent Trap wouldn't have been as special without the remarkable performances by Hayley Mills.

— Maureen O'Hara

When children have grieving parents it's also common for them to feel an obligation to cheer them up and make them happy.

— Simon Callow

Ever since I can remember feeling love for my parents, I've been frightened of losing them.

— Julia Sawalha

Who knows what kind of life I might have had had I not been fortunate enough to have the parents I've had.

— James MacArthur

Being a parent means treasuring every moment. Also you will never be able to go to the bathroom alone again.

— Anonymous

I basically had the same body when I was 14 and that was weird. But I think I had really good parents.…

— Emily Ratajkowski

I don't think people understand what being a parent means, you have to put your kid before everything including yourself

— Anonymous

You can come from a family of actors, and sometimes there have been families that grow you up as an actor, but…

— Violante Placido

As soon as I graduated from high school I was off to the biggest college my parents could afford, Colorado University at…

— Susan Schneider

Once your kid reaches middle school, parents are really supposed to fade out of the social picture. Kids are supposed to make…

— Anonymous

I think a lot of parents are afraid to express certain emotions about children who are different, because they think that it's…

— Buzz Bissinger

I played softball and basketball growing up. I really wanted to play football but both parents said no. I was mad for…

— Jordin Sparks

My young love said to me,'My brothers won't mind, And my parents won't slight you for your lack of kind.' Then she…

— Padraic Colum

Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning…

— Bill Gates

My parents never pushed me to be an actress. You can come from a family of actors, and sometimes there have been…

— Violante Placido

My schooling was very conservative. I went to Trinity School, and then to the Hill School, which is a boarding school, then…

— Oliver Stone

The system has a way of convincing people that because they live in the USA they are better off than all other…

— Michael Yates

When I was 13 I told my dad I'd rather kill myself than do an ordinary job. He vaguely muttered something about…

— Noel Fielding

We never really are the adults we pretend to be. We wear the mask and perhaps the clothes and posture of grown-ups,…

— Frank Pittman

Although a science fair can seem like a big "pain" it can help you understand important scientific principles, such as Newton's First…

— Dave Barry

And if I may, call your mom, everybody. I've told this [to], like, a billion people, or so. Call your mom, call…

— J.K. Simmons

Being a parent is a huge part of who I am, and of course I share that with other women. I'm not…

— Elle Macpherson

When you parent, it's crucial you realize you aren't raising a mini-me, but a spirit throbbing with its own signature. For this…

— Shefali Tsabary

The hardest part about rollerblading is telling your parents you're gay.

— Aziz Ansari

Oh no, I can't say anything else until I have a parent or lawyer present.

— Gretchen

The one thing I would hope would go on my tombstone is, 'I made my parents proud.'

— Roger Goodell

My parents wanted me to grow up around horses and open spaces.

— Schuyler Fisk

I'm the luckiest guy in the world to be my parents' son.

— Joe Buck

Respect the child. Be not too much his parent. Trespass not on his solitude.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I think every person's parents teach them a lot and also mess them up royally.

— Penn Dayton Badgley

“The children have to save themselves these days because the parents have no clue.”

— Richard Kelly