Branne's [Pavlovic] parents wanted him to become a taxi driver, but he became a stand-up comedian instead. So they died of shame. — Aron Flam Copy Share Image
My parents are highly evolved worriers. ... If worrying were an Olympic sport, my parents' faces would have graced the Wheaties box… — Firoozeh Dumas Copy Share Image
When you're a parent, you're just like, God, I hope they like me when they grow up. I hope that I did… — Gwen Stefani Copy Share Image
Over 90 percent of parents in Puerto Rico want their children to be totally fluent in English. — Luis Fortuno Copy Share Image
It's nice to see the young ones 7, 8, 9 years old. It seems like they know you through their parents. — Guy Lafleur Copy Share Image
I want my world to be fun. No parents, no rules, no nothing. Like, no one can stop me. No one can… — Justin Bieber Copy Share Image
There are some parents who have really done it right and told their kid, 'You know, we have this dough, none of… — Robert Downey, Jr Copy Share Image
I had the wonderful benefit of growing up with parents that not only encouraged me to follow my dreams, but supported my… — Jason Graves Copy Share Image
I was just trying to fit in to the stereotype American dream, exactly what my parents and everyone expected of me, i… — Christophe Beck Copy Share Image
I come from a broken home. My parents split up when I was nine. Everyone gave me a good wallop. But I… — Len Goodman Copy Share Image
My parents grew up in poor families where little English was spoken, they both went to college and became teachers. They believed… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
I believe that everyone is the keeper of a dream – and by tuning into one another’s secret hopes, we can become… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
Parents teach children discipline for two different, indeed diametrically opposed, reasons: to render the child submissive to them and to make him… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You should not pick an occupation because your think your parents want you to do it, or because you think it's the… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
I still get angry when older people assume that everyone in my generation, screws around. They're probably the same ones who think… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
It is true that my parents were worried because I began to speak fairly late, so that they even consulted a doctor.… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
It is misleading to discuss recent changes in family life without emphasizing the fact that for generations some Americans have had to… — Kenneth Keniston Copy Share Image
I am reminded that no matter how hard you try, you can never be more than twelve years old with your parents.… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
I catch myself thinking 'Thank God For This' out of habit, and then I understand what he's so concerned about. What if… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“Other people look at me and think: That poor woman; she has a child with a disability. But all I see when… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
If you are a parent, if you are an educator, there are very many good and powerful reasons to take children onto… — Jim Carroll Copy Share Image
“My Dad did nothing to elevate himself, for selflessness was a trait within himself that compelled him to live outside of himself.… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
The way that I feel about my Jewish identity has been really radically changed by events in life. Like, becoming a writer… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
Was it the act of giving birth that made you a mother? Did you lose that label when you relinquished your child?… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“There's no single effort more radical in it's potential for saving the world than a transformation of the way we raise our… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
Cindy and I are adoptive parents. We know what a treasure and joy it is to have an adopted child in our… — John McCain Copy Share Image
There are occasions when I've had beef, but I generally tend to avoid it, as a nod towards my parents' culture. — Sanjeev Bhaskar Copy Share Image
Raising awareness about the Deaf culture is a huge cause that I advocate. Because both of my parents are deaf, I am… — Grace Gealey Copy Share Image
My wife and I are parents to a 4 year old and a 2 year old. It's really important for me to… — Eric Benet Copy Share Image
I'm a single parent and it just wouldn't have been possible for me to carry on in 'Primeval' once filming of the… — Laila Rouass Copy Share Image
Everybody always tells you what an awesome and unique experience being a parent is. Words can never do the feeling justice. — Eric Church Copy Share Image
The good parent: someone who doesn't mind, for a time, being hated by their children. — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
The parent who could see his boy as he really is, would shake his head and say: 'Willie is no good; I'll… — Stephen Leacock Copy Share Image
Mama and Papa are more to blame (for delinquency) than the kids; parents should stay home and raise their children and spend… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Calculus is one course you can come with to your parents and say, I am dropping it. And they'll understand. — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
To implant fear in the minds of children is a crime. If parents try to rule the child by fear, then fear… — E. Stanley Jones Copy Share Image
I was missing the opportunity to see my friends' children grow up, to have my son go to his friends' homes and… — Karen Hughes Copy Share Image
Teachers are everything. I mean, you're a poor kid from the ghetto, your parents are busy working 24/7, working like a Mexican. — John Leguizamo Copy Share Image
My parents went through hell and back. They came to America with suitcases and a family of seven and $250, and that's it. — Mila Kunis Copy Share Image
I think you really have to become a parent to understand what you will endure to be there for your kids. — Dwyane Wade Copy Share Image