My mom was really vigorous about making sure that we saw things and that we questioned things. Education was so important to… — Jennifer Garner Copy Share Image
It's hard losing a parent, especially dad because he was always behind me. It was his dream and my dream for me… — Riyad Mahrez Copy Share Image
My roots are Scottish. My dad's parents are from Scotland, and my mum's dad is Scots. — Katharine Isabelle Copy Share Image
I'm lucky; my parents have never said to me, "You're a kid, so you just don't know." They say, "How can we… — Yara Shahidi Copy Share Image
I lost my dad when I was younger, and I know what its like to lose a beloved parent. — Simone Elkeles Copy Share Image
The footsteps a child follows are most likely to be the ones his parents thought they covered up. — James Dobson Copy Share Image
I don't want to rip families apart. I don't want to be sending parents away from children. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
When I speak to kids I tell them, 'Hey, you think your parents are a pain in the ass now, but they're… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
“Think of your feeling as a six-year-old child: you want to listen to it, and then you need to be the faith-filled… — Zondervan Publishing Copy Share Image
We're not trying to raise good kids. We're trying to raise kids who become great adults. That's a very different thing. We… — Andy Andrews Copy Share Image
I grew up in the church not being able to listen to anything but gospel. So, while [other] people grew up with… — Rahki Copy Share Image
We live in a crazy time, and parents are very worried about their children's futures. They're getting all kinds of messages about… — Roberta Michnick Golinkoff Copy Share Image
~You know how parents rattle on to you about, 'Oh, you won't believe your life will never be the same,' and you… — Uma Thurman Copy Share Image
If you look at top players - Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi - so many had a parent who was domineering to the… — Douglas Brunt Copy Share Image
It's more likely in America that your parents will file for bankruptcy than divorce. We think of divorce as so prevalent, but… — Elizabeth Edwards Copy Share Image
I was really inspired while I was pregnant and I wrote a whole album for my baby. I wanted to write a… — Jewel Copy Share Image
The truth is I would do my job for free! I love it every day. If you can possibly choose a vocation… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
My parents say it all began with my role of Percy the Polar Bear back in nursery school! I began dance classes… — Francesca Jackson Copy Share Image
What parents and teachers and caregivers did with me that actually worked and a lot of that was the old fashion 50s… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I got into dialogue because my parents began taking me to see plays from when I was very young. Too young, often,… — Aaron Sorkin Copy Share Image
After you have loss in your life and after you experience something like losing your parents, the greatest gift of that was… — Dane Cook Copy Share Image
Children are the most amazing thing in the universe, as far as I'm concerned. If you're worrying about how it's going to… — Alison Gopnik Copy Share Image
This country you're sitting in right now was not built on love, hugs, time-outs and trophies you didn't earn. This country was… — Christopher Titus Copy Share Image
We were deliberately designed to learn only by trial and error. We're brought up, unfortunately, to think that nobody should make mistakes.… — R. Buckminster Fuller Copy Share Image
You can rebel against everything adults say. When I want to find out what the new music is, I find out what… — George Clinton Copy Share Image
I listened to my kids talk about me as a parent, and I learned about things they wished I'd done and said.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Mine [parents] started out more from scratch, because I'm constantly aware of what they suffered in the war. — Francine du Plessix Gray Copy Share Image
My parents are my inspiration. Believe it or not, they're my personal coaches. After every game I still call them and get… — Vince Carter Copy Share Image
I'm not a tech-savvy parent. I communicate with my children via the old-media format called yelling. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Remember that that "rude awakening" which your parents and well-meaning relatives threatened you with as a kid is better than no awakening… — Perry Brass Copy Share Image
I'm pretty confident in who I am. I know that for parents everywhere, it's my job to be a role model, and… — Selena Copy Share Image
I am feeling as if my parents are my children. I'm extremely protective about both of them while on the set — Ranbir Kapoor Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, my parents had a 900-pound television on top of a TV tray. My dad's theory was, 'Let… — Jeff Foxworthy Copy Share Image
Sun is bad for you. Everything our parents said was good is bad. Sun, milk, red meat...college, — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
I give this advice to every parent I meet, and it's something I have believed ever since I was young - never… — Shatrughan Sinha Copy Share Image
You want to feel like people are hiring you because they want to work with you, not because of who your parents… — Lily Rabe Copy Share Image
My parents have always been offended by my weight, embarrassed maybe. It didn't fit with their sensibilities — Camryn Manheim Copy Share Image
My stomach sank. JP had come so close. His immigrant parents had sacrificed so much. — John Green Copy Share Image
As a parent I provide all I can, but I think in the best possible scenario you need to have a man. — Diane Keaton Copy Share Image
Kids are not driving themselves to McDonalds. It's not about kids and their choices. It's about parents and their choices. — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
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![“After you have loss in your life and after you experience something like losing your parents, the greatest gift of that was it prepared me for [anything]. Nothing else is as scary, and certainly stand-up comedy is not as scary as sitting there with your mom and having to have last conversations…” quote by Dane Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cf/dane-cook-1394_comedy_after-you-have-loss-in-your-life-and-aft_1568890.png)
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