My parents were immigrants. And the place for all immigrants was the factories. They were the source of cheap labor. — Jack Kirby Copy Share Image
When you don't have anybody to take care of you, then you could go both ways: You could do whatever you want,… — Jennifer Lawrence Copy Share Image
This letter is written on the skin of one of the water sprites who drowned your parents.' 'Ick!' I cried, and dropped… — Charlaine Harris Copy Share Image
A parent who has never apologized to his children is a monster. If he's always apologizing, his children are monsters. — Mignon McLaughlin Copy Share Image
Children don’t heed the life experiences of their parents, and nations ignore history. Bad lessons always have to be learned anew. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Children need parents who will let them grow up to be themselves, but parents often have personal agendas they try to impose… — Harold S. Kushner Copy Share Image
My parents mistook me for a sack of potatoes so I sat in the corner of the kitchen for the first 13… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
I fell in love with acting, just going to a lot of plays. My parents went to a lot of plays, and… — Patrick J. Adams Copy Share Image
For my parents to let me turn down the money that I have been offered to go pro, it's unbelievable. They want… — Missy Franklin Copy Share Image
Like every child of divorce, I had parent-trap fantasies. In fact, 'The Parent Trap' was my favourite movie. I was a Nineties… — Margaret Qualley Copy Share Image
Fame is like a big eraser. It's strange, now that I'm famous. In my parents' opinion, all the shitty things - all… — Bobcat Goldthwait Copy Share Image
A sense of self has to be sought in the parade of images and products; and this culture becomes the main determinant… — Jeremy Seabrook Copy Share Image
It's not an accident that both my sister and I are writers. Our parents created an accidental Petri dish. My family has… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Sometimes I would like the opportunity to do character-driven comedy and that's really what I was trying to do in Meet The… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
A parent's job is to encourage kids to develop a joy for life and a great urge to follow their own dreams.… — Randy Pausch Copy Share Image
He was full of the restless, dissatisfied energy that always seemed to move into his heart after he visited home these days.… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
It was a struggle for a long time. My parents were rightly cautious, in the sense that they were like, "We want… — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
Contrary to popular opinion, the most important characteristic of a godly mother is not her relationship with her children. It is her… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
This is our first interest as a church-to save and exalt the souls of the children of men. There is no richer… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
I've done everything. I've sung, done records, plays... It just so happened my first professional job was as a dancer. I've done… — Bruno Tonioli Copy Share Image
Parents don't get that, though. They don't understand about the fragility of teen friendships. They don't understand how easy it is for… — Lauren Barnholdt Copy Share Image
Why was she always so craven, so apologetic? He had always seen Ruth as separate, good and untainted. As a child, his… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You have to learn to follow your heart. You can’t let other people pressure you into being something that you’re not. If… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
I seriously consider television to be the people's medium. Like the idea of seeing your parents naked or having somebody go down… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
When I was 13, I told my parents I didn't believe in God any more. Religion should not be about determining women's freedoms. — Elizabeth Olsen Copy Share Image
My parents were pretty liberal, but they were still parents. I definitely had my teenage rebellion. — Lauren Oliver Copy Share Image
Its easy to be mad at a father for not being there, but do you really want someone in your life that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My attitude towards money is because of my mum and dad. My parents have always worked full time and I've always had… — Amy Childs Copy Share Image
A child's job is to test her boundaries, a parent's is to see that she survives the test. — Roger McDonald Copy Share Image
I really believe strongly that kids should be spared the runoff of their parents' lives and problems. — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
My first strong musical memory is of the Villa-Lobos Sixth Quartet which my parents were rehearsing. I remember that it reminded me… — Leonard Slatkin Copy Share Image
But it had no doubt sprung from true emotion, for all that parents ever wanted, really, was for you to love their… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
My parents gave me a strict upbringing, which at times has caused me to suffer distress but today I am grateful to… — Brigitte Bardot Copy Share Image
Before I became a parent, I was a bestselling author and speaker pounding up the escalators of a different airport every week. — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
My parents always told us, you know, you have to get your education. You're not supposed to become a statistic. — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
I would have given anything to keep her little. They outgrow us so much faster than we outgrow them. — Brian Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“Perhaps it's natural for a father, for every parent, to see in his child all that's unspoiled and good.” — Vaddey Ratner Copy Share Image
Children rarely want to know who their parents were before they were parents, and when age finally stirs their curiosity, there is… — Russell Baker Copy Share Image
SAFETY NET-ISM: The belief that there will always be a financial and emotional safety net to buffer life's hurts. Usually parents. — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
What we love, we protect. This story will delight children and parents alike, who care for what they love. — Zoe Weil Copy Share Image
