I was the oldest child, and both my parents worked, so I had a great deal of responsibility from a very young… — Suzanne Vega Copy Share Image
I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models... — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
I'm happy to be helping people that are passionate about empowering parents for student learning. — Jeb Bush Copy Share Image
Stop blaming your parents. If you're really angry at 60 years old, you're an idiot! You've got to work some of it out. — John Waters Copy Share Image
As an African-American parent, we have to really, really worry about our children and how our children are perceived in America. — Tracy Martin Copy Share Image
Unconditional love is what a child should expect from a parent even though it rarely works out that way. — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Parents would rather have their son get all-state than his team win the state championship. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
“The task of any good cook, of any parent, is to be present- in the kitchen and out. To taste all the… — Emily Franklin Copy Share Image
I believe that it is our human right to be parents and women. And there's no contradiction between feminism, which means women… — Anne Roiphe Copy Share Image
I was lucky with my parents, for my mom and my dad particularly, much more than my mom, who was very compassionate… — Shep Gordon Copy Share Image
What children learn from punishment is that might makes right. When they are old and strong enough, they will try to get… — Bruno Bettelheim Copy Share Image
I have a huge breakfast every morning because I never know if I'll have time for lunch, especially during Fashion Week. It… — Constance Jablonski Copy Share Image
I've been a single parent for a long time. It reminds me of being a waitress. As you walk back to the… — Cherie Lunghi Copy Share Image
I believe that the dysfunctional Muslim family constitutes a real threat to the very fabric of western life. It is in the… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali Copy Share Image
I feel like your city - with hip hop in particular, because we're always beating our chest and shouting where we're from… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Suddenly Yankel was overcome with a fear of dying, stronger than he felt when his parents passed of natural causes, stronger than… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
Like so much of what is worthwhile in life, our needs for friendship are often best met in the home. If our… — Marlin K. Jensen Copy Share Image
“Losing your parent at a tender age is like losing everything thing. The love, care, support and what have you. It only… — Oziohu Sanni Copy Share Image
The Christmas just before I turned four, my parents bought me a pair of little black skates and the Bay of Quinte… — Bobby Hull Copy Share Image
“It's not politically correct to say that you love one child more than you love your others. I love all of my… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
When a child speaks of a past life memory, the effects ripple far. At the center is the child, who is directly… — Carol Bowman Copy Share Image
If you try to avoid or remove the awkward quality, it will pursue you. The only effective way to still its unease… — John O'Donohue Copy Share Image
It strikes me that mathematical writing is similar to using a language. To be understood you have to follow some grammatical rules.… — Jean-Pierre Serre Copy Share Image
I have memories of clouds whisking by while sitting in the pushchair on the roof of my parents' flat. I loved it!… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Children become more liberal partly as a reaction to their parents and partly through education. Education tends to make people a bit… — Ninian Smart Copy Share Image
I lost my dad when I was younger, and I know what it's like to lose a beloved parent. — Simone Elkeles Copy Share Image
It is time to set aside the old partisan bickering and finger-pointing and name-calling that comes from freeing parents to make different… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
My parents told us how they felt but never imposed their beliefs on us, although I appreciate I got a healthy sense… — Ahmet Zappa Copy Share Image
I hadn’t been in proper school in three years. My parents were my two best friends. My third best friend was an… — John Green Copy Share Image
My parents were quite liberal with us, always encouraging us to be our own person and be creative. — Sienna Miller Copy Share Image
I was the third parent, growing up, and it did make me a very overly responsible adult. — Rashida Tlaib Copy Share Image
Make no mistake about it: Next to parents and families, our teachers are the most important influence in our childrens lives. — Kenny Guinn Copy Share Image
Divorce is very difficult, especially on the kids. Of course, I'm the result of my parents having stayed together, so you never… — Jason Alexander Copy Share Image
Sometimes as a parent, you have to give your child that doesn't do his or her chores some tough love and withhold… — Ami Bera Copy Share Image
It wasn't a secret that I was gay. I'd come out to my parents during my junior year of high school, on… — Mary Cheney Copy Share Image
Everyone else we knew growing up is the same: image of their parents, no matter how loud they told themselves they'd be… — Tana French Copy Share Image
I never looked at my parents' marriage or really anyone who had been married more than 30 years and thought, 'I gotta… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
A baseball manager has learned a lot about his job from having played the game, but a parent has not learned a… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
For some people, the better route for finding like-minded parents is just to get out of your house with your baby and… — Carolyn Hax Copy Share Image
