Some philosophers tell us that selfishness is at the root of our best loves and affections. Mr. Dombey's young child was, from… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
There are responsibilities which are parental responsibilities and those are the types of things we prepare the next generation for, but no… — Maggie Smith Copy Share Image
People of this teenager's age are on the brink of adulthood and have to be allowed a greater degree of responsibility. A… — John Scott Copy Share Image
If you feel your school is failing you, the question is why. Is it a lack of parental involvement, large classes, school… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I grew up in a home in which loyalty to family was central to my father's outlook. Adolescent changes to my outlook… — John Kleinig Copy Share Image
The manufacturing corporation, except in comparatively few instances, no longer represents a protecting care, a parental influence, over its operatives. It is… — Harriet Hanson Robinson Copy Share Image
Care work produces public goods, and should be supported in families by policies such as paid parental leave and caregiver tax credits,… — Riane Eisler Copy Share Image
I don't know what Alison [McGhee] thinks, but I very strongly doubt that we will ever see the parents of Bink or… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Computers allow architects to remain parental instead of being marginalized by the contractors and managers. — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
Love, whether sexual, parental, or fraternal, is essentially sacrificial, and prompts a man to give his life for his friends. — George Santayana Copy Share Image
Shared parental leave is good for dads. Looking after their newborn on their own is a unique learning experience. — Jo Swinson Copy Share Image
The piece of legislation that I'm so excited and delighted to be doing is shared parental leave. — Jo Swinson Copy Share Image
I resent the fact that a parental warning sticker has to be included on an album as cover art. To me that's… — Jeff Buckley Copy Share Image
I didn't have parents, so I lived in people's homes... And because I grew up with no parental role models, I learned… — John Lone Copy Share Image
We know the parental support, community support, makes a difference. It's not just the metrics of testing and putting pressure on the… — Donna Shalala Copy Share Image
Home life, home teaching, parental guidance is the panacea for all the ailments, a cure for all diseases, a remedy for all… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
Your top job as a new parent is to love your baby like crazy. After showering her with affection, your next two… — Harvey Karp Copy Share Image
Just as men must give up economic control when their wives share the responsibility for the family's financial well-being, women must give… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My father had retained an emotional affection for the ceremonial of his parental home, without allowing it to influence his intellectual freedom — Franz Boas Copy Share Image
The children who are 'our future' will inherit a world created not just by parental devotion but by the sort of zealous,… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
I leave it to be settled, by whomsoever it may concern, whether the tendency of this work be altogether to recommend parental… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
So much does the moral health depend upon the moral atmosphere that is breathed, and so great is the influence daily exercised… — Samuel Smiles Copy Share Image
Earthly families all look different. And while we do the best we can to create strong traditional families, membership in the family… — Carole M. Stephens Copy Share Image
In response to our fast-food culture, a 'slow food' movement appeared. Out of hurried parenthood, a move toward slow parenting could be… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
I think that the path that I took was normal in the American society where young women and men are not trained… — Sister Souljah Copy Share Image
Parental love & guidance of both parents, a loving family, true friendship, etc.-everyone wasn't born with this luxury to personally call their… — Lucas Hunter Copy Share Image
A two-year-old can be taught to curb his aggressions completely if the parents employ strong enough methods, but the achievement of such… — Selma Fraiberg Copy Share Image
Love for family and friends, great as it may be, is much more profound when anchored in the love of Jesus Christ.… — Russell M. Nelson Copy Share Image
I am a drifter, and as lonely as that can be, it is also remarkably freeing. I will never define myself in… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
“We're constantly judging and grading other parents, just to make sure that they aren't any better than us. I'm as guilty as… — Drew Magary Copy Share Image
I won the parental lottery. Most of the kids I grew up with either came from really fractured homes, or really violent… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
Such a woman is called "Mother's FRIEND" always ready to give judicious Parental advice and living vicariously on the experience of others — Eric Berne Copy Share Image
In Los Angeles, parenting is a competitive sport. From Beverly Hills baby boutiques to kids' yoga classes, L.A. fuses high style, industrial-strength… — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
I agree that you might clone some people who would look amazingly like their parental cell donors, but the odds are that… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
Any time you need an expert parental hand- (Zarek) I’ll find Jericho. (Astrid) Um, could you at least wait until that thing’s… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
One of the blessings that comes with parental territory is that children tug you into experiences you're pretty sure you'd never otherwise… — Nancy Mairs Copy Share Image
Differentiating from parental introjects and psychological defences based on the emotional pain of childhood is essential not only for neurotic or seriously… — Lisa Firestone Copy Share Image