My parents were interested in history and the world. My father read Graham Greene and Georges Simenon and was a strong trade… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
I like being a mother. For some people, it's so much work that it can be a burden. But it's not for… — Salma Hayek Copy Share Image
It's a strong belief, formed out of experience, in the minds of parents from this part of the world(India) that a daughter… — Chandrababu VS Copy Share Image
We really were a very musical family. Father managed to buy us a small pump organ, and I just loved this instrument. — Lawrence Welk Copy Share Image
And really, the basis, I think, of achieving some success in what I want to do today comes from my mother's push… — Sam Donaldson Copy Share Image
When my mother and my grandmother died three months apart, I knew my world was over. They were everything to me and… — Michel'le Copy Share Image
Parents give you life, love, and protection give them back love, respect but don't try to do the impossible by trying to… — AmyD Copy Share Image
One of the most important gifts a parent can give a child is the gift of accepting that child's uniqueness. — Fred Rogers Copy Share Image
“Tina dropped her eyes. She hated this feeling. She wished she could tell the woman that her life hadn’t always been governed… — Nicole Trope Copy Share Image
My mother was working on her college degree throughout my childhood, and being the youngest in the family, that meant being dragged… — Valorie Curry Copy Share Image
There is no one perfect way to be a good mother... Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly… — M. Russell Ballard Copy Share Image
For African American children, in particular, the odds are extremely high that they will have a parent or loved one, a relative,… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“We never replace Jesus in our children's lives. We don't even do the work of Jesus in our children's lives. We do… — Leslie Leyland Fields Copy Share Image
“I watch, and the mothers watch. I do not know how to interact with the mothers. Am I them? They occasionally try… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
“The messenger came and told me that Father had died in an accident while at sea. But his dying wish was that… — Michele Sinclair Copy Share Image
Young people all over the world are very frustrated. They are very disillusioned. Many of them are turning their backs on religion.… — Myles Munroe Copy Share Image
A grandmaster must memorize thousands of chess duels in his head, as these are for him what words of the mother tongue… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
For the freedoms our founding fathers not only dreamed about, but made into reality. It is that same pursuit of freedom today… — John M. McHugh Copy Share Image
“Even if the gifts her mother ultimately gave her were a disappointment—a pincushion or a dreary pinafore—the unwrapping was always a delight.” — Fiona Davis Copy Share Image
“There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else (parents in the case of children, God in the case of adults)… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
I trust parents to make the best choices for their individual children. In the Senate, I will fight for their right to… — Katie Britt Copy Share Image
I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important… — Dean Acheson Copy Share Image
My dad died when I was 17. He had heart and other problems. He was a good father, lots of love. But… — Perry Bellegarde Copy Share Image
As my mother says, You give back, you don't give up. You can always choose to help others. If you do, it… — Susan Ford Copy Share Image
You might be a redneck if your father encourages you to quit school because Larry has an opening on the lube rack. — Jeff Foxworthy Copy Share Image
As my mother said, I never sprang out of bed with a glad shout! My voice needed oiling and then it took… — Julie Andrews Copy Share Image
If you believe in the maternal instinct and fail at mother love, you fail as a woman. It is a controlling idea… — Nancy Friday Copy Share Image
Whatever the explanation, it's perfectly obvious that our educational system has nothing to do with education: it's a babysitting service designed to… — Stephen R. Donaldson Copy Share Image
Everybody has parents. As a dramatist, whenever you write a character, you must write their parents as well, even if the parents… — Mark O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Christ is the desire of nations, the joy of angels, the delight of the Father. What solace then must that soul be… — John Bunyan Copy Share Image
“Whether or not we feel proud of the way we have lived will hinge mainly on our marriage and our parenting.” — Stacie Cockrell Copy Share Image
I'm not really a musical family, like none of my sisters or my parents sing or play anything, but they're all very… — Ruel Copy Share Image
My father was a great sympathizer of Ahad Ha'am. Every Friday night we would read Hebrew together, and often the reading was… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Do you know what my father used to say?" I ask her. "He used to say that songs had a heart. A… — Lauren DeStefano Copy Share Image
I think my mother was there all the time. Every time I thought I was almost dying and gave up hope in… — Arnel Pineda Copy Share Image
I was raised to be kind. My parents were underdogs. Immigrant Jews. I spoke with an accent. I didn't speak English even… — Saul Rubinek Copy Share Image
Both my parents are doctors, but I'm passionate about dance and have always wanted to act since I was a child. — Radhika Apte Copy Share Image
Thank God I have parents who'd support the crazy things I did. If my dad found a snake, I'd take it to… — Ashlan Gorse Cousteau Copy Share Image
I'm a mama's boy because everything I do is with respect to my mother. I won't do a movie or a video… — Mr. T Copy Share Image
I know the world is pretty intense, but in my opinion, there's nothing more perilous than being a teenager and watching a… — Phoebe Robinson Copy Share Image