“None of us has an obligation to accept the definitions of ‘respect’ and ‘gratitude’ our parents espoused, especially when those definitions can… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“The argument had been in full swing when Matthew’s father telephoned with the news that a funny turn Matthew’s mother had suffered… — Robert Galbraith Copy Share Image
I saw firsthand the impact of women's efforts inside and outside the home from watching my wonderful mother, Nancy. A nurse who… — Ralph Northam Copy Share Image
When my mother would make me sandwiches for school - zucchini and eggs, pepper and eggs, everything was with eggs - the… — Pat Cooper Copy Share Image
“One day, my father said there was nothing outside infinity. He said the universe was like a cardboard box with God sitting… — Hugo Hamilton Copy Share Image
When I was little, my parents really only wanted me to be a scientist or a doctor; they had never even heard… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
Mother believed that I should have an enormous amount of sleep, and so I was never really tired when I went to… — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
“Perhaps Mother was trying to shame her into losing weight. In truth, it only made Chloe more miserable, and being miserable only… — David Walliams Copy Share Image
It's like a mother, when the baby is crying, she picks up the baby and she holds the baby tenderly in her… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“Why, I thought sadly, as he returned with his topcoat over his arm, why hadn’t my mother married someone like him—? Or… — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
I know some of my parents' friends think 'Little Britain' is in incredibly poor taste. But swimming the Channel? You can't really… — David Walliams Copy Share Image
“We have learned that mother trees recognize and talk with their kin, shaping future generations. In addition, injured trees pass their legacies… — Peter Wohlleben Copy Share Image
“The Muria of central India set up adolescent dormitories (called ghotuls), where adolescents are free to sleep together, away from concerned parents.… — Christopher Ryan Copy Share Image
My father was convinced the Taliban would hunt him down and kill him, but he again refused security from the police. 'If… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
I was a fat little boy when I was 10 years old! My mother, who didn't speak any English at all, said,… — Omar Sharif Copy Share Image
During 1989, my mother, who was exceedingly good at finding these free programs - you know, we were on welfare, just trying… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
I would say the only one person I know of who kind of combines the elements that my father brought to the… — John Buffalo Mailer Copy Share Image
Friends are friends forever. If the Lord's the Lord of them, a friend will not say never 'cause the welcome will not… — Michael W. Smith Copy Share Image
My mission is to get on the stage and say, 'Listen, I'm a woman, I'm free, I'm a mother, I'm a lover,… — Lou Doillon Copy Share Image
Balance in general is difficult, but I refuse to go through life and just have work and not have good balance. I… — Scooter Braun Copy Share Image
Children see in their parents the past, their parents see in them the future; and if we find more love in the… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Our nature is obscured by work done by the compulsion of want or fear. The mother reveals herself in the service of… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
“What else are there but rituals To cover up the emptiness O Disbelief Lord Nothingness When my son's suffering ended My own… — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
“We’ve seen parents successfully use a variant of this approach when an infant cries to be fed. Instead of immediately feeding the… — Roy F. Baumeister Copy Share Image
“Kitty, I hope... I do hope you feel that you can trust me, like you would your father.” He circled his thumb… — Amber Lynn Perry Copy Share Image
With the marketplace urging parents to buy all manner of things to make their babies ‘smart,’ Gallagher’s book offers parents a view… — Roberta Michnick Golinkoff Copy Share Image
Without medical records that he hasn't released, we can't know whether Gingrich may have inherited his mother's manic depression. Nevertheless, one observes… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
“The mission of the Holy Ghost is to partake of the things of the Father and the Son and teach them unto… — Parley P. Pratt Copy Share Image
I jumped into my parents loft where I was actually able to go through all my cards, all the newspaper cuttings that… — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
During my incarceration Mother visited me. She had in some way managed to leave the workhouse and was making an effort to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you're watching this, & you're thinking about killing yourself & you think that the world would be a better place without… — Shane Dawson Copy Share Image
The rules your parents teach you to live by are very different than the rules the world actually runs by. Most of… — Tucker Max Copy Share Image
Everybody in my neighborhood in the '40s, they played pianos. That's how people partied. They didn't try the TV, the radio was… — Dr. John Copy Share Image
Although the notion of one god may give comfort to those in need of a daddy, it reminds the rest of us… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
I was just cruising around the streets of South Beach and got scouted. Two ladies stopped my parents and said, 'This kid… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
“I don’t know about your parental units, but mine really have it together when it comes to laundry. They have it together… — Phoebe Robinson Copy Share Image
“What stops you here is what stops your entire life." The air will always be too filled with something. Your body too… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
My daughter is the biggest gift; I've said it so many times and it sounds like a cliche, but the thing about… — Geri Halliwell Copy Share Image
My parents told me in the very beginning as a young child when I raised the question about segregation and racial discrimination,… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Having robbed children of any sense that their Father is in Heaven and that they are His creation, we then launched an… — Gary Bauer Copy Share Image
