“For one second I thought I saw it and I reached down and snatched up a little flesh-colored round thing, but ti… — Jack Gantos Copy Share Image
As a warning to parents, I mention that my father preferred me to my brother, which was very injurious to both of… — George Muller Copy Share Image
Chris Kyle was a human being, a Texan, Navy SEAL, father, husband, brother, friends to many, and a hero to many; this,… — Brandon Webb Copy Share Image
“There were letters for her at the bureau-one from her brother, full of athletics and biology; one from her mother, delightful as… — E.M. Forster Copy Share Image
I will be your friend,' I said. 'I will go home to my mother's house the way I did when I skinned… — Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry Copy Share Image
A father's interest in having a child--perhaps his only child--may be unmatched by any other interest in his life. It is truly… — William Rehnquist Copy Share Image
My first banjo? My mother's sister, my aunt, lived about a mile from where we did, and she raised some hogs. And… — Ralph Stanley Copy Share Image
“Not all will believe in my teaching. And they who will not believe, will hate it; because it bereaves them of that… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
I remember when I was 26. My father died when I was young and my mother didn't have a lot of money,… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
[My mother] died a few months ago, and when she was dead I kissed her lips. For me it was a beautiful… — Mario Giacomelli Copy Share Image
My parents were both very frugal, and I think they're responsible for my attitude of always looking for good value, especially in… — James Holzhauer Copy Share Image
“I run back to the peephole and see all three of them as they walk past with these things in their hands,… — M.B. Julien Copy Share Image
O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father refuse thy name, thou art thyself thou not a montegue, what is… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Some of these kids are spending more time with the coaches than they are with their parents. The coach is supposed to… — Ray Lewis Copy Share Image
My chest feels full of glitter and helium, the way it used to when I was little and riding my father's shoulders… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
My father was stationed at Clark Air Base in the Philippines, which had a hospital where they brought casualties straight from the… — Annie Leibovitz Copy Share Image
I don't even think I was quite a year old. My mother was maybe seven months pregnant with my little brother. I… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
“She's my retirement gift, the platinum watch for being a mother." " This fortunate position - the one you couldn't apply for… — Roxana Robinson Copy Share Image
I think I couldn't balance my marriage and my mother's deteriorating health. I realized it was unfair to my husband to have… — Sanam Saeed Copy Share Image
“Applying parents values back to them allot of the time is like trying to pay back a guy who is a counterfeiter… — Stefan Molyneux Copy Share Image
There were nine children in my fathers family and eight in my mothers. My grandparents did the best with what they had.… — Cheryl Ladd Copy Share Image
“Ivanka spoke up: “My father has something big to tell you.” “What’s that?” Murdoch said. “He’s going to run for president.” “He’s… — Joshua Green Copy Share Image
“Even a moment's reflection will help you see that the problem of using your time well is not a problem of the… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
(knitting while on a motorcycle) "For several years she knitted in secret (my father would not approve; she was to concentrate on… — Elizabeth Zimmermann Copy Share Image
Families were never what you wanted them to be. We all wanted what we couldn't have: the perfect child, the doting husband,… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Back in the day, we ate fresh; our parents cooked. Now, we're starting to think things are fresh because they're in a… — Kym Whitley Copy Share Image
My brothers and I won the lottery with a mother who would walk through fire for us and actively sought out opportunities… — Brett Cooper Copy Share Image
My mother raised me and there was some painful and difficult times, because she was pursuing a career and also very actively… — Natasha Richardson Copy Share Image
I value so many people who have to work full time, definitely single mothers. Their work is the hardest work. I applaud… — Molly Sims Copy Share Image
How deep is our desire to do better than our mothers--to bring daughters into adulthood strong and fierce yet loving and gentle,… — Anne Roiphe Copy Share Image
My biological mother later found out that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
The bible teaches that a father may sell his daughter for a slave, that he may sacrifice her purity to a mob,… — Helen H. Gardener Copy Share Image
“Cynicism creates a numbness toward life. Cynicism begins with a wry assurance that everyone has an angle. Behind every silver lining is… — Paul E. Miller Copy Share Image
“in every moment when you are parenting, you are being parented. In every moment when you are called to give grace, you… — Paul David Tripp Copy Share Image
“Nadya Zelenin and her mother had returned from a performance of Eugene Onegin at the theatre. Going into her room, the girl… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“Her mother leaned in. “She calls him ‘Colossus.’Now what do you think that is for?” “I’m sure she’s fine—” “Not if she… — Jessica Clare Copy Share Image
“Who does God say we are? If we’ve received Jesus as our personal Savior, the sum of our identity is found in… — Beth Moore Copy Share Image
I always appreciated that connection between a parent and a kid because I yearned for it so much. Growing up, I wanted… — Freddie Prinze, Jr Copy Share Image
“I was thirty years old before I had an actual thought. Everything up till then was either what Buddhists call “monkey-mind” chatter… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
Many parents and teachers have become irritated to the point of distraction at the way the weed-style growth of 'like' has spread… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image