Some men's wit is like a dark lantern, which serves their own turn and guides them their own way, but is never… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
The values my mother taught me were like, if you're going to do something, don't half-ass it. I remember her literally saying… — Justin Timberlake Copy Share Image
At a certain point the family moved to Jaipur, where no woman could avoid the doli or purdah. They kept her in… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
Any place where you have to deal with many social actors like a school - you have the parents, the Ministry of… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
To remember the chaos that my mother went through, the abuse, I dont know how she did it. But its amazing how… — Christina Aguilera Copy Share Image
Ignorance, far more than idleness, is the mother of all the vices; and how recent has been the admission, that knowledge should… — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share Image
Some people thought that if you put pressure on kids, parents, and teachers and schools, the pressure alone would produce results. It… — Deborah Meier Copy Share Image
M is for the million things she gave me, O means only that she's growing old, T is for the tears she… — Anurag Prakash Ray Copy Share Image
“. . . I bet I'm beginning to make some parents nervous - here I am, bragging of being a dropout, and… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
He would read up on parenting, if he thought it would help, but his errors always seemed too basic for the manuals.… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
School boards are, for the most part ,made up of political wannabes who see a board seat as a stepping stone for… — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
“... the transition from lost to found is never an easy one. It is never easy to be a prodigal son --… — Robert L. Short Copy Share Image
There is so much conflicting advice for mothers. Women finding out what works for them is the most important aspect. For me,… — Carrie-Anne Moss Copy Share Image
“People entering the bars on First Avenue gave up their bodies. Then only the demons inhabiting us could be seen. Souls who… — Denis Johnson Copy Share Image
If I gave my mother a knitted scarf she'd be worried I was wasting my time doing stupid stuff like knitting instead… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
“When we’re distracted and discouraged, tired and overwhelmed, there is no better place to go than to our Father. He alone has… — Joanna Weaver Copy Share Image
“This humble person has been alive long enough to see two generations of children grow up, and knows how rare it is… — Arthur Golden Copy Share Image
Take care, then, to be firmly grounded in the teachings of the Lord and his apostles so that you may prosper in… — Ignatius of Antioch Copy Share Image
Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled… — Fay Godwin Copy Share Image
He in whom the love of repose predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political party he meets… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
My wife herself had an upbringing where she wasn't allowed to pursue what she wanted to do because of her parents. She… — Mustafa Ali Copy Share Image
Wanna know something I don't like?? Little girls that have a wonderful home and a loving mother!! And they get EVERYTHING they… — Alisha Copy Share Image
I'm sure that there's frustration that comes with wanting to just have a normal mom. But, I don't really know if they… — Brie Larson Copy Share Image
“By the same token, if you choose to add a signal—for example, saying something like, “My mother had depression and that’s why… — Caroline Leaf Copy Share Image
I think of my father growing up in South Jersey, the son of second-generation German immigrant glassblowers. The opportunities for him of… — Anne Waldman Copy Share Image
“Magnus glared at him out of gold-green eyes. “If I wanted to lie on a couch and complain to someone about my… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“Since your father has escaped my justice, it is you who must hear my words." "Words. You keep saying..." "Because that was… — Tad Williams Copy Share Image
“. . . such a rush immediately ensued that she with laughing face and plundered dress was borne towards it the centre… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“There sat a massive oval vessel, over three feet long and two feet wide, as big as the copper basin his mother… — Janet Gleeson Copy Share Image
It's not only what we have inherited from our father and mother that walks in us. It's all sorts of dead ideas,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There may never be a baby book that offers the conclusive answer to every question, but it's possible to extract some wisdom… — Libby Copeland Copy Share Image
King Lear by William Shakespeare frightens me. I've never done King Lear, I guess partially because my father dwindled into dementia in… — Gregory Doran Copy Share Image
I think it a much wiser thing to secure for the thousands of mothers in this State the legal control of the… — Susan B. Anthony Copy Share Image
“I don’t like that I didn’t know this essential truth about Theo. I know there’s more to him than I can ever… — Adam Silvera Copy Share Image
The Food Network and the Cooking Channel have so many viewers. And, because there's no violence, some of that audience is children.… — Robert Irvine Copy Share Image
“He’s only with me because I’m your sister,” I said hotly. “Diana—Demeter, she’s my mother. She decided to have me in a… — Aimee Carter Copy Share Image
For the pageants, it was my mother who got me involved in Miss America. It really gave me the opportunity to sing… — Jane Badler Copy Share Image
I grew up in a Hindu household but went to a Roman Catholic school. I grew up with a mother who said,… — Indra Nooyi Copy Share Image
All your life you sacrificed your own happiness for ours. As a mother, you did everything to make things perfect for us.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I just wanted to make a million dollars. But I couldn't sing and I couldn't play ball, so I said to my… — Chris Gardner Copy Share Image