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“Intelligent? He was more than intelligent. What you two had had everything and nothing to do with intelligence. He was good, and… — André Aciman Copy Share Image
“Let me tell you a secret: every time self-doubt crawls in to your skull, grab that mother by the throat and kick… — Tony McFadden Copy Share Image
The good enough mother, owing to her deep empathy with her infant, reflects in her face his feelings; this is why he… — Bruno Bettelheim Copy Share Image
I think I realised there were two communities in Northern Ireland when I was about nine or 10, not because there was… — Liam Neeson Copy Share Image
I have seen my father defying societal norms and investing his time and energy on us. He was ridiculed and criticised by… — Geeta Phogat Copy Share Image
There’s a lot I don’t tell my father when he calls asking after Amy. He wouldn’t understand that she has no interest… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
In 2009, my father wanted me to join politics. I told him, 'Why should I jump into the dirt and grime of… — Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy Copy Share Image
You suck, surprising no one!!!! If bad was a boot, you'd fit it!!!! You're a stupid poo-poo head! I had sexual relations… — Bryan Lee O'Malley Copy Share Image
Oh northern mothers wives and sisters, all unconscious of the hour, would to Heaven that I could bear for you the concentrated… — Clara Barton Copy Share Image
“Please, God, my Mother, don't give up until I've taken on the shape that you wish for me, Do this by whatever… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“I should like to ask you: -- Does your childhood seem far off? Do the days when you sat at your mother's… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Sometimes we just have to accept there are things we can’t know. Why is your sister ill? Why did my father die?…Sometimes… — David Almond Copy Share Image
The great thing about small children is they're portable, so we take them everywhere, but when it comes to 2015, Zachary's going… — Elton John Copy Share Image
“It is important to recognise Woolf ’s acknowledgement of her father’s dually formative influence. The domestic dictator was also an intellectual who… — Jane Goldman Copy Share Image
The dreams and the visions of the Israeli founding fathers, these were very very ambitious dreams. They were world reformers. They wanted… — Amos Oz Copy Share Image
Just beyond the ticket booth Father had painted on a wall in bright red letters the question: DO YOU KNOW WHICH IS… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
“What is your collective GPA for this year?” “Not as high as I'd like it to be.” Freud steepled his fingers in… — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
My parents, grandmother and brother were teachers. My mother taught Latin and French and was the school librarian. My father taught geography… — Sam Abell Copy Share Image
Our Father in Heaven loves all of His children and desires that they know and understand His plan of happiness. Therefore, He… — Carol F. McConkie Copy Share Image
Every woman needs secrets,' her mother said with a smile then, her eyes meeting Sally's in the rearview mirror. 'Remember that when… — J. Courtney Sullivan Copy Share Image
“Often, our misunderstandings about love are born in disruptive family relationships, where someone was either one-up or one-down to an extreme. There… — Tim Clinton Copy Share Image
There is more racial integration in American life and many more people of color serving as elected officials and corporate leaders than… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
There is no doubt where the founding fathers stood on this issue. They believed that people of faith should be permitted to… — John Cornyn Copy Share Image
To be motherly is a totally different phenomenon. It is something absolutely human; it transcends animality. It has nothing to do with… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
As an entrepreneur, I have been known for taking risks throughout my career, but leaving the European Union is not one of… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
He chose the boy he thought most likely to be a danger to him," said Dumbledore. And notice this, Harry. He chose,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“(If you read this story out loud, please use the following voices: ME: as a child, high-pitched, forgettable; as a woman, the… — Carmen Maria Machado Copy Share Image
“A father is an animal the moment he loves his public reputation more than his children but the father becomes a father… — Fahad Basheer Copy Share Image
My father loved me and was devoted to me until he knew I was gay, and then our relationship went south. So… — Karamo Brown Copy Share Image
“Civilization, her mother had told her since she was small, was a series of agreements about what was good for everyone, enforced… — Maile Meloy Copy Share Image
...And so we go and I meet his parents. And it's a very strange thing meeting your girlfriend's boyfriend's parents for the… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
“He lifts her white cotton skirt, revealing another hour. His hand. His hands. The syllables inside them. O father, O foreshadow, press… — Ocean Vuong Copy Share Image
I spent a lot of time reading blogs by mothers who had children with varying degrees of neural dysfunction, from schizophrenia to… — Vera Farmiga Copy Share Image
My life in Greece influenced what I am. My father was in the left because he was against the king and his… — Costa-Gavras Copy Share Image
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Much as some of us fight it, our parents have a mystical hold over us, the power to affect our thoughts and… — One Tree Hill Copy Share Image
Perhaps the most vivid recollection of my youth is that of the local wheelmen, led by my father, stopping at our home… — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
Parents...rigidly monitor the selection of television programs...and other forms of entertainment for your family. Foster in your homes a love of knowledge… — David B. Haight Copy Share Image
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