My mother never made me do anything for my brothers, like serve them. I think that's an important lesson, especially for the… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
There's a cabin in Oregon I go to, which belonged to my parents. It's never been winterized. It's not a place you… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
“It's too heavy,’ ‘Yes, some knowledge is too heavy. When you are older and stronger you can bear it. For now you… — Corrie ten Boom Copy Share Image
I remember my father, who was 'somebody' in the synagogue, bringing home with him one of the poor men who waited outside… — Jacob Epstein Copy Share Image
“You can't spell "parentry" without "try." Of course, you'll make a few mistakes. The important thing is that the mistakes you make… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
“Around midnight I finally dozed, drifting on a 1950 memory where I rode through the dark of another night in the front… — Echo Heron Copy Share Image
But my father also supported human rights, freedom and self-determination for all people, including Latino agricultural workers, Native Americans, and the millions… — Martin Luther King III Copy Share Image
“I am far from a perfect dad. And I always will be. But I’m a damn good dad, and my son will… — Dan Pearce Copy Share Image
The factory of love encompasses all, but on some days, does it seem to be one of suffocation, squeezing its target too… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
My parents brought my sister and me to the United States to escape the communist takeover of Cuba. They sought to build… — Alejandro Mayorkas Copy Share Image
I could, I think, quite easily have gone to Oxford. I got four good A levels, but my father's income was such… — Colin Baker Copy Share Image
I have been given something really, really special and really unique, and it is not just in and of itself having learned… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
My purpose was what my father's purpose was - to make a living and to have a family. I was going to… — Jack Kirby Copy Share Image
Our school demanded that each parent write their kid a five-page letter with advice. My dad's said, "Know your self-worth and what… — Kim Kardashian Copy Share Image
From being my coach as a kid, and starting his own AAU team for myself and my brothers to play... my father… — Tobias Harris Copy Share Image
My father believed in astrology. His astrologer had predicted that his daughter would become a writer someday. My father would nag me,… — Twinkle Khanna Copy Share Image
“The three conditions without which healthy growth does not take place can be taken for granted in the matrix of the womb:… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
Contrary to all we hear about women and their empty-nest problem, it may be fathers more often than mothers who are pained… — Lillian B. Rubin Copy Share Image
“Sissy had two great failings. She was a great lover and a great mother. She had so much of tenderness in her,… — Betty Smith Copy Share Image
I had big dreams and my parents allowed me to travel and go to these traveling teams, and to make it known… — Jordan Larson Copy Share Image
A very young girl, myself, and my 70-year-old mother all look quite different wearing some of the same clothes from my shop.… — Sonia Rykiel Copy Share Image
“Keep his mind on the inner life. He thinks his conversion is something inside him, and his attention is therefore chiefly turned… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“The mother can use a knife in the kitchen to chop vegetables and make a healthy meal, but if you give a… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
My favorite anime of all time is 'Yu Yu Hakusho.' And this is because when I was living with my parents before… — Xavier Woods Copy Share Image
My brother and I were able to fantasize far more extravagantly about our parents' tastes and desires, their aspirations and their vices,… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
As a mother, I love the Leapster handheld because it really delivers on educating children while they play. My daughter enjoys it… — Marcia Gay Harden Copy Share Image
“No," Natan said. "That would be altruistic. There is no such thing, not even for Mother Teresa." He jabbed his finer at… — Taylor Stevens Copy Share Image
On the third day after someone dies, the soul comes back to settle scores. In my mother's case, this would be the… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“Parents, your kids will thank you in the future for helping them cultivate their creative talents. It's important that you allow them… — Robin S. Baker Copy Share Image
“What is it that makes all our quarrels end in death nowadays? Whereas our fathers knew degrees of vengeance we now begin… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
Again, there are other things associated with these matters, all bearing more or less upon the same points. When God selected Joseph… — John Taylor Copy Share Image
No one can survive childhood without being wounded. Everyone remembers at least one time when their parents rejected them, pushed them away,… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
“MY FATHER If I have to write a poem about my father it has to be about integrity and kindness — the… — Neena H Brar Copy Share Image
He saw merchants trading, princes hunting, mourners wailing for their dead, whores offering themselves, physicians trying to help the sick, priests determining… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
All around me, I saw people who were taught by their parents, as I was, to just toe the line, not ruffle… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
“That is not a Muslim child, but a child of Muslim parents. That child is too young to know whether it is… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Halloween was confusing. All my life my parents said, "Never take candy from strangers." And then they dressed me up and said,… — Rita Rudner Copy Share Image
I'm growing up in Detroit, Michigan, both of my parents were gun owners, and that they taught us how to safely and… — Daayiee Abdullah Copy Share Image
“of fathers, children have been born unto thee.” For the Lord, having been born “the First-begotten of the dead,” and receiving into… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
When I was younger - in elementary school - my parents are both teachers, so we moved around a lot. For the… — Sarah Jaffe Copy Share Image
