“I was talking about children that have not been properly house-trained. Left to their own impulses and indulged by doting or careless… — Patrick O'Brian Copy Share Image
Excalibur' was a quest for my father. I remember it was manic on the film set. And we had these massive castle… — Charley Boorman Copy Share Image
Give heed to the cause of the holy Roman Church, mother of all churches and teacher of the faith, whom you by… — Pope Leo X Copy Share Image
“Why did she have to change and her mother didn't? She was still smoking, dating losers, drinking, and partying. She had totally… — Niki Jilvontae Copy Share Image
“She unwrapped the lamb chops from their white butcher paper and peeled a few potatoes and opened a can of peas. Her… — Alice McDermott Copy Share Image
“There are no guarantees with love,’ her father said, reading her mind. ‘You can’t hold some of it back, like a deposit,… — Christine Stovell Copy Share Image
People always want to give you advice about parenting. People who you've never met before will tell you you're doing something wrong.… — Emma Healey Copy Share Image
“Yes, I was my father and I was my son, I asked myself questions and answered as best I could, I had… — Samuel Beckett Copy Share Image
“Near home I ran through our park, where I had aired my children on weekends and late-summer afternoons. I stopped at the… — Grace Paley Copy Share Image
My father played guitar, so I always wanted to play for that reason. But I think the biggest reason was just the… — Jack Antonoff Copy Share Image
O Christ, my life, possess me utterly. Take me and make a little Christ of me. If I am anything but thy… — George MacDonald Copy Share Image
There is an art to grieving. To grieve well the loss of anyone or anything--a parent, a love, a child, an era,… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share Image
No matter your situation, you can make family history a part of your life right now. Primary children can draw a family… — Russell M. Nelson Copy Share Image
When I was a young boy, very young boy, mothers didn't work. Women were home, they took care of the house, they… — Jerry Weintraub Copy Share Image
“I returned from the village. The house seemed unbearably dull. But I bore it. "There is no escape from loneliness and separation…"… — R.K. Narayan Copy Share Image
“My father's hand found the door locked. His calls to my mother went unanswered. He beat with his fists and called out… — Niall Williams Copy Share Image
“He hoped to be successful, to make his parents proud and to sleep with more than one woman at the same time,… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
I grew up watching a lot of Egyptian movies. My parents had this huge VHS collection of every Egyptian movie you can… — Cherien Dabis Copy Share Image
A person's level of intelligence is not solely based on the genes that they inherited from their parents. How a person was… — Crystal Yang Copy Share Image
“My mother had not forgotten the sad end of M. Vinteuil’s life, his complete absorption, first in having to play both mother… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
“Anyone who says honesty is the best policy is living in la-la land. Either that or they've never been married or had… — Michael Rubotham Copy Share Image
“Parenting children with severe behaviors is not a simple job, yet it is a responsibility charged to us by God. It is… — Heather T. Forbes Copy Share Image
“Mother,” Alec’s voice as he interrupted his mother was firm, implacable, and not unkind. “Father. There’s something I have to tell you.”… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
I told my father to stop smoking around the age of two or three years old and he stopped smoking. So the… — Doug E. Fresh Copy Share Image
“Wagons rattling and banging, horses neighing and snorting, conscripts marching, each with bow and arrows at his hip, fathers and mothers, wives… — Tu Fu Copy Share Image
“Suddenly, something fluttered down from the nest to rest at Chasmira's feet. She picked it up- A phoenix father. It glistened in… — Christine E. Schulze Copy Share Image
I had my father on the Under-21 team and during the World Cup in France in 1998 - and also in AC… — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
“Jason Lycurgus. Who, driven perhaps by the compulsion of the flamboyant name given him by the sardonic embittered woodenlegged indomitable father who… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
My mother's influence to take on new challenges and do what I though was right even though sometimes the consequences politically speaking… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“It was as if her mother and aunt had been snatched away by goblins and replaced with fairies of some sort. They… — Liza Klaussmann Copy Share Image
My mother, Zelma, was an influence on my career. When I was six or seven I started singing, imitating people like Eartha… — Maureen Lipman Copy Share Image
I was born in the theatre. My father was a small time impresario on the West Coast and I was acting from… — Anita Loos Copy Share Image
“That's how it was on Irving Circle and how I was raised: You made the best out of what was within reach,… — Elinor Lipman Copy Share Image
“Obey,' like 'worship,' is a strong word. Her mother and father had told her so, and she believed them. They gave her… — Monique Truong Copy Share Image
“Shaw resented being questioned by the Temple Planning Commission. It felt especially offensive because, besides her constant responsibilities as a foster parent,… — Jeff Guinn Copy Share Image
'This is America,' my father used to say to me, 'and in this country, a smart young fellow like you can grow… — Joe Lieberman Copy Share Image
“The evening with its lamps burning The night with its head in its hands The early morning I look back at the… — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
I became alcoholic at around age of 13 or 14. I was full-blown. Every day we would hide the alcohol, stealing from… — Reginald Arvizu Copy Share Image
It's a crazy time right now with kids. They are so much, more savvy than even their parents are. They are handing… — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
“At last we heard Father's footsteps winding up the stairs. It was the best moment in every day, when he came up… — Corrie Ten Boom Copy Share Image
