Parenting Quotes · Page 159

All the things that were read to me by my father were stories about things becoming all right.

— V. S. Naipaul

My parents created a world in which the only ­barrier to your success is your own imagination.

— Shonda Rhimes

If you can't take a small loss, sooner or later you will take the mother of all losses.

— Ed Seykota

My darling father gave me some decent getaway sticks - my legs are OK.

— Julie Bowen

My father was a professional artist all his life who encouraged my path as an artist.

— Alex Grey

Roses are red violets are blue if your parents said that you are beautiful they're lying you.

— Gothsynster

What you have inherited from your fathers, earn over again for yourselves, or it will not be yours.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

We could improve worldwide mental health if we acknowledged that parents can make you crazy.

— Frank Zappa

Every culture feels like their parents are the most stringent as far as, "We came to this country to work hard, we…

— Ato Essandoh

My parents love what I'm doing. Like, at first, they were so skeptical, dude. Like, I would be ditching school and, like,…

— Cuco

“My mother is a firm believer in the long pause, useful in interrogations, proclamations of truth, and the occasional cutting dead of…

— Suzanne Finnamore

One of the most meaningful things we can do as parents is teach our children the power of prayer, not just the…

— Tad R. Callister

I shocked my parents with a lot of things, whether it was becoming an actor or when I was dating someone outside…

— Mena Massoud

I already came upon the world as a extraordinary human being; to my parents' great horror, I was equipped with a clubfoot…

— Siegbert Tarrasch

Seeking the counsel of trusted and respected health professionals can also be helpful in providing parents with some balance for their concerns…

— Timothy Carey

My parents, particularly my father, had been used by commentators, political journalists and political commentators, to attack me, and the collateral damage…

— Karl Rove

You remember how you were taught to write. Your mother put a pencil in your hand, took your hand in hers, and…

— Anthony of Sourozh

I finally understand / for a woman it ain't easy tryin to raise a man / You always was committed / A…

— Tupac Shakur

My parents took me to a movie, and I remember wanting to sit apart from them for some reason. I wanted to…

— Tate Donovan

I used to go to church when I was younger. My parents didn't go to church, but my friends all went to…

— Lisa Rinna

“I release my parents from the feeling that they have already failed me. I release my children from the need to bring…

— Anonymous

“Ser Barristan Selmy raised his pale blue from the table and said, ''Your Grace, ther is honor in facing an enemy on…

— George R.R. Martin

My girlfriend has the greatest story as to why she isn't religious anymore. When she was a kid, like 12 years old,…

— Anthony Jeselnik

“[French] Parents see it as their job to bring the child around to appreciating this [food]. They believe that just as they…

— Pamela Druckerman

Thanks to my mother's sacrifices, I was able to attend one of the best schools in Chicago.

— Ayanna Pressley

Interactions between fathers and children are the starting point of education.

— Yoshihiko Noda

“my mother is a good mathematician she was able to divide 3 eggs into 8 mouths equally every day”

— Ymatruz

I am stopping so I can be a full-time father to my two young sons on a daily basis.

— Phil Collins

I have a mother that's very strong and family that surround me and constantly tell me they love me.

— Whitney Houston

My parents have sacrificed so much, more than any parents really should.

— Kevin Jonas

When a mother has a baby, she should stay home with that baby.

— Bernie Sanders

I bet you could look at every single thing I've ever done and reduce it to that parenting schematic.

— Vera Farmiga

Spending time with your child is more important than spending money on them.

— Anonymous

My parents live in Hyderabad and I visit the city often.

— Padmapriya Janakiraman

A good woman would rather be the mother of a genius than the wife of a hero

— Anonymous

My parents never said it. They thought you shouldn't wear out the words

— Lisa Kleypas

Being a parent is too complicated and emotional a task for magical techniques and miracle cures.

— Ron Taffel

Being a king, emperor, or president is mighty small potatoes compared to being a mother.

— Billy Sunday

Karma is the mother and karma is the father, karma is God.

— Vikrant Parsai

I could not, as my father's daughter, remain indifferent to all that was going on.

— Aung San