Parenting Quotes · Page 173

Anger does nobody good, patience is father of disposition.

— David Ayodeji

At the age of 16, my father, mother and I had come to America from Poland in hopes of a better life.

— Sebastian Janikowski

“That is what you're making of the end of your mother's life, child. What will you make of your own?”

— Kage Baker

Part of why you love your parents is because they loved you first. Brands need to do that.

— Gary Vaynerchuk

Did you see Walker's father? 'My son loves America.' Yeah, like O.J. loved his wife.

— Jay Leno

Just remember that Dumbo didn't need the feather; the magic was in him.

— Stephen King

I am thankful to my parents. They have done many sacrifices.

— P. V. Sindhu

My father was interested in bringing reggae music to the entire world.

— Ziggy Marley

Affirming words from moms and dads are like light switches. Speak a word of affirmation at the right moment in a child's…

— Anonymous

“I was twelve when my father’s stories began appearing in the Gentleman’s Review. But that was almost fourteen years ago. And, in…

— Tessa Dare

I have a very down-to-earth father. My wife is an actress and famous herself is more down-to-earth than anyone I know.

— Brad Paisley

Death to a good man is but passing through a dark entry, out of one little dusky room of his Father's house…

— Adam Clarke

I'm Larry Sanders. I'm a person. I'm a father. I'm an artist. I'm a writer. I'm a painter. I'm a musician. And…

— Larry Sanders

He [God] wants us to talk to him as to a friend or father - authentically, reverently, personally, earnestly.

— Bill Hybels

Not once does the Bible report that (Jesus) rushed anywhere. He was often busy, but never in a mad dash. And yet…

— Charles R. Swindoll

My mom enlisted in the U.S. Navy in World War II, and my parents actually bought our home thanks to the loan…

— Thomas Friedman

“I wish I'd been accepted sooner and better. When I was younger, not being accepted made me enraged, but now, I am…

— Andrew Solomon

“My mother was annoyed with me throughout their visit—ostensibly because I wasn’t being a good enough hostess to the cousins, but really…

— Claire Messud

I began to associate with Mahatma Gandhi when he came and went in our house - together with my father and mother…

— Indira Gandhi

Spiritual master is representative of God. Similarly, king is also representative of God. The father is also representative of God. These are…

— A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Alternate translation: Come brethren, if you have a mind to be ingrafted in the vine, It is a pity to see you…

— Saint Augustine

Thanks to His Majesty," the magus said, and my father seemed startled at the correction but not displeased. He looked thoroughly satisfied…

— Megan Whalen Turner

“You think Mother sent us out here to have visions?' Ralph asked. 'Maybe to gain strength and holiness by a purging process',Glen…

— Stephen King

“Interesting, Miles thought. Like himself, Father Mark, as a child, had been reassured by the imagined proximity of God, whereas adults, perhaps…

— Richard Russo

The worst thing your parents can do is try to emulate you.

— Rick Nielsen

Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind; The foul cubs like their parents are.

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

I finally moved out of my parent's house. It was only fair to let my sister have her own room.

— Kate Winslet

You know how it is with fathers, you never escape the idea that maybe after all they're right.

— John Updike

The one person I can't stand to see cry is my MOTHER.

— Anonymous

Definitely the most important thing in my life is being a father.

— Ben Miller

A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.

— Gaspard Mermillod

What God is to the world, parents are to their children.

— Philo

My father was on the Alcoholics Anonymous wishlist. My mother was on... parole. And lithium.

— Christopher Titus

“She's right, of course. My mother usually is. She's a librarian.”

— Heather Vogel Frederick

My mother was Irish and she was superstitious, if you'll forgive the tautology.

— Rosalind Russell

“You don't know a father's weight until it's lifted.”

— John Green

Dear parents, teach your children to pray. Pray with them.

— Pope Francis

Parents give up their rights when they drop the children off at public school.

— Melinda Harmon

A psychic once read my palm and told me I was my mother's mother in a past life. Isn't that weird?

— Chynna Phillips

“A mothers greatest joy in having a child is to give that child fully and freely to God.”

— Elizabeth George