The older I get, the more I see the power of that young woman, my mother. — Sharon Olds Copy Share Image
“The things a mother does well are always invisible compared to the things she does badly.” — Amy Wilson Copy Share Image
I don't mind an arranged marriage. The girl my parents choose could be the girl of my dreams. — Vivek Oberoi Copy Share Image
My mother taught me right and wrong, and the right is the only way to go. — Shannon Briggs Copy Share Image
I know I'm not a perfect child but I'm trying my best to make my parents proud. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My parents are weavers. They worked very hard to give us our daily food. — Dutee Chand Copy Share Image
The Christian take on Hellfire seems less dramatic than the Muslim vision, which I grew up with, but Christian magical thinking appeals… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali Copy Share Image
“Thank you Heavenly Father. You heard my petition. You have answered my plea. May your name be glorified and be praised.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
Greg stands up, wiping his mouth. "I saw your mother's trial in the paper, Sharpe. I know you're just like her." "If… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
If you're at uni just because your parents have said so... There's a lot of success stories of people who have dropped… — Eniola Aluko Copy Share Image
“I thought of every strong woman I knew about—my mother, Muriel, my best friends . . . Buffy the Vampire Slayer . . . I would not back… — Gwen Hayes Copy Share Image
A great part of the pleasure of travel lies in the fulfillment of early wishes to escape the family and especially the… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
The mother is the early care giver and primary source of identification for all children… A daughter continues to identify with the… — Nancy Chodorow Copy Share Image
The invention of the teenager was a mistake. Once you identify a period of life in which people get to stay out… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
At the creation of man and woman, unity for them in marriage was not given as hope; it was a command! 'Therefore… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
This part of being a man, changing the way we parent, happens only when we want it to. It changes because we… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Coming from an immigrant background, where a lot of parents don't want their kids to be comedians, success was just showing my… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
“With a drunkard father who neglected his business, how could they ever hope to have education and care they deserve? …I want… — Lynne Withey Copy Share Image
“My mother taught me to knit when I was seven. I forgot about knitting until one day I saw Marion at the… — Anita Shreve Copy Share Image
I left New York after my mother died and, rather aimlessly, had settled in Istanbul for a change of scene. It was… — Lawrence Osborne Copy Share Image
“When Paxton was a teenager, her friends had even envied her relationship with her mother. Everyone knew that neither Paxton nor Sophia… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“K.T. sighs. “If you mess with her head, I’ll personally hunt you down, but otherwise, good luck. If you can get her… — Erica Cameron Copy Share Image
When I was a baby, my mother tells me I never slept because I never wanted to miss anything — Scott Baio Copy Share Image
In fact, Parkinson's has made me a better person. A better husband, father and overall human being. — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
If my mother hadn't been trying to be a writer, I don't know if I would have thought of it myself. — John Updike Copy Share Image
[My mother] was busy being a homemaker and was not an activist by any means. — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
“What do we do, Father?” “We have faith, Pino. We have faith and continue to do what is right.” — Mark T. Sullivan Copy Share Image
My father always said that if you want oranges, you have to go to where the oranges grow. — Terrence Howard Copy Share Image
A mother is a blend of strength and survivorship, experience and insight, fancy and reflection. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My mother lost her job, so I left school to work full-time to support her. — Ayanna Pressley Copy Share Image
On one thing professionals and amateurs agree: mothers can't win. — Margaret Drabble Copy Share Image
“Sweetheart, my father and I have put more ghosts in the ground than you can count.” — Kendare Blake Copy Share Image