Parenting Quotes · Page 265

Compared to some of our neighbours, it's not frowned upon to be a mother and work in France.

— Najat Vallaud-Belkacem

Being articulate, my parents could make anything sound reasonable.

— Noah Baumbach

I have played father to people who were older than me.

— Alok Nath

My father was a saint. He was the closest thing to a saint that you can find in a normal man.

— Indira Gandhi

I chose to be a working wife and mother. Why should I compromise on either?

— Chanda Kochhar

Your friends may influence your decisions even more than your parents will.

— Robert Cheeke

The end product of child raising is not the child but the parent.

— Frank Pittman

I fell out of the womb and landed in my mother's high heels.

— Leslie Jordan

“That was Hunter,' said Quinn as his father's footsteps faded away. 'I figured. Since he said to call him Hunter and everything.”

— Jennifer Sturman

As scary as it was being raised by one Jewish mother, I have to feel for my kids because they have two…

— Judy Gold

I have to give importance to my personal life, my family, parents, and sisters. I hope I can strike the right balance.

— Ram Charan

I study once in a while. But my parents never pushed us into anything. Until we were 18, my mother would make…

— Janet Jackson

I may not be able to give my kids everything they want but I give them what they need. Love, time, and…

— Nishan Panwar

I always try to have my mother's voice in my head, because I am very proud of the morals that she tried…

— Melissa Benoist

When liberals start acting like they're opposed to pre-marital sex and mothers having careers, you know McCain's vice presidential choice has knocked…

— Ann Coulter

I have an action figure, and so do my parents, so it's odd that we all have these dolls of ourselves. It's…

— Juliet Landau

My father was temperamentally nervous and obsessively religious—to the point of psychoneurosis. From him I inherited the seeds of madness. The angels…

— Edvard Munch

This is something that I do consider to be good advice: I took my first paycheck and I put it in the…

— Joss Whedon

“Bring back all who are discouraged, because they cannot find aught to bring Thee in prayer. O give them to understand that…

— Andrew Murray

“The thrust of his parent's views, at least when applied to the situation of Mileva Maric rather than Marie Winteler, was that…

— Walter Isaacson

It is a lot to learn, and unique, but it is commonplace here in Atlanta where the man takes care of things…

— Brandi Rhodes

“I’m sorry,” she said, wishing she could say something more meaningful. “I’m not. If he’d been a good uncle, I’d have stayed…

— Angie Frazier

The woman who makes a sweet, beautiful home, filling it with love and prayer and purity, is doing something better than anything…

— J.R. Miller

My father was a wildfire. Really. Nobody could save him from anything. His family turned away from him, and he broke up…

— John Carter Cash

In some ways, I'm slightly like a single parent, so I need to be able to provide for my family.

— Trinny Woodall

“A true mother is known for her compassion, love and passion; she is everly dedicated to her calling.”

— Agu Jaachynma N.E

My heart goes out to the grieving parents who lost their two-year-old or their newborn.

— Elizabeth Edwards

“Whenever my children complain about the planet to me, I say 'Shut up, I just got here myself'.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

And I finished college because I thought how much it would upset my parents if I didnt.

— Harry Mathews

It's important for girls to have a strong father figure in their lives.

— Teresa Giudice

There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother's age.

— Benjamin Spock

Who hasn't had an argument with their mother-in-law?

— Dervla Kirwan

It's the duty of every generation to find music their parents hate.

— Eric Carmen

My parents are very good examples of Christians. They are big on forgiveness.

— James Acaster

“Parents want the best for their children … for themselves.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

My father always said excuses are the crutches for the untalented.

— Ken Venturi

“Raising a child is a time of RAPID CHANGE! From the ages of 0 to 19, a PARENT can age over 30 years!”

— Comic Strip Mama

It's not unusual for kids in their twenties to be mad at their parents.

— Joy Browne

If you are sinlge ou don't have to live with someone who can't stand your parents.

— Anonymous

Skin cancer became personal to my family when my father was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma.

— Landon Donovan