Parenting Quotes · Page 488

The footsteps a child follows are most likely to be the ones his parents thought they covered up.

— James Dobson

My parents told me I'd point to a bed of flowers and say 'Pink. Pretty,' before I knew any other words.

— Joni Mitchell

“They were certainly a pair. Cincinnati in a dead man’s suit, Mother in a dead man’s wallet.”

— Ruta Sepetys

My father carries around the picture of the kid who came with his wallet.

— Rodney Dangerfield

My mother had lots and lots of children who didn't survive.

— Dom DeLuise

“I don't think any child could see her father beginning to love someone else and not feel jealousy.”

— Kristen Cashore

My roots are Scottish. My dad's parents are from Scotland, and my mum's dad is Scots.

— Katharine Isabelle

I lost my dad when I was younger, and I know what its like to lose a beloved parent.

— Simone Elkeles

“A good editor can make a respectable writer remarkable, just like a good parent helps a child become amazing.”

— Justin Alcala

I've always had to force myself to make friends and speak to people. My parents were quiet, and it took me a…

— Helen Hunt

Orrin Hatch is old enough to be my father, and I don't want my father running the United States Senate Finance Committee.

— Scott Howell

I was every mother's nightmare - I was a hair model from 14, and I started coming home with red, blue, green hair.

— Toyah Willcox

Just the simple act of sharing wisdom is something that many parents have left to society to do; however, that is not…

— Monica Johnson

I don't have any brothers and sisters, so I always relied on my parents to guide me or answer questions.

— Daryl Davis

“Be a full person. Motherhood is a glorious gift, but do not define yourself solely by motherhood. Be a full person. Your…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“... Veronique and Dylan having the mother of all arguments. I mean, it had a plot and a subplot and several walk-on parts…”

— Sarra Manning

“What was it about fathers, Clay wondered, that compelled so many of them to test their children? To insist that a daughter,…

— Nicholas Eames

My mother was apt to fall out on the floor and start speaking in tongues. Actually, it was a great performance... It…

— Rodney Crowell

“The work of atonement took place in the presence of the God of heaven. Indeed, it involved a transaction within the fellowship…

— Sinclair B. Ferguson

My dad's father would take me to WWE shows when I was younger, and my other grandfather, my mom's dad, would watch…

— Kevin Owens

“There are two truths," said Katie finally. "As a mother, I say it would have been a terrible thing for a girl…

— Betty Smith

Young people, if you honor your fathers, you will love them, respect them, confide in them, be considerate of them, express appreciation…

— Dallin H. Oaks

“Wow, you're quite a handful. You sure your parents didn't deliberately ship you off on that escape pod?' Much to his surprise,…

— Marcha A. Fox

Give your children regular, daily doses of Vitamin N. This vital nutrient consists simply of the most character-building two-letter word in the…

— John Rosemond

There's no real substitute for the care of the real mother.

— Phyllis Schlafly

If you can fight directly with your mother, you can save a fortune in psychiatrist's bills.

— Zsa Zsa Gabor

The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.

— Confucius

My father's generation gave to my generation a land of wealth and purpose and world economic dominance.

— Paul Tsongas

My dad gives me goals, and then I kind of go even farther beyond those.

— Myles Garrett

I would not have guessed how much I love being a father.

— Adam Neumann

Always treat your students as if their parents were sitting beside them in the classroom.

— Vikrant Parsai

Conscience is less an inner voice than the memory of a mother's glance.

— Robert Breault

I believe government should be loyal to parents, teachers and children.

— J. C. Watts

My loyalty to my father had increased in proportion to the miles between us.

— Tara Westover

Any man can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a dad

— Anonymous

Parents ALWAYS notice fake friends BEFORE you. Don't underestimate them.

— KiKi Strack

Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols.

— John Calvin

I'm not a tech-savvy parent. I communicate with my children via the old-media format called yelling.

— P. J. O'Rourke

Like all parents, I want to give my kids the best start in life.

— Grant Shapps

I don't want to rip families apart. I don't want to be sending parents away from children.

— Hillary Clinton