Parenting Quotes · Page 497

I had parents who taught me ethics that I didn't know they were teaching me at the time.

— Bill Duke

The rich son waits for his father to die, the poor just drink and cry.

— Lou Reed

I'm not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.

— Charles Barkley

“I didn't listen to her because she was my mother & wouldn't know anything until I was much older.”

— Brian Andreas

God could not be everywhere with us that's why almighty God made mothers.

— Anurag Prakash Ray

“Your parents thought about it, and the name they came up with for their child was Bruiser?” “Aren’t”

— T.S. Joyce

My parents were passionate about the ballet. They always played ballet music at home.

— Arlene Phillips

“I’m glad your parents will be at the wedding. It’s important for you to see them,”

— Anonymous

Do not bandy words with your father, nor treat him as a dotard, nor reproach the old man, who has cherished you,…

— Aristophanes

My mother would say, 'Stay ready so you don't have to get ready.' I spent a lot of my early years preparing…

— Dianne Reeves

“features that speak much more to what a middle-aged person desires for a parent than to what the parent does.”

— Atul Gawande

I was really blessed with parents who never said I couldn't do anything. And now I reflect as an adult on that,…

— Olesya Rulin

Basically it's the core story. About a guy having an affair with the mother of the girl he falls in love with.

— Buck Henry

My father,” she admitted, “was of Italian extraction. Unfortunately, not an affliction that can be cured.” She paused. “Though he did die.

— Gail Carriger

“The mother and the father are the causes of this body; so a man must undergo a thousand troubles in order to…

— Swami Vivekananda

The child is thinking and receiving vibrational thought from you on the day that he enters your environment. That is the reason…

— Esther Hicks

“You need to learn how to forgive." Ronnie was angery at herself for pushing everyone that loved her away. the theme of…

— Nicholas Sparks

I want my daughters to see me and know me as a woman who works. I want that example set for them...…

— Shonda Rhimes

The world of the terminally ill is the world of neither the living nor the dead. I have watched others since I…

— Anonymous

Almighty and eternal Lord God, the great Creator of heaven and earth, and the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ;…

— George Washington

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if…

— Anonymous

I believe there are monsters born in the world to human parents… The face and body may be perfect, but if a…

— John Steinbeck

“She has never tried to find out what happened to her family — her mother or her relatives in Ireland. But over…

— Christina Baker Kline

Starting out so young meant missing out on a lot of things that kids do, that your friends are doing, whether it…

— Dante Basco

Learning to drive in Canberra is pretty easy and I had great teachers in my parents.

— Melissa Breen

Being a mother is the only true meaning in my life. It's everything.

— Princess Stephanie of Monaco

I have an older sister who sounds, unfortunately, exactly like me, and we sound like our mother did.

— Jill Abramson

While I was growing up, I wasn't like, 'My father's a rapper, so I'm going to be one, too.'

— Ice Spice

My main message is to the parents of Trayvon Martin. You know, if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon.

— Barack Obama

As a father, I do everything my dad didn't do. My son Beau's birth changed my life.

— David Cassidy

The child’s parents are not his makers but his guardians.

— Maria Montessori

My style is very inspired by both my parents, so we all have the same taste.

— Zoe Kravitz

A smart mother makes often a better diagnosis than a poor doctor.

— August Bier

“He's your father, but first he is a man. A man is just a man, and that's all we have to wok…

— Tayari Jones

I did not get into a fistfight with my father at my sister's wedding. My sister didn't have a wedding.

— Tom Junod

My parents came to visit every two months and brought plenty of books.

— Mathias Rust

“A mother is only as happy as her unhappiest child.”

— Nicole Helget

My fans deserve all the attention I can give them, but my son deserves his father.

— Xzibit

My mother cared more about how you reasoned than about the conclusions you reached.

— David Frum

Parents are indeed capable of routinely torturing their children without anyone interceding.

— Alice Miller