Mum and Dad had high expectations of us as human beings - it wasn't just about education. It's a fantastic way to… — Tim Minchin Copy Share Image
Feels good to try, but playing a father, I'm getting a little older. I see now that I'm taking it more serious… — Adam Sandler Copy Share Image
Although some people will say it's a cliché, I think not having had a father when I was growing up affect me… — Halle Berry Copy Share Image
I made a supreme effort not to do that thing that parents do, which is to bore people without children to death… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think it would be nice to belong. Sometimes I think that if one of these mothers invited Rae to her… — Louise Millar Copy Share Image
I must admit, even though I'm the product of two Jewish parents, I think the Irish temper got in there somewhere, so… — Harvey Weinstein Copy Share Image
When I was five, I heard the end of Beethoven's 'Ninth Symphony' with my mother, and I got goosebumps all over my… — John McLaughlin Copy Share Image
It was not nails that held Jesus to that wretched cross; it was his unqualified resolution, out of love for his Father,… — D. A. Carson Copy Share Image
“I suppose this is why I asked her to marry me: to give me something to be moored to. Perhaps this was… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
Mothering is just so different now from the way it was before. Especially with my mom. She was like the anti-helicopter mom.… — Ali Wong Copy Share Image
“God doesn’t need you to be your husband’s critic, his conscience, or his mother. Neither does he need you to sit down,… — Tony Evans Copy Share Image
Dear Father, take this days life into Thine own keeping. Control all my thoughts and feelings. Direct all my energies. Instruct my… — John Baillie Copy Share Image
“At home in Nigeria, all a mother had to do for a baby was wash and feed him and, if he was… — Buchi Emecheta Copy Share Image
In Christ, for the first time, we see that in God himself there exists--within his inseparable unity--the distinction between the Father who… — Hans Urs von Balthasar Copy Share Image
There's a natural tendency for children to, in some sense, inherit the cultural values of their parents. I'm not against that, that's… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“since historians must and ought to be exact, truthful, and absolutely free of passions, for neither interest, fear, rancor, nor affection should… — Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Copy Share Image
I've wanted to be a parent for a really long time, and I'm going to make sure I'm doing everything I can… — Lori Lightfoot Copy Share Image
When I was 8, I began to study ballet. In seventh grade, my mother took me into New York to study at… — Dianne Wiest Copy Share Image
Hearing him talk about his mother, about his intact family, makes my chest hurt for a second, like someone pierced it with… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I still have your pocket watch, my dear father. Like me, it is broken, but stubborn, and still keeps going. — Arno Hintjens Copy Share Image
I didn't want to use my father's name. I don't think I will ever want to use his influence... Never have I… — Dulquer Salmaan Copy Share Image
My father died when I was 7. I was his favorite child, and he was my beloved father. I brought him along… — P. L. Travers Copy Share Image
When I turned fifteen, I remember my father gave me a credit card which I was allowed to use for two things:… — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
During the first 10 years of my life, while my parents were married, I enjoyed a privileged upbringing. After their divorce, my… — Bianca Jagger Copy Share Image
Happy birthday to a great woman in my life…my mother, bestfriend and inspiration. May you have good health and happiness to cherish… — Innah Delos Angeles Copy Share Image
You do have to overcome the child's thinking that this new woman, who is not their mother, is going to be in… — Nancy O'Dell Copy Share Image
“Jump." My mother's voice popped into my head; "Would you jump off a bridge if so-and-so asked you too?” — Jen Wylie Copy Share Image
My mother was working a lot, so she was gone often. I would leave school and hitchhike to the beach. I can't… — Bo Derek Copy Share Image
My mother took me to the British Museum aged five. I had thought people from the past weren't as good as we… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
I grew up - for a while, the only show I could watch if I hadn't finished my homework was 'The Simpsons,'… — Tyler Ritter Copy Share Image
I never borrowed money from Mom. I lived at home, but my parents never helped me. I worked hard and moved out.… — Leandra Medine Copy Share Image
I feel so grateful to my mother and father for a happy childhood. There are things I now understand that they were… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
I left my parents' home when I was 22, I moved to New York with my ex-girlfriend. We did a film together… — Demian Bichir Copy Share Image
Impassioned lovers wrestle as one, lonely man cries for love and has none. New mother picks up and suckles her son, senior… — The Moody Blues Copy Share Image
“My parents think the longer the name, the more powerful the sorcerer, so they named me Cassandra Morgan Ursula Margaret Scot. You… — Christine Amsden Copy Share Image
Parents learn the uses of power and its limits. They can insist on certain outward behavior but cannot change inner attitudes. They… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
Only those who have lost their parents will know what it is like. It is horrific, it is hard and it breaks… — Steve Bruce Copy Share Image
My own mother, yeah I love her but things I heard as a child under my covers. Left me with scars, it… — J Cole Copy Share Image
“that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, i Lord of heaven and earth, that j you have hidden these things from the wise… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I grew up in New York, and I've always been surrounded by fashion. My grandmother used to write for 'Vogue' in the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
