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We have three generations at home, including my father-in-law. I keep a very low profile, and a lot of things I do… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
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A decent person does not alienate children from a parent, no matter how angry they are at the parent for the divorce.… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
I have to warn you. I promised my mother, a long time ago. She said I had to give folks a chance… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
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I used to help out my father, a bricklayer, in the summer. I'd catch the bricks (that were dropped). And it made… — Jerry Rice Copy Share Image
Mother goddesses are just as silly a notion as father gods. If a revival of the myths of these cults gives woman… — Angela Carter Copy Share Image
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My promise to my Kids: I am not your friend. I am your Mother. I will stalk you, flip out on you,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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My parents went out of their way for me ever since I left school. When I was 15, I said to Mum,… — Orianthi Copy Share Image
I couldn't understand her [my mother's] wiring, all the time. I couldn't understand how she denied herself pleasure and enjoyment in life.… — Dan Fogelman Copy Share Image
“William sees it all happen again. The pain is not in the event. The subjection to it and his powerless state each… — M.R. Gott Copy Share Image
“Then her mother – as skilled in the art of ambush as most mothers are – startled her with her furious, echoing roar.” — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
In the same way that Egypt and Libya conspired to 'disappear' my father and silence writers such as Idris Ali, they made… — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
“And Father said, “Christopher, do you understand that I love you?” And I said “Yes,” because loving someone is helping them when… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
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I'm an outgoing person. Once my parents passed away, it was just my daughter and myself. So, really, my friends are my… — Linda Johnson Rice Copy Share Image
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My father claimed I could read before I went to school. I sucked up knowledge and read the Children's Britannica Encyclopaedia from… — Anne Hegerty Copy Share Image
What the Chinese parent is conveying to the child is not that 'you've got to get A's or else I won't like… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
But I want to motivate. I wanna motivate every person to leave here to be a better father, a better husband, to… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
Even if their child is useless, parents will not find them shameful. But if you're an outstanding child, you don't have the… — Seo Won Copy Share Image
The 'sanskari' people in the country address me as 'Behenji.' Even my parents address me as 'Behenji' and so does Akhilesh Yadav. — Mayawati Copy Share Image
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From birth to 18 a girl needs good parents; from 18 to 35, she needs good looks. From 35 to 55, good… — Sophie Tucker Copy Share Image
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“Only the mother tree remained in the middle of the clearing, bathed in light, heavy with fruit, festooned with blossoms, a perpetual… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
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When you take away Medicaid, you're not just taking away care, you're taking away the peace of mind that parents deserve. — Andy Kim Copy Share Image
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My dream was to play football for the Oakland Raiders. But my mother thought I would get hurt playing football, so she… — Rickey Henderson Copy Share Image
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