We live in a very different world than the one that we inherited from our parents and from our grandparents. Times are… — Martin O'Malley Copy Share Image
My parents always knew that I wanted to act, so it didn't really come as a big surprise. The only thing they… — Rumer Willis Copy Share Image
My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the world. By the same token, my father… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
“My father from long habit took a book with him to the table and then, remembering my presence, furtively dropped it under… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
Of all the men I have known, I cannot recall one whose mother did her level best for him when he was… — Frances Parkinson Keyes Copy Share Image
I watch his hands, they're lumpy but clever. "Is there a word for adults when they aren't parents?" Steppa laughs. "Folks with… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
“You’d better open the gate soon, or your mother’s going to put you in time-out when she finally gets in the house,” — Kelly Oram Copy Share Image
“There are one or two people - I’m not talking about family, about Zhenya or your mother - whom a pariah can… — Vasily Grossman Copy Share Image
“Lord, we live in a world where violence thrives and the plight of the innocent is often overlooked. Precious peace making Father… — David Holdsworth Copy Share Image
Other families who are poor do what they can to get out of it. My mother did not. She did not utilise… — Said Sayrafiezadeh Copy Share Image
“So many of us had to leave. But every single one of us wishes we hadn’t had to. Every single one of… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
“O God, our Eternal Father, as Thy servant I bow before Thee in prayer in behalf of these young people scattered over… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“Where do I belong?” “With me,” my mother and Galen say in unison. They exchange hard glares. Galen locks his jaw. “I’m… — Anna Banks Copy Share Image
Parents provide their children with genes as well as an environment, so the fact that talkative parents have kids with good language… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
Most parents try really hard to give their kids the best possible life. They give them the best food and clothes they… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was very fortunate to have some great mentors. A father that was always in my life set the example every day… — Larry Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
I grew up without a lot of money and my parents grew up with far less money. And that's kept me in… — Adrien Brody Copy Share Image
When my mother died, and when my father died, it's big. Our parents are giants; they're titans of our lives, so of… — Loudon Wainwright III Copy Share Image
I don't do what I've been told. You're so lame why don't you just go. Die mother fucker die mother fucker die. — Dope Copy Share Image
I have amazing parents and some really great friends that would kick my butt if I ever started acting different. — Jane Levy Copy Share Image
Of course I can change a plug. But my father would not only know how to change a plug, he could have… — Grayson Perry Copy Share Image
“I suppose the mothers of most twelve-year-old boys live with the uneasy conviction that their sons are embarked upon a secret life… — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I repeat for the umpteenth time, without making apologies: My children have had more than their fair share of presidency under their… — Alexander Lukashenko Copy Share Image
I was a cocky kid, and I felt like I was an adult at, like, 9. I think that's because my parents… — Ezra Miller Copy Share Image
There is an ancient tradition of how to tie the topknot that gets passed down from parent to child. In my case,… — Jagmeet Singh Copy Share Image
“Dr. Parker and all my parents live in a paper-mache world. They just patch up problems with strips of newspaper and a… — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
The time of day when there was quiet and serenity was every night when we gathered in my parents' bedroom and knelt… — Kerry Kennedy Copy Share Image
I've been really lucky. I think it's a real privilege if your parents are supportive of you, and I do feel for… — Amelia Dimoldenberg Copy Share Image
My mother brought up nine children, in Hackney, and none of us are criminals, none of us in jail. Her strength made… — Labrinth Copy Share Image
“She smells of her cooking and the perfume Eau d'Hadrien. My mother wore it, too. She used to cook, like Lili. Our… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
“Septimus has been working too hard" - that was all she could say to her own mother. To love makes one solitary,… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
I grew up watching 'The Office' and 'Father Ted' and all the British things at that time - 'The Royle Family' -… — Josh Widdicombe Copy Share Image
No people ever lived by cursing their fathers, however great a curse their fathers might have been to them. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
My first real acting gig was probably playing Mamillius in my mother's 'Winter's Tale.' My mom and dad are both in theater,… — Logan Marshall-Green Copy Share Image
“Some stuff has to be done even if there is a risk. That's the first important thing I ever found out I… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
It's really easy as an actor just starting out to get into the mindset that you only get one break. But my… — Maya Hawke Copy Share Image
“In reality, each child is an investment of his parents. You are their precious fruit, after all the hard labour.” — Mwanandeke Kindembo Copy Share Image
But I don't feel sad about it. Because Mother is dead. And because Mr. Shears isn't around anymore. So I would be… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
My parents felt I should earn my money because I would then value it. So they would pay me a shilling or… — Deborah Meaden Copy Share Image
