“...nobody is good or valuable because of who their parents are, or bad because their parents are bad. They are as good… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
“I was a married woman! she said. Why does every generation believe it is the discoverer of pleasure? Your father was a… — Karen Essex Copy Share Image
“Is there any point in doing anything at all? My mother, my sister, and Gale’s family are finally safe. As for the… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
I was just trying to fit in to the stereotype American dream, exactly what my parents and everyone expected of me, i… — Christophe Beck Copy Share Image
My mother likes to say that I was conceived to shop - not just born to shop. My whole life as a… — Kevin Kwan Copy Share Image
Is it wrong for me to love my own? Is it wicked for me because my skin is red? Because I am… — Sitting Bull Copy Share Image
Parents create life for you and you are the one who live your own life. They made a book cover for us… — Cynthiacqe Copy Share Image
“My father had a similar saying. He said that in heaven there's a huge cake reserved solely for married people who've never… — Bernardo Atxaga Copy Share Image
I want a love that was pre-destined before eternity. I want a love that was birthed in my mothers womb. I want… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“All men must sleep, Bran. Even princes.” “When I sleep I turn into a wolf.” Bran turned his face away and looked… — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
There are those among you who, although young, have already suffered a full measure of grief and sorrow. My heart is filled… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
“Genesis mourned as he reached for some painkillers from the kitchen cabinet as his head pounded; he wouldn't call his parents yet… — Jill Thrussell Copy Share Image
Although a science fair can seem like a big "pain" it can help you understand important scientific principles, such as Newton's First… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
“This is the underside of my world. Of course you don’t want me to be stupid, bless you! you only want to… — Joanna Russ Copy Share Image
We can not understand each other, if every time we venture out we stick the feather of cocksureness in our caps. No,… — Ameen Rihani Copy Share Image
“He said the difference between the male and female modes of thought were easily illustrated by the thoughts of a boy and… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
Happy Earth Day! Remember, we don't inherit the planet from our parents, we borrow it from our children. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Nothing erodes [a mother's love]. It is not sand on a beach. It is the nuclear heart of things-hard as the rock… — Beth Kephart Copy Share Image
My parents, stupidly, always let me go downtown. This was pre-pager, even. It made me adventurous. I think it makes you tough. — Judy Greer Copy Share Image
“It came to Mary now that her mother had been right, after all; Mary had been born for this. In sixteen years… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
One of the greatest gifts you can give to your children is the development of a parent, and being the greatest role… — Joseph Mercado Copy Share Image
God the father, and even more often the devil himself, appears at times in the place of fate in the modern tragedy.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The thing with all the Founding Fathers, one of the most common words they used was 'posterity.' They were constantly referring to… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
Eve had one advantage over all the rest of her sex. In his wildest moments of rage Adam never could accuse her… — Helen Rowland Copy Share Image
We get notes sent to us backstage from college students that say, 'My parents used to play your albums all the time!… — Nancy Wilson Copy Share Image
Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action-Into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
The real property that a parent can transmit to all equally is his or her character and educational facilities. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
When you're at your own parents' funeral, when you're at somebody that you love's funeral, you realize how precious life is. And… — Andrew Dice Clay Copy Share Image
Obey thy parents, keep thy word justly; swear not; commit not with man's sworn spouse; set not thy sweet heart on proud… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“Men like my father cannot die. They are with me still real in memory as they were in flesh. Loving and beloved… — Philip Dunne Copy Share Image
Asian parents generally tend to channel their children, especially their daughters, into studying and not sport. — Isa Guha Copy Share Image
Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer. — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“One of the best things a father can do for his daughter is let her know that she has met his expectations.… — Lisa Wingate Copy Share Image
I was a middle child and was used to negotiating. But there was nothing I could do to reverse my mothers condition. — Leeza Gibbons Copy Share Image
And my parents made me want i am. So what? We get stuff from our parents, but we also get stuff from… — Barry Lyga Copy Share Image
I read that book How to Hug a Porcupine [by Julie Ross] - it's my parenting bible. They say you have to… — Kelly Ripa Copy Share Image
“Yeah, my father is an egotistical douchebag," he says roughly. "My name literally means Jonathan empire.” — Krista Ritchie Copy Share Image
Im lucky that its about fashion and perfume and cosmetics. If my father had owned a tire company, I dont know what… — Delphine Arnault Copy Share Image
My formative years were all shaped by a mother who was very sad and had a drinking problem, while my father was… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
I understand that every parent wants the best for their child because I want the best for my children too. — Angela Rayner Copy Share Image