“A species of pride, the kind of codependent pride that parents and children mutually share for the other's accomplishments, burned in Emmett's… — Curtis M. Lawson Copy Share Image
“And you could ask your parents if they know who Flamel is,” said Ron. “It’d be safe to ask them.” “Very safe,… — J.K. Rowling Copy Share Image
He remembers when he was very small his mother once said she wished happiness and adventure for him. If this does not… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
We are building a country where a person's prospects are determined by their own initiative and hard work and not by the… — Cyril Ramaphosa Copy Share Image
Teen: Has sex, does drugs, bad grades Parent: Just don't do it again! ok? Teen: Doesn't do chores. Parent: YOU CHILD ARE… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“[i]We were fighting so very hard and achieving so very little aside from staying alive. BUT THAT’S EVERYTHING, my father wrote to… — Helen Oyeyemi Copy Share Image
“Paul shouted “Mayday!” over the radio. “Where did they come up with that word?” I asked Mother. “Easy to understand on a… — Joe Haldeman Copy Share Image
“I raised my three teens with love, perseverance, tenacity, sweat, tears, prayers, lighting candles, and the list could go on.” — Ana Monnar Copy Share Image
No, your mother... is not crazy. And neither, contrary to popular belief, is your brother crazy. He's merely miscast in a play.… — SE Hinton Copy Share Image
[My father] impressed upon me from the first, that the manner in which the world came into existence was a subject on… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Coming from a single parent household, I witnessed firsthand the strength and courage of the single mother. I always had my father… — Raheem DeVaughn Copy Share Image
I’ve worked in an economy that rewards someone who saves the lives of others on a battlefield with a medal, rewards a… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
My mother, we were a very poor family. When I was a kid, we would be in our little room, and there… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
“I was pretty sure I would never have to worry about finding the right guy. I thought it would happen for me… — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
Love is rather impotent and pitiful: My father must have told me a million times how much he loved me, but that… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
Freddie experienced the sort of abysmal soul-sadness which afflicts one of Tolstoy's Russian peasants when, after putting in a heavy day's work… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was raised well. My parents are from Nigeria; their culture is respectful. Very respectful. But I learnt that you have to… — Anthony Joshua Copy Share Image
He hesitated for a moment. Then he said softly, "I love you, Mother." He took my hand and kissed it, and folded… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Being a parent makes you feel like a blanket that’s always too small. No matter how hard you try to cover everyone,” — Fredrik Backman Copy Share Image
“Rio often showed affection through firearms. He lent them and even gave them as gifts, the way a mother might dole out… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Every man has somewhere about him some belief for which he'd die. Only isn't it improbable that your parents and guardians told… — E.M. Forster Copy Share Image
The social relations which are the basis of the reproduction of the species are founded upon the continuous union of parents in… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
Tyranny or slavery, born of selfishness, are the two educational methods of parents; all gradations of tyranny or slavery. — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of speeches: the Mother Hubbard speech, which, like the garment, covers everything but touches nothing, and the French… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
My very earliest memories are of watching my father study - he had his stack of law books on the kitchen table… — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
I think because both of my parents were essentially salespeople, and Italian-Americans, I always seemed to get along with people; I had… — Bob Colacello Copy Share Image
My father was not really pleased when I told him of my choice to train as an actress, when he was with… — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
I'm not really afraid of somebody who's very politically vocal. My mother is very strong, and I really believe in freedom of… — Lindsey Haun Copy Share Image
My kids are just waiting for me at home. I'm their father. They're wondering, 'When's Daddy coming home?' — Brad Pitt Copy Share Image
I never thought in my life, I never really thought I would get married. I watched my parents go through a divorce,… — Ashton Kutcher Copy Share Image
It is the color which love wears, and cheerfulness, and joy--these three. It is the light in the window of the face… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
It is a remarkable coincidence that almost everyone has the same religion as their parents and it always just so happens they're… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Apart from my parents and coach Tarak Sinha, my wife has been a big support, and so has been my two daughters. — Shikhar Dhawan Copy Share Image
Anwar al-Awlaki was a U.S. citizen by virtue of his birth in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 1971 while his Yemeni father… — Peter Bergen Copy Share Image
I think because I was a mother, it helped me feel comfortable that really my primary goal there was to save my… — Elisabeth Shue Copy Share Image
“Mothers weep and Sons be dumb your brothers and children murder the beautiful yellow bodies of Indochina in dreams invented for your… — Allen Ginsberg Copy Share Image
My father was like - she will go into films and ruin the family name. He disowned me. So, I disowned his… — Mallika Sherawat Copy Share Image
As I have said many times - my father was a great fan of Bill Dickey's and he certainly loved the Yankees.… — George Steinbrenner Copy Share Image
As far as being a drummer, to me it's a positive that he's my father. To be mentioned alongside him... I mean,… — Jason Bonham Copy Share Image
“you're my first born child, and the person who first showed me the miracle of this love a mother has for her… — Elizabeth Noble Copy Share Image