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You just don't pick up family values, unless your parents teach you and let you know exactly what they expect. — Brian Lara Copy Share Image
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Many Muslim parents are authoritarian, which leaves young men and women with limited spaces to express themselves. Self-expression and autonomy are regarded… — Deeyah Khan Copy Share Image
My mother was so beautiful, she really was a a wonderful person. Always walking like a queen. Like she owned the world.… — Sophia Loren Copy Share Image
I've taken care of it," I said My father looked at me, shocked. Then I realized "taken care of" had a very… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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“Therefore, blessed be God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has hidden the way of truth from the wise… — Jan Hus Copy Share Image
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“Saying #113, Christ's disciples ask, When will the kingdom come? Jesus replies, The kingdom of the Father will not come by expectation.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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“There'll be no more music, Father. But there'll be this!" He stepped into the dark, picked up the knife, and held it… — Eddie Lenihan Copy Share Image
In my family, as in all dysfunctional families, instead of parents who act as strong and nurturing role models for their children,… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
My father, composer Sardar Malik, used to say that a good musician should always try to imbibe good poetry. One reason why… — Anu Malik Copy Share Image
While growing up, I have had women around me, be it my mother or aunt, who have individually shown me how to… — Amyra Dastur Copy Share Image
My dad's wife, my stepmom, is a serious painter. My dad also paints. My mother is a brilliant sculptor, and her husband… — Peter Heller Copy Share Image
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Forms of energy from nature gave my father trouble. He refused to believe he was going to die. He had these weird… — Paul Laffoley Copy Share Image
My mother encouraged me and was very great about me being gay, but she always encouraged me to follow my musical dreams,… — Elton John Copy Share Image
I visited my father for the full ten years that he was in prison, so we already had a deep and loving… — Sam Sheppard Copy Share Image
I'd work to make it hip again to spend time in our fabled and fabulous land. But with a Puerto Rican father… — Geraldo Rivera Copy Share Image
Thankfully, I have got the ear to select music, which I think I have inherited that from my father. That matters a… — Bhushan Kumar Copy Share Image
It is written: when children find true love, parents find true joy. Here's to your joy and ours, from this day forward. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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My kids have played soccer and baseball and basketball, and the parents who come to games are always saying and doing things… — Jeff Garlin Copy Share Image
When I lost my father at 8 years old, something happened in my head. I told myself, 'Maman and Papa won't always… — Wendie Renard Copy Share Image
I come from a family of eight on public assistance, my parents were separated. My mother struggled, my father struggled. — Letitia James Copy Share Image
You may lose your wife, you may lose your dog, your mother may hate you. None of those things matter. What matters… — Kevin O'Leary Copy Share Image
There's no more important bonding thing than a mother doing the daughter's hair. We sit at our mother's knee and learn who… — T'Keyah Crystal Keymah Copy Share Image
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