From '41 to '51I was my folk's contrary son;I bit my father's hand right throughAnd broke my mother's heart in two. — John Masefield Copy Share Image
Education lays a strong foundation. I was keen on films, but my mother insisted on me finding all about the line I… — Vaani Kapoor Copy Share Image
Out of the warmth and loving nature of my home, I got an impulse of a politics that was very different from… — David Dellinger Copy Share Image
“Author challenges parents to bridge the gap with maturing, more independent kids with what he calls "Knock and Pray". He says parents… — Jay Payleitner Copy Share Image
“She thought of mothering, which was really another word for being present and caring what happened to someone.” — Joe Hill Copy Share Image
My father's vision was to give the right platform to upcoming talent. T-series has always given chance to budding talent. — Tulsi Kumar Copy Share Image
Self-acceptance begins in infancy, with the influence of your parents and siblings and other important people. — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
Chess is all about getting the king into check, you see. It's about killing the father. I would say that chess has… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
Having the Marley name was like 'Oh lord, not them not these dirty Rastas.' That's what it was like growing up in… — Cedella Marley Copy Share Image
“Sons have an instinct to cover their fathers’ failures. Sons love their dads even when their dads did not love them. It’s… — Byron Forrest Yawn Copy Share Image
He's always been tough on me, but I've had to figure out when he's being a coach and when he's being a… — Jalen Brunson Copy Share Image
“Sundays too my father got up early and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold, then with cracked hands that ached… — Robert Hayden Copy Share Image
“Every night before I get my one hour of sleep, I have the same thought: “Well, that’s a wrap on another day… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
Annabeth, thank goodness, would be staying in New York. She'd gotten permission from her parents to attend a boarding school in the… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“It is safe to say that not all the cooking and sewing and farm management of an entire year signified as much… — Nancy Byrd Turner Copy Share Image
Ever since my mother sent me to Saturday morning grammar classes when I was 7, I wanted to become a famous actor.… — Jack Gleeson Copy Share Image
“My parents are worried, of course, but how can I feel sorry for them, since they made me this way and then… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
You don't have to deserve your mother's love. You have to deserve your father s. He's more particular. The father is always… — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
I do not go to the gym. I do not train. I am not that careful about what I eat. I cannot… — Harrison Ford Copy Share Image
“I could burn this place down As many times as I'd like in my mind, Without any sympathy For the girl or… — Matthew Little Copy Share Image
Often Times We Hate Our Parents For Bragging With Things We Didn't Want To Do. But There Is One Thing We Must… — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
We want not so much a Father but a grandfather in heaven, a God who said of anything we happened to like… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm the father of three daughters, and they're all highly trained professionals. Two of them are mothers, and the other one wants… — Tom Brokaw Copy Share Image
It took me a long time to be convinced that marriage was right for me because I've come from a long line… — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
In bringing my baby to work, I am happy to be a visible reminder of how messy and difficult it is to… — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
I think mostly music just felt good because my parents gave me a real good childhood so I was rarely sad. — Jason Becker Copy Share Image
You make mistakes as a parent. Then you wish you hadn't said that, or you wish you hadn't told them how to… — Jennifer Connelly Copy Share Image
You can be cool and at the same time respect your woman, who will hopefully become your wife, who will hopefully become… — Martin Lawrence Copy Share Image
Growing up, I didn't ever think I was going to go to college because, financially, my parents just couldn't handle it. — Dawn Staley Copy Share Image
Parents do not owe their progeny an inheritance no matter how much money they have. One of the surest ways to produce… — Ann Landers Copy Share Image
In true, narcissistic fashion, when my father was diagnosed as a narcissist, he called us all up individually to tell us, and… — Neal Brennan Copy Share Image
Just like if you were brought up on a farm, you would most likely carry on your father's business as a farmer;… — Martin Yan Copy Share Image
I would like to thank my parents in Vergaio, a little village in Italy. They gave me the biggest gift: poverty. — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
I'm Greek-American, and I come from an immigrant-type background, and Greek-American parents want you to be a doctor or a lawyer. Because… — Steve Zissis Copy Share Image
Apparently, my grandfather left from Cork to America without saying goodbye to his mother! The family in Longford is still not happy… — Peggy Johnson Copy Share Image
I don't want to bore people with stories about being in rock n' roll and being a mother. Other singers do it.… — Patty Smyth Copy Share Image
“As parents we have a tendency to overprotect; it's okay to try and show them all positives but we cannot forget that… — Johnnie Dent Jr Copy Share Image
Families, generally, suck. And I say that as someone who, like my husband, had parents who proved the proverbial exception to the… — Julie Burchill Copy Share Image
So glistered the dire Snake , and into fraud Led Eve, our credulous mother, to the Tree Of Prohibition, root of all… — John Milton Copy Share Image
I don't think one parent can raise a child. I don't think two parents can raise a child. You really need the… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
