“*marissa tries to get her single, working mother's attention by suggesting something outrageous, to which mom replies:* 'You're a smart girl. Use… — Camille Noe Pagan Copy Share Image
My mother raised three girls, really, pretty much on her own, and she didn't have time for play or conversation or whatever.… — Angie Dickinson Copy Share Image
Of all spiritual disciplines prayer is the most central because it ushers us into perpetual communion with the Father. — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
People have a hard time believing that, but not having a father around, being shy, I just never participated in sports much. — Chuck Norris Copy Share Image
I've always loved books. My mother told me that before I could talk, I'd babble in my crib as I turned the… — JoAnn Ross Copy Share Image
I need no master to punish me in order to behave as I ought. If I did, I would be no more… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Every day I saw, always, how my parents worked so hard to give us the best opportunities and the best life possible. — Brandon Moreno Copy Share Image
Irish is the prominent nationality in the family, but beyond that, I really don't know. I see a lot of artistic or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“My mother used to say, Preeto, there is never a right or a wrong side to a problem, but there can be… — Sanchit Gupta Copy Share Image
“But you knew my mother. She was your neighbor—” “This is an official Clave investigation.” Jace cut her off. “I can always… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Only common mortals like the Somervilles have good old rotten hates, dear,' said her mother. 'Sir Graham manages to love everybody and… — Dorothy Dunnett Copy Share Image
“No one loves me,-no one cares for me, but you, mother.' (...) She put her hands on his shoulders; she was a… — Elizabeth Gaskell Copy Share Image
Let's be real: dads get a bad rap in the media. We're talking Vanilla Ice's 'Ninja Rap' bad. More often than not,… — Phoebe Robinson Copy Share Image
Mothers and daughters are part of each other's consciousness, in different degrees and in a different way, but still with the mutual… — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
My father, my uncles, my aunts, from my father's side and my mother's side... they were all professional musicians. My father was… — Lalo Schifrin Copy Share Image
“Jesus had not come to condemn the immoral; he had come to rescue them. He had come to gather those who were… — Kenneth D. Boa Copy Share Image
Even Christ pleased not Himself. He was utterly consumed in the zeal of His Father's house. As man He ever moved for… — Geoffrey T. Bull Copy Share Image
Envy is the deformed and distorted offspring of egotism; and when we reflect on the strange and disproportioned character of the parent,… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Be he the first to stand or the last, a man must stand," the father had told his adoring son. "And if… — Andrew Vachss Copy Share Image
I thought there were moments to complain about your parents and moments to be grateful, and it was a shame to mix… — Karen Joy Fowler Copy Share Image
My father was in the coal business in West Virginia. Both dad and mother were, however, originally from Massachusetts; New England, to… — John Knowles Copy Share Image
Parents often brag about the amount of money spent per child, but I think, perhaps ironically, those great monies that are spent… — Marva Collins Copy Share Image
The press is the only institution that is truly accountable. The founding fathers put the First Amendment first for a reason. — Rupert Murdoch Copy Share Image
I was born in Joliet, Illinois. It was totally Midwestern - small, little house, two great parents, and a sister and a… — Paula Pell Copy Share Image
I've always been kind of a mom. I was out of my house when I was 18, and my friends used to… — Pamela Adlon Copy Share Image
My father died. It is still a deep regret to me this day that in choosing acting as my career I was… — Conrad Veidt Copy Share Image
At some point as adults we cease to be our parents' children and we become our children's parents instead. — William Landay Copy Share Image
Seeing my mother struggle with her weight confused me: I looked at her and thought she was beautiful, she was my mom.… — Denise Bidot Copy Share Image
A lot of people reject the idea of God as Father if they've had a competitive relationship with their own father. — Justin Welby Copy Share Image
I've been very blessed. My parents always told me I could be anything I wanted. When you grow up in a household… — Ricky Schroder Copy Share Image
I have a 16 year-old son, so I'm now a soccer mom. I stand on the sidelines and I hear the things… — Brandi Chastain Copy Share Image
My life is more than just my work. I am a husband and a father and a proud citizen of two countries:… — Terence Tao Copy Share Image
He had written my mother once that he wanted her to be the first thing he saw every morning and the last… — Ron Reagan Copy Share Image
“By making the birth of the child the physical choice of the mother, the sexual revolution has made marriage and child support… — George Akerlof Copy Share Image
My parents wanted to light my artistic candle. But over time, the definition of 'the arts' began to stretch. And as I… — Iggy Pop Copy Share Image
Mad World' was easy for me to sing because I could relate to Roland's lyrics. We were both the middle of three… — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
“You are born to one mother, but if you are lucky, you will have more than one. And among them all you… — Clarissa Pinkola Estés Copy Share Image
Rahm Emanuel is son of the devil's spawn. He is an individual who would sell his mother to get a vote. He… — Eric Massa Copy Share Image
That which parents should take care of... is to distinguish between the wants of fancy, and those of nature. — John Locke Copy Share Image
There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson. — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
