Parents Quotes · Page 123

My mom always told me that she was glad I wasn't one of those kids that are always out and have there…

— Anonymous

My parents are both war veterans; they met in Vietnam. They were involved in a war that they absolutely disagreed with.

— Matt Skiba

You should listen to your parents. Stay in school if you want a education. Life is Beautiful with a good education.

— Anonymous

The truth of it is, the first rudiments of education are given very indiscreetly by most parents.

— Anonymous

My parents never talked to me like I was a kid. Maybe that's why I've been seen as mature.

— Dakota Fanning

I always wanted to be an actress, but my parents were adamant that I complete my studies first before I take up…

— Keerthy Suresh

The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.

— Confucius

I feel like everyone just gets constricted by their parents or, just, life.

— Travis Scott

“I matter to my children. My children depend on me for their basic needs. My children need my love and nurturance. My…

— Holli Kenley

I would say my biggest mentor has been my father because he always has been. Actually both of my parents have always…

— Nicole Richie

I had a very thorough grounding in music; I'd grown up around songs. My parents listened to a lot of music. My…

— Laura Mvula

There are some parents who have really done it right and told their kid, 'You know, we have this dough, none of…

— Robert Downey, Jr

My parents are the ones who really help me be grounded. I still go to school, I still do fun stuff with…

— Joshua Rush

“Parents have plenty of biblical reason to embrace a sure confidence that they can raise their children in such a way that…

— Doug Van Meter

Parents, it seems, have an almost Olympian persistence when it comes to suggesting more secure and lucrative lines of work for their…

— Susan Orlean

It's important for survival that children have their own experiences, the kind they learn from. The kind their parents arrange for are…

— Garrison Keillor

“After you are here, I will try not to become one of those parents who brag incessantly about their children, who force…

— Suzanne Finnamore

'Our parents' generation had it a lot tougher than we did. They had to live through the Depression, World War II, and…

— Billy Joel

Ever since the kids were babies, we have treated them with respect. We are the mom and dad for sure, but we…

— Jodi Benson

I think the first thing parents need to start doing is absolutely refuse to cooperate with any psychological evaluation of children in…

— Peter Breggin

“Parents think they can hand children permanent confidence—like a gift—by praising their brains and talent. It doesn’t work, and in fact has…

— Carol S. Dweck

Whenever my parents got married, my dad had a mullet. Me and my dad are very similar-type people with the way we…

— Morgan Wallen

Toffee Crisp was my downfall. I once ate five at a sitting. Do you really need that third helping, Harry? My parents…

— Harry Melling

I grew up in a small town in Washington State, so I wasn't really aware of costume design as a career growing…

— Colleen Atwood

Sometimes I long for the parents I didn't have; that's a recurring nightmare.

— Kirk Franklin

“Death of parents leaves minor children at the mercy of the merciless or merciful.”

— Vincent Okay Nwachukwu

Parents will be parents. Even now, my mom asks me sometimes, 'When are you going to go back and get a real…

— Chieh Huang

“Distinctive facial features of a parent are poor people’s paternity test.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Child psychology used to be something parents used; today they submit to it.

— Anonymous

My parents made me believe I could do anything I wanted to do. They were really into empowering me.

— Pierre Omidyar

My parents never got carried away with the extraneous elements of being in the business.

— Haley Joel Osment

“War ... it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents.”

— Joseph Heller

The great thing about my parents is they didn't preach anything they didn't practice.

— Charles Koch

My parents were divorced by the time I was even conscious - like, I don't remember them ever being together.

— J. Cole

My parents thought art was important and a lot of my childhood was spent doing some form of it or another.

— Jason Becker

As a young child, I suffered from poor health. My parents encouraged me to swim, which really improved my condition.

— Sui He

Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.

— Aretha Franklin

All parents are an embarrassment to their kids. Often, grandparents are the relief. Kids don't have to resist you.

— Anne Lamott

We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the world.

— Christopher Eccleston

My parents keep me grounded. I've spent a lot of time on my own in my life, and I've learnt the hard…

— Atif Aslam