Parents Quotes · Page 130

My favorite anime of all time is 'Yu Yu Hakusho.' And this is because when I was living with my parents before…

— Xavier Woods

The only other time I can recall my dad getting upset at me was when I missed a hockey practice. My parents…

— Mike Weir

The fact is that our kids aren't reading books - or frankly, much of anything lately. Schools are under funded, some schools…

— James Patterson

“Parents have this twisted belief that anyone under the age of about twenty simply can’t know what love is, like the age…

— J.A. Redmerski

I've learned a lot from my parents.

— Mirai Nagasu

I always used to get in trouble for talking too much. When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I…

— Derek Jeter

I watched horror films growing up, and I would love watching them with friends. But then, I would spend the next week…

— Jessica Rothe

All my siblings went to college, and my parents stressed getting school work done first before we could play.

— Chris Mullin

Going into the Hall of Fame is going to be the biggest present I could ever give my parents.

— Chipper Jones

My parents inspire me every day. They are both incredible people that I love and look up to every day. Industry wise,…

— Max Schneider

It would have been nice to be parents, but I don't feel wistful about it any more.

— Bernard Cribbins

Being from California, my parents are very eco-friendly and I feel like I've been nurtured by a tree-hugger family in a way.

— Xander Schauffele

Growing up, money is important. And now I have a career where I'm making enough money to live. But I really want…

— Tyler Joseph

“In your name, the family name is at last because it's the family name that lasts.”

— Amit Kalantri

My parents, along with my brother and sister, are vegetarians.

— Alissa White-Gluz

When I told my parents, 'I'm going to be an actor,' they screamed and wept and freaked out.

— Alec Baldwin

As parents, we teach our kids about things we feel competent in. That's why so many parents don't teach their kids about…

— Dave Ramsey

My parents got divorced when I was around a year old. My dad was essentially a nonentity in my life until I…

— Tucker Max

My own parents were very un-neurotic, so I never thought that I had to change enormously in order to become a parent.

— Helen McCrory

“For children, parents are a yardstick for normalcy.”

— Upasana Saraf

I'm a product of public housing. My parents grew up poor, but their dream was to own a home.

— Gregory Meeks

I grew up in London. My parents and I lived in West Norwood, then we moved to Norbury, and I went to…

— Ashley Madekwe

I'm willing to be different than other parents and go against the mainstream.

— Amy Chua

When I was sixteen I started acting, and I also started to embrace my tradition and culture. I had a young medicine…

— Adam Beach

I think I took after my parents. Using music as one of my main ways of expression just felt natural.

— Mabel

I am extremely fortunate to have such talented people as my parents. I will always turn to them for advice. But I…

— Shriya Pilgaonkar

My parents made it clear that I should never display even the slightest disrespect to individuals who had the power to let…

— James D. Watson

As a kid, I loved going to lots of thrift stores with my parents. There was a period where I thought it…

— Tessa Thompson

There's no constitutional right for your parents to pay for college.

— Jane Velez-Mitchell

My true satisfaction came when my parents told me that someone had seen me on TV and congratulated them.

— Kirti Kulhari

Our parents instilled in us a sense of community and how it takes a village to raise a family.

— T. J. Watt

I think there's a need for more oversight by social workers, because there are a lot of foster parents who are just…

— Michael Oher

I had some really incredible people who mentored me and gave me things I never got from my parents.

— Misty Copeland

My parents met during their time at Cal Berkeley while they were both on the gymnastics team. Due to their intense gymnastics…

— Sam Mikulak

I think my generation has had an unbelievably easy time profiting from the world that was made for us by our parents…

— Sebastian Faulks

The most important thing we can do, as parents, as educators, and as a community, is ensure our children learn to read,…

— Glenn Youngkin

When I was supposed to go to a certified kindergarten that's supposed to teach you actual things like how to read, I…

— Chip Gaines

I wish parents wouldn't fight...at least not wen kids r watchin'... at the phone or face 2 fuwkin face that crap aint…

— Watever

I'm not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.

— Charles Barkley

My parents themselves had a love marriage.

— Keerthy Suresh