Growing up, there are always those kids who are only happy when they are making someone else upset. That is unfortunately just… — Patton Oswalt Copy Share Image
I was the family alien. Both my parents are quite creative, but I was... appalling... always putting on little shows. I was… — Laura Wade Copy Share Image
Like any parents, mine wanted me to have a secure job with a regular wage and career prospects. And the one job… — James Blunt Copy Share Image
I grew up conservative because my mum was a conservative, and when I finally realized what conservatives were, I changed my mind… — Elton John Copy Share Image
“No matter how long it’s been or how far you’ve drifted, no matter how unknowable you might be, there were at least… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
It's especially hard to admit that you made a mistake to your parents, because, of course, you know so much more than… — Sean Covey Copy Share Image
My parents were born in 1906 and 1907. I think the experience of the Depression greatly influenced the way they thought about the world. — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
We're taught to expect unconditional love from our parents, but I think it is more the gift our children give us. It's… — Kathryn Harrison Copy Share Image
You know how kids have a meltdown? They're overtired or overstimulated? Every once in a while, Wayne, as Mickey, would say, 'Aw,… — Russi Taylor Copy Share Image
By the grace of God, my parents were fantastic. We were a very normal family, and we have had a very middle-class… — Abhishek Bachchan Copy Share Image
It's tough for parents to talk to children about heavy-weight topics such as peer pressure, drugs and morality if they don't already… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
I had the worst birthday party ever when I was a child because my parents hired a pony to give rides. And… — Rita Rudner Copy Share Image
When I was seven my parents divorced. My father went to Dallas. My mom fled to the shelter of my grandparents in… — David Berman Copy Share Image
“At sixteen, you still think you can escape from your father. You aren't listening to his voice speaking through your mouth, you… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
A child wants some kind of undisrupted routine or rhythm. He seems to want a predictable, orderly world. For instance, injustice, unfairness… — Abraham Maslow Copy Share Image
The more parents hate the music, the more their children will like it. It had been true with Elvis, and it had… — Jerry Heller Copy Share Image
My parents always instilled in me to be a citizen of the world, so that's why I've taken to traveling and why… — Kevin Olusola Copy Share Image
I have been extraordinarily fortunate in my life, luckier than almost anybody on this planet. And whenever I ran into challenges, my… — Joe Kennedy III Copy Share Image
Our parents made a lot of sacrifices because dancing is not the cheapest sport. The dresses are expensive, so my mum learned… — Motsi Mabuse Copy Share Image
It's been hard for my parents to be able to drive and come and see me play. And a lot of friends… — Randy Meisner Copy Share Image
I used to stay up at night and sneak into the TV room, past my parents, who were asleep, to watch Saturday… — Andy Samberg Copy Share Image
“This is the first duty of parents, and no false delicacy should keep them from the watchful care, the gentle warning, which… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
What upset me the most was not that I would die, but that I was letting down my parents. I felt very… — Linda Vester Copy Share Image
One of my major goals off the field is to conduct myself in a way that... parents are proud to say, 'Oh… — Sonny Bill Williams Copy Share Image
We had no television, and I only heard the radio when my parents went out to a Bible study group. They liked… — Lizz Wright Copy Share Image
My parents were laborers so we lived on South Park, which was a low-income region of Seattle. You had a choice -… — Jack Bowman Copy Share Image
It was like a cliche for the parents in my hometown to let their kids watch 'Friends.' I had no interest at… — RM Copy Share Image
I think so much of your energy when you're growing up is about becoming independent of your parents. And the older you… — Sam Neill Copy Share Image
Honoring our parents is more than an obligation,it's alo privilege.We honor them as obedience and self-sacrificing sometimes.Missed oppurtunities to show love and… — Mariane Corbito Copy Share Image
There are only two kinds of parents. Those who think their offspring can do nothing wrong, and those who think they can… — Miles Franklin Copy Share Image
I remember thinking that I'd way rather give my parents my money, and not have to like have them go to work… — Shaun White Copy Share Image
I hitchhiked at high school. My parents thought was a perfectly normal thing to do even though God knows I got blown… — John Waters Copy Share Image
My relationship with my parents hasn't changed much as I've grown older. I'm more independent, but still very close to them. — Joanna Page Copy Share Image
One of the greatest things parents can do for their children is to believe in them(their uniqueness) and help them realize their… — Bernard Kelvin Clive Copy Share Image
I remember when I told my parents that I wanted to be a filmmaker, and no longer was I planning to be… — Lee Isaac Chung Copy Share Image
Workers and students and part-time working parents across New Mexico are taking home too little, trying to stretch dollars as far as… — Michelle Lujan Grisham Copy Share Image
When I was a little kid, my parents would show me Marx Brothers films and westerns and stuff like that. Thats where… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
My parents moved to England with that immigrant ethos of self-betterment, but I don't think they expected the kind of grief they… — Naveen Andrews Copy Share Image
“I don't think it matters how many parents you've got, so long as the ones who are around make their presence in… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
I thought that making movies was drab. I'd lived through that. And I didn't want to use my parents, ever... They didn't… — Liza Minnelli Copy Share Image
