Parents Quotes · Page 219

My parents wanted me to have an honorable profession and not to be a jester.

— Philippe Petit

I was born in Manly Hospital, I pretty much grew up in my grandmother's house until my parents bought their own home.

— Gladys Berejiklian

I was strong willed and my parents instilled this notion of hard graft. That's how you've got to get by - nothing…

— Vick Hope

I want to tell the students to follow their heart and respect their parents and teachers as they are their ultimate gurus.

— Geeta Phogat

I don't have a flat anywhere. I'm registered in the U.K. for tax purposes, I suppose, and my mail goes to my…

— Benjamin Clementine

I always tell the parents, 'You don't have to approve of your children; you just have to accept them for who they…

— Michelle Visage

My parents are both intellectuals and readers; my mother would take me to the library every few days from before I was…

— Naomi Alderman

I like to think that I am providing a public service to educate parents.

— Jo Frost

I give credit of my success to my parents. My father was a poet philosopher.

— Manoj Kumar

My parents are ministers.

— Stacey Abrams

I love my parents and we have a terrific relationship. They have been very supportive of my career choice.

— Mena Massoud

Playing with my grandfather, grandmother and my parents, I came to music pretty naturally.

— Creed Bratton

Heads know that failing to invest in good, nutritious food is a false economy and parents won't tolerate reconstituted turkey being put…

— Jamie Oliver

We were an underprivileged family. My parents were both tailors. We got by. But we only had a few important things in…

— Arnel Pineda

My first recollection of performing was shortly after my parents split up, so the logical conclusion to draw is that that affected…

— Lee Mack

Acting is not in the blood. My parents weren't actors, but I imagine that if you've been brought up with actors, you…

— Eileen Atkins

My parents have been married for 50-plus years, and I wanted to have what they had.

— David Furnish

I feel spirituality is not just restricted to God. There are ample manifestations of God on earth as well - in our…

— Alok Nath

I'm happy with the decision I've taken. I get up in the morning, and I'm happy, and that is what is important…

— Giovani Dos Santos

My parents always say I have really good legs. I've worked really hard for them. They always insist that I show my…

— Samaire Armstrong

My parents had a factory, so I was linked to the textile and fashion industry.

— Francisco Costa

Both my parents are doctors, so from the time I was a child, I wanted to do medicine.

— Riaad Moosa

When I was a kid, my parents ran a supermarket; I grew up in there and everything was free, it was like…

— Adriano Zumbo

It's such a liberating feeling to go out of your comfort zone, to be independent and strike out on my own without…

— Heart Evangelista

“I look at him and realize, maybe I overreacted. Maybe more than once.”

— Lisa Schroeder