Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious for greater developments and greater riches and so on, so that… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
“During his teens, parents ought to encourage the child to reevaluate his own life. He should reevaluate his standards and performance in… — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image
“I do know a boy and a girl who've benefitted from their parents' high regard for academic achievement. But they've suffered from… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
Honestly, we'd probably be great parents. But it's a human being, and unless you think you have excellent skills and have a… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
Parents have no greater responsibility in this world than the bringing up of their children in the right way, and they will… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
Proper British nannies put the child ahead of everything. They do not like to see children used as accessories, carried around in… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
“What we truly want is the satisfaction of seeing our children become mature, self-reliant human beings, at any age, thinking for themselves,… — Dale McGowan Copy Share Image
Remember: the ratings system is a voluntary infringement of First Amendment rights, an uneasy bargain between the needs of parents, the needs… — Marshall Herskovitz Copy Share Image
There is an old saying that you're a product of your environment. Parents can only do so much when eight hours of… — Tamer Hassan Copy Share Image
“There's nothing I can do about it, so where's the use in complaining? I know my parents will force me to eat… — Unicornfarts2000 Copy Share Image
My father is a jazz musician, so I grew up hearing jazz. My parents loved it, but I didn't like it. It… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
Both of my parents are teachers. One is in the Waldorf school system in Louisville, Ky., and the other runs a music… — Madi Diaz Copy Share Image
In many Asian households, to not go on to higher education, that's like a big no-no. I know my parents' discouragement was… — Sandra Oh Copy Share Image
People don't understand the devastation the murder of a child does to someone. Eighty percent of parents of murdered children wind up… — John Walsh Copy Share Image
We have managed to acquire $13 trillion of debt on our balance sheet. In my view we have nothing to show for… — Michael Bennett Copy Share Image
My parents were very permissive when it came to animals. As long as we earned the money to buy them and built… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Ours is the first society in history in which parents expect to learn from their children, rather than the other way around.… — Shana Alexander Copy Share Image
On the morning of Thanksgiving, I would wake up to the home smelling of all good things, wafting upstairs to my room.… — Debi Mazar Copy Share Image
When I grew older and awkward, when my parents divorced and life had gone all to hell, Demetrie stood me at the… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share Image
Parents who don't like Success should find a school they do like. For someone to enroll their child at Success and insist… — Eva Moskowitz Copy Share Image
The voting public is not very good at attributing credit and blame to presidents. They get too much credit when things go… — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
I grew up on a farm in Oregon, an adopted child, with one sibling, and parents the age of all my peers'… — Larry Harvey Copy Share Image
Make that extra effort for every relationship. Whether it's with your parents, your children, your husband or your friends. It makes a… — Kajol Copy Share Image
My parents wanted us to be pool-safe, so I had lessons when I was 18 months old. I would like to share… — Summer Sanders Copy Share Image
As a young child, I loved the hugs and kisses, but I also remember getting to the age when they no longer… — Romesh Ranganathan Copy Share Image
My parents homeschooled my sister and me for many years. Why? Because the local school insisted that I, being three, should go… — Adora Svitak Copy Share Image
My parents died a long time ago. And you know the sad thing? I still miss them every day. I spent my… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
“Maybe you never stop feeling like an eight-year-old in front of your parents. You resolve to be your mature self, to react… — Hanif Kureishi Copy Share Image
When it comes to raising civilized kids there are no hard rules, but there are two things on which most parents agree:… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
“Some of the best friends you'll ever meet in your life, you'll meet though your children--mothers and fathers of their friends, parents… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
After many years of volunteer work with Starlight Children's Foundation, Genevieve Piturro founded the Pajama Program, which has provided over 3 million… — Randi Zuckerberg Copy Share Image
“While all executive skills are important, when it comes to teenagers, parents are likely to be particularly aware of the impact of… — Richard Guare Copy Share Image
Our contemporary society is experimenting with the diminishment of caregivers for children. Some children are raised through crucial stages of life by… — Michael Gurian Copy Share Image
A lot of my friend's mothers and parents worked at Paramount Studios, so I would always go. I met the Fonz when… — Roy Choi Copy Share Image
Most of the time it's the parents who recognise me. They try to tell their kids, 'Look, it's Giselle,' and I say,… — Amy Adams Copy Share Image
Although my parents both liked her, they just didn't approve of a same-sex relationship. Nowadays, people say that you must let children… — Miriam Margolyes Copy Share Image
Congress has a legitimate interest in making sure that a practice that appears to reduce disease and healthcare costs remains available to… — Brad Sherman Copy Share Image
As long as parents and teachers in general shall fall under the established rule, it is clear that politics and modes of… — William Godwin Copy Share Image
“When I was a boy, I passed a homeless man, drunk and begging on a street corner. My father, sensing my disgust,… — Blake Crouch Copy Share Image
To me, Dan Evans is an example of somebody that puts the clock back a little bit and tells everybody: 'Listen, tennis… — Mats Wilander Copy Share Image
