Parents Quotes · Page 44

I did not have an affectionate childhood, neither of my parents were expressive in that way.

— Ulrika Jonsson

My parents are super-traditional. To them, any career in the arts - they just wouldn't have it.

— Jax Jones

I am feeling as if my parents are my children. I'm extremely protective about both of them while on the set

— Ranbir Kapoor

I can't wait to tell my kids I was born before the internet.

— Anonymous

Sun is bad for you. Everything our parents said was good is bad. Sun, milk, red meat...college,

— Woody Allen

I think my parents took me to see Sting when I was very, very young.

— Hozier

“God sends Children, Parents help them grow up. Teachers teach students, An academy makes them Professionals.”

— Sandy Raman

Mine [parents] started out more from scratch, because I'm constantly aware of what they suffered in the war.

— Francine du Plessix Gray

Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment, and especially on their children, than the unlived lives of the parents.

— Carl Gustav Jung

It's shocking how sophisticated little kids can be, when it comes to behaving in a professional manner, and that's a credit to…

— Sean Astin

My parents, and especially my mother, encouraged by the director of the local school which I was attending, wanted in spite of…

— Leon Jouhaux

Set a good example as parents, since the most convincing argument that a girl can become a computer coder is that her…

— Lionel Shriver

I've always gone to gigs; I remember before I passed my driving test I'd convince various family members or friends' parents to…

— Edith Bowman

When my parents were going, 'Oh God, are you going to be an actress?' I decided I'd give it my best shot…

— Geraldine James

We were very kooky and inventive, and it didn't take long for my parents to realize we should all be auditioning for…

— Ashley Williams

I have seen poverty first hand. My parents were not well-off. They were in Ban'gladesh and I - just a child then…

— Roopa Ganguly

I got my first instrument for Christmas when I was three or four years old. My parents got me a mandolin because…

— Chord Overstreet

It was a struggle for a long time. My parents were rightly cautious, in the sense that they were like, "We want…

— Hasan Minhaj

“French parents think about healthy eating habits the way North American parents think about toilet training, or reading. If your children consistently…

— Karen Le Billon

My parents, like others of "The Greatest Generation" who lived through the Great Depression and World War II, wanted to provide the…

— Dan Millman

When I think about my teenage years, when my parents broke up, and feeling alone and being out of control and having…

— Matt Bellamy

My parents are very modern. My father is a cosmopolitan person. He always supported the fact that I will be an actress.…

— Kareena Kapoor

Parents don't get that, though. They don't understand about the fragility of teen friendships. They don't understand how easy it is for…

— Lauren Barnholdt

I got interested in astronomy at the age of 8 because I was looking at an atlas of the planets in my…

— Seth Shostak

Always treat your students as if their parents were sitting beside them in the classroom.

— Vikrant Parsai

Parents ALWAYS notice fake friends BEFORE you. Don't underestimate them.

— KiKi Strack

Like all parents, I want to give my kids the best start in life.

— Grant Shapps

What's losing a game when people are losing their kids, their parents, their houses? Nothing.

— JaMarcus Russell

It's painful to watch your parents not be in control of things.

— Regina Spektor

“My father spoke with his hands. He was deaf. His voice was in his hands. And his hands contained his memories.”

— Myron Uhlberg

I hate when parents compare you to other kids. I'm me you should love me for who I am not what you…

— Anonymous

I've always wanted to be sure my parents approve of what I do.

— Ashley Tisdale

To My Future Kids: I will do my best to make sure you don't grow up with divorced parents...

— Anonymous

Like parents, cooks shouldn't have favourites, but some recipes inevitably shine more than others.

— Yotam Ottolenghi

Fire is born from wood (as two sticks are rubbed together), but then devours its parents.

— Rig Veda

Even my parents felt like, 'My son finally made it working with Youn Yuh-jung.'

— Lee Isaac Chung

I guess its the same with all children really, they have this sort of pathetic longing to be like their parents were.

— Rick Stein

My parents grew up in Haiti, and unfortunately they watched the country they loved slide into dictatorship.

— Karine Jean-Pierre

Whatever happened to parents taking responsibility for how their kids act and what they wear?

— Anonymous

My parents certainly didn't understand TV comedy. They wouldn't turn on 'Married... With Children' and laugh.

— Nahnatchka Khan