Only now that I'm a mum can I fully understand the terrible pressure parents feel buying presents for their kids. My mum… — Mel Giedroyc Copy Share Image
My parents always kept us in the house. We weren't allowed to spend the night at other people's houses. We were sheltered… — Jon Jones Copy Share Image
So many people's parents separate and for my generation it is very normal. But I remember feeling as though nobody ever spoke… — Jessica Barden Copy Share Image
My parents were New Yorkers, and I was conceived in Los Angeles. My father was a makeup artist to Clint Eastwood and… — Michele Lee Copy Share Image
No one realized that I needed eyeglasses until I was 12 years old. My parents were writers, so I was around the… — Roger McGuinn Copy Share Image
Born of a noble father and a saintly mother, President Hinckley learned as a young boy the truths of the restored gospel… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
Parents and Adults, STOP demanding from children what you have not yet become! — Rey Mellomida Copy Share Image
My parents aren't the demographic for a lot of things I do. If I did a stand-up show, and I saw 62-year-old… — Kumail Nanjiani Copy Share Image
My parents never told me, 'You're supposed to wear pink,' or 'You're meant to do this because you're a girl.' — Lapsley Copy Share Image
Children who avoid the mistakes their parents made often make the mistakes their parents avoided. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was the only kid out of six of us to go to college, primarily because my parents could not afford it. — Terry J. Lundgren 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
“The reality is that most of us communicate the same way that we grew up. That communication style becomes our normal way… — Kristen Crockett Copy Share Image
So when I got to be about 13 or 14, I started listening - even though my parents music was way cool… — Slash Copy Share Image
I've always been a family entertainer. Every show I have done has been suitable for any age - parents never need to… — Bruce Forsyth Copy Share Image
I do tend to look back to my parents generation and think wow! what a great way to be, to live with… — Tony Parsons Copy Share Image
My parents always talked to me in full sentences and were really interested in investing in my potential. — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
Grown adults often tell me that they used to sit, as children with their parents, and watch '3rd Rock from the Sun,'… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
The walls of our upstairs hallway testify that we once had photogenic children. There are rows of framed pictures that show them… — John Dickerson Copy Share Image
That look you give your friend when they say something they weren't supposed to mention in front of your parents... — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I know from my own parents how important active older people are to a local community. — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
My parents migrated to Phoenix, AZ, in the '80s, and I watched them work tirelessly to provide for me and my siblings… — Opal Tometi Copy Share Image
I can distinctly remember being the only boy in my class whose parents had separated. — Nigel Farage Copy Share Image
My parents, stupidly, always let me go downtown. This was pre-pager, even. It made me adventurous. I think it makes you tough. — Judy Greer Copy Share Image
When you get older, you are told constantly that you should be there for your parents' deaths, otherwise you will regret it.… — David Baddiel Copy Share Image
I was a theatrical kid, but my parents were overprotective. When I expressed interest in show business, they shut it down. — Wendi McLendon-Covey Copy Share Image
If you and your children fare well, and your affairs be to your contentment, I give very great thanks to God, having… — Bible Copy Share Image
I'm the youngest of three sisters, and my parents have always encouraged all of us to do whatever made us happy. — Michelle Dockery Copy Share Image
I started making music for fun, but I had two parents who were very much in the business. I didn't run around… — Caitlin Rose Copy Share Image
It felt like I was the only one who cared about the climate and the ecological crisis. My parents didn't care about… — Greta Thunburg Copy Share Image
In the Freudian age, parents say to their children, 'Don't be defensive,' meaning, 'You have no argument,' but I was born in… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
My parents probably were delighted when I chose acting, because if there is one job in the world that is less financially… — Josh O'Connor Copy Share Image
My parents said marrying was an optimistic thing to do in pessimistic times. — Olivia Wilde Copy Share Image
Maybe it's because my uncle and my parents were always very involved with the civil rights movement, so I just grew up… — Audra McDonald Copy Share Image
My parents were rather unconventional and did not accept rules unless they thought they were defendable. They were atheists when Sweden was… — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
My parents set a fantastic example for me in that their passion came from theater. — Zoe Perry Copy Share Image
My parents - my mother, particularly - were very focused on our succeeding. I loved my parents, and was very grateful to… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
My neighborhood was normal. I had a neighborhood where everyone knew everyone. Typical American upbringing. Sometimes we got into trouble, but everyone… — Deontay Wilder Copy Share Image
