--- title: "13 Parents Perfect Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 13 Parents Perfect quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Parents Perfect sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afa/anonymous-1_parenting_parents-are-not-perfect-they-are-just-th_2902856.jpg" --- > [Parents are not perfect. They are just the vessels God used to get you here. Honor them but heal from them. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/parents-are-not-perfect-they-are-just-the-vessels-god-used-to-get-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afa/anonymous-1_parenting_parents-are-not-perfect-they-are-just-th_2902856.jpg) > [Your parents may not be perfect, but they are the most perfect gift God has ever given you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/your-parents-may-not-be-perfect-but-they-are-the-most-perfect-gift/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/anonymous-1_appreciation_your-parents-may-not-be-perfect-but-they_2895243.jpg) > [There are no perfect parents, and there are no perfect children, but there are plenty of perfect moments along the way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-willis/there-are-no-perfect-parents-and-there-are-no-perfect-children-but/) [Dave Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-willis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8f/dave-willis-23307_children_there-are-no-perfect-parents-and-there-a_1540681.png) > [My mom really instilled in me this idea that parents are not perfect and they make mistakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clarke/my-mom-really-instilled-in-me-this-idea-that-parents-are-not-perfect/) [George Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d08/george-clarke-4587_failure_my-mom-really-instilled-in-me-this-idea_398449.jpg) > [Parents are the perfect people to talk to. They have no hidden agendas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maddison/parents-are-the-perfect-people-to-talk-to-they-have-no-hidden-agendas/) [James Maddison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-maddison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/james-maddison-9654_hidden_parents-are-the-perfect-people-to-talk-t_2941350.jpg) > [As kids, we grow up thinking our parents are perfect and flawless - well, some of us - but they're trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-fishel/as-kids-we-grow-up-thinking-our-parents-are-perfect-and-flawless-well/) [Danielle Fishel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-fishel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/381/danielle-fishel-13480_best_as-kids-we-grow-up-thinking-our-parents_3053197.jpg) > [I'm glad my parents found a perfect match for me in Sonalika. The secret to our successful marriage is that we give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vishwajeet-pradhan/i-m-glad-my-parents-found-a-perfect-match-for-me-in-sonalika-the/) [Vishwajeet Pradhan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vishwajeet-pradhan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9b/vishwajeet-pradhan-10026_found_i-m-glad-my-parents-found-a-perfect-matc_1869295.jpg) > [My parents were not perfect, but no one's parents are. As childhoods go, mine was pretty comfortable and good in a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-stossel/my-parents-were-not-perfect-but-no-one-s-parents-are-as-childhoods-go/) [Scott Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-stossel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/901/scott-stossel-12031_anxiety_my-parents-were-not-perfect-but-no-one-s_1494575.png) > [I believe that children are, by nature, very forgiving. I don't think children expect their parents to be perfect. I think they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-moore/i-believe-that-children-are-by-nature-very-forgiving-i-don-t-think/) [Beth Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b2/beth-moore-212_being-a-parent_i-believe-that-children-are-by-nature-ve_295927.png) > [Parents should have perfect control over their own spirits, and with mildness and yet firmness bend the will of the child until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-g-white/parents-should-have-perfect-control-over-their-own-spirits-and-with/) [Ellen G. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-g-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a6/ellen-g-white-1229_bend_parents-should-have-perfect-control-over_11731.jpg) > [People live out of either the hurt they feel or the healing Jesus provides. Your parents will never be perfect. And you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derwin-l-gray/people-live-out-of-either-the-hurt-they-feel-or-the-healing-jesus/) [Derwin L. Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derwin-l-gray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e6/derwin-l-gray-30442_circumstances_people-live-out-of-either-the-hurt-they_1029027.jpg) > [“It’s a terrible thing when a child is stripped of his perception that his parents are perfect. Kids want to believe their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-dugoni/it-s-a-terrible-thing-when-a-child-is-stripped-of-his-perception-that/) [Robert Dugoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-dugoni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/robert-dugoni-14409_children_it-s-a-terrible-thing-when-a-child-is-st_786431.jpg) > [We're in an era where they've sanitized home life in movies to such a degree that there is a certain home life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/we-re-in-an-era-where-they-ve-sanitized-home-life-in-movies-to-such-a/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0a/dave-eggers-638_babysitter_we-re-in-an-era-where-they-ve-sanitized_2232656.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parents-perfect/#itemlist", "name": "Parents Perfect Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Parents are not perfect. 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