--- title: "12 Parents Things Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Parents Things quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Parents Things sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/james-nesbitt-3995_did_i-don-t-know-a-single-person-who-doesn-t_2549333.jpg" --- > [I don't know a single person who doesn't regret the things that they did to hurt their parents, or the things they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-nesbitt/i-don-t-know-a-single-person-who-doesn-t-regret-the-things-that-they/) [James Nesbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-nesbitt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/james-nesbitt-3995_did_i-don-t-know-a-single-person-who-doesn-t_2549333.jpg) > [I've learned great lessons from my parents for things on the court and off. I really look up to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwyane-wade/i-ve-learned-great-lessons-from-my-parents-for-things-on-the-court/) [Dwyane Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwyane-wade/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23d/dwyane-wade-2407_and-off_i-ve-learned-great-lessons-from-my-paren_2422723.jpg) > [I was never plunked in front of an idiot box because my parents had other things to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cree-summer/i-was-never-plunked-in-front-of-an-idiot-box-because-my-parents-had/) [Cree Summer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cree-summer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ad/cree-summer-16405_front_i-was-never-plunked-in-front-of-an-idiot_3148726.jpg) > [“Some things are hard to explain to your parents. Some things are hard to explain, period, but your parents especially are never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-darnielle/some-things-are-hard-to-explain-to-your-parents-some-things-are-hard/) [John Darnielle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-darnielle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e63/john-darnielle-2176_parenting_some-things-are-hard-to-explain-to-your_697993.png) > [“Sometimes as parents, we go through things so that our children don't have to...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyreen-king-maddox/sometimes-as-parents-we-go-through-things-so-that-our-children-don-t/) [Tyreen King-Maddox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyreen-king-maddox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a84/tyreen-king-maddox-100054_child_sometimes-as-parents-we-go-through-thing_177990.jpg) > [“I was good at keeping secrets from my parents (it's one of the things we learn while growing up, after all).”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jojo-moyes/i-was-good-at-keeping-secrets-from-my-parents-it-s-one-of-the-things/) [Jojo Moyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jojo-moyes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a9/jojo-moyes-1045_keeping-secrets_i-was-good-at-keeping-secrets-from-my-pa_484392.jpg) > [“The boy whose father takes him swimming, the girl whose mother takes her to the theater, children whose parents do things with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-wilsey/the-boy-whose-father-takes-him-swimming-the-girl-whose-mother-takes/) [Sean Wilsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-wilsey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bee/sean-wilsey-39420_child_the-boy-whose-father-takes-him-swimming_318450.jpg) > [I think I definitely want to blame my parents on this one. One of the things about having a minister for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-ruff/i-think-i-definitely-want-to-blame-my-parents-on-this-one-one-of-the/) [Matt Ruff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-ruff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea8/matt-ruff-32892_blame_i-think-i-definitely-want-to-blame-my-pa_2930781.jpg) > [Taking care of my parents is one of the things that I want to do, just give them some of the things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-bush/taking-care-of-my-parents-is-one-of-the-things-that-i-want-to-do-just/) [Reggie Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/reggie-bush-25492_care_taking-care-of-my-parents-is-one-of-the_800506.png) > [“Our parents can show us a lot of things: they can show us how we are to be and what things we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-joybell-c/our-parents-can-show-us-a-lot-of-things-they-can-show-us-how-we-are/) [C. JoyBell C](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-joybell-c/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/830/c-joybell-c-471_child_our-parents-can-show-us-a-lot-of-things_3017190.jpg) > [“Some children are threatened with loss of privileges such as money, cell phones, cars or even eviction from home if they do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/some-children-are-threatened-with-loss-of-privileges-such-as-money/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e73/christina-engela-8737_act-straight_some-children-are-threatened-with-loss-o_894049.jpg) > [I credit my parents for many things that had never seemed remarkable when I was growing up, and one of those things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hanya-yanagihara/i-credit-my-parents-for-many-things-that-had-never-seemed-remarkable/) [Hanya Yanagihara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hanya-yanagihara/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/hanya-yanagihara-4245_father_i-credit-my-parents-for-many-things-that_280545.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parents-things/#itemlist", "name": "Parents Things Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't know a single person who doesn't regret the things that they did to hurt their parents, or the things they didn't say to them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Nesbitt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-nesbitt/i-don-t-know-a-single-person-who-doesn-t-regret-the-things-that-they/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/james-nesbitt-3995_did_i-don-t-know-a-single-person-who-doesn-t_2549333.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/james-nesbitt-3995_did_i-don-t-know-a-single-person-who-doesn-t_2549333.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/james-nesbitt-3995_did_i-don-t-know-a-single-person-who-doesn-t_2549333.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't know a single person who doesn't regret the things that they did to hurt their parents, or the…” — James Nesbitt", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've learned great lessons from my parents for things on the court and off. 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