Parents Quotes · Page 122

I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents.

— Sherman Alexie

Being gay is not a terrible, tragic disease that requires prevention or treatment chosen for you by your parents.

— Alice Dreger

I think it's so wonderful to show a child of immigrant parents who's proud of their culture and doesn't neglect it.

— Iman Vellani

“In your name, the family name is at last because it's the family name that lasts.”

— Amit Kalantri

Parents, just keep in mind that kids will always round off to the nearest obscenity..

— Ray Romano

Parents are flawed human beings who are given a role that more approximates that of God than of mere mortals.

— Dennis Prager

“Because they're parents. It's in the job description. Must drive minivans. Must be immune to fashion. Must be freaks.”

— Sarah Ockler

I would ask my parents something, but then go to my siblings. We were encouraged to bounce ideas off everyone.

— Ahmet Zappa

I focused on my career. I grew up super Christian, both my parents are ministers, so I did a purity ceremony when…

— Jessica Williams

“That's the thing about parents. They ask what you think, but they don't really care, or at least they don't care enough…

— Peter Monn

When I was growing up I wanted to adopt, because I was aware there were kids that didn't have parents. It's not…

— Angelina Jolie

I was a very sickly child. My parents were immigrants. They were not decorous. They were not discreet. They always thought I…

— Maurice Sendak

We've been doing a 40-year end zone celebration of the victories won by our parents and grandparents. We haven't shepherded our history.…

— Jason Whitlock

Money dictates nearly step of social mobility from the very first moments of life. How much our parents make often determines whether…

— Stacey Abrams

There are always problems, and if you don't know how to resolve them - whether that involves parents, friends, or improving relations…

— Andrey Rublev

I've got to say, my parents have always been very supportive. I used to sit in my bedroom and read every liner…

— Eddie Trunk

“My grandfather was a duck trapper He could do it with just dragnets and ropes My grandmother could sew new dresses out…

— Bob Dylan

Fame is a weird thing. I think maybe I learned to never get too big for your boots. Keep your feet on…

— Georgia King

Obviously this is something huge, just to be playing on the world stage and repping all the parents out there - not…

— Jessica McDonald

Coming from a large immigrant family, my parents didn't encourage a lot of 'play' when I was growing up. It was hard…

— Sarah Cooper

My favorite team is the Bengals. In Idaho, we didn't really have a home team. But my parents are from Ohio, and…

— Nate Holland

I was embarrassed by my parents. I thought they had nothing of interest to say or contribute to anything. My real crime…

— Linda Grant

“Even before i had children, I knew that being a parent was going to be challenging as well as rewarding. But I…

— Alfie Kohn

When is the age or even the moment when you go from being kids to being something else? People say that we're…

— Ana Chable

As you get older you realize that the 'Cool' parents were actually just bad parents.

— Anonymous

My parents made certain I had no illusions about acting. To them, it was always just a job.

— Sam Robards

When you feel protective toward your parents, you have become an adult.

— Mason Cooley

My parents did a great job of raising me and my brother. Very supportive parents.

— Tim Ferriss

Nobody can misunderstand a child as much as his own parents.

— Sydney J. Harris

“Parents aren't supposed to cry. Or get scared. Or lie. Right? I thought I knew all the rules. But there are no…

— Aimee Friedman

I first told my parents that I wanted to be an astronaut when I was 3 years old.

— Anne McClain

My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about seven.

— David Beckham

I was always singing around my house, and my parents thought they should put me into voice lessons just for fun.

— Jennifer Damiano

Parents sleeping = You being quiet as a mouse. You sleeping = Parents decide to vacuum for 2 hours.

— Anonymous

I thought boxes were the best toy. When my parents got a new car, I ran to my mother and said, 'Did…

— Colin Angle

I see my parents getting older and I think 'How can I prevent what is going to happen to me?'

— Emma Willis

My parents were sharecrop farm kids with no education - seventh, eighth grade.

— Rodney Crowell

I always joked with my parents. I told them, 'If I don't make it as an actor, my fallback is musician.'

— Oscar Isaac

Kids need parents who love and support them unconditionally, full stop.

— Henry Rollins

Parents don't believe that lifting life-chances in one school means reducing them in another.

— David Blunkett