Parents Quotes · Page 54

Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave, when they think that their children are naive.

— Ogden Nash

No matter how old you are, you will always be a baby in someones eyes… I wonder who our parents are.

— Bobby Ray

My husband's parents were both English teachers for decades.

— Celeste Ng

That look you give your friend when they say something they weren't supposed to mention in front of your parents...

— Anonymous

I don't think my parents would be shocked about anything I did, because they're so laid-back.

— Leonardo DiCaprio

Is you Parents an artist? Because They Made you a perfect Master peace.

— NO VOICE

I think some parents think, 'Oh, having kids is so beautiful; I want others to feel the joy I do.'

— Jen Kirkman

When I made my first album, there was no indication that anybody other than my parents were going to buy it.

— Trisha Yearwood

I was born in London, England during the great fog of 1952, but survived the coal-fueled air pollution with no ill effects…

— Jack W. Szostak

I had big dreams and my parents allowed me to travel and go to these traveling teams, and to make it known…

— Jordan Larson

“Parents, after all, are judged by their children’s accomplishments rather than their happiness, so when our children fail, we appropriate those failures…

— Jessica Lahey

“You can't spell "parentry" without "try." Of course, you'll make a few mistakes. The important thing is that the mistakes you make…

— Stephen Colbert

My parents wanted me to stay in England because they love the football here and how the people feel about football. It…

— Xherdan Shaqiri

I watched my parents in their leadership callings in the Church and the community. We just grew up knowing that we should…

— Margaret D. Nadauld

There's a cabin in Oregon I go to, which belonged to my parents. It's never been winterized. It's not a place you…

— James Ivory

And a great misunderstanding is that children think their parents are grown-up, and parents feel obliged to act as if they were.

— Anna Quindlen

I had what you could call a chaotic childhood. My parents divorced when I was 2; I went back and forth between…

— Crystal Bowersox

There is nothing intrinsically better about a child who happily bounces off to school the first day and a child who is…

— Ellen Galinsky

“At a certain age our parents offhandedly start telling us things we’ve never heard before, about themselves and their families, their upbringing…

— Tim Kreider

“Our children will be most happy when they figure out who they are, and what their own purpose is in life. If…

— M. Conley

Gen Y is depicted as self-centred and apathetic when it comes to politics, but it doesn't help that we are largely overlooked.…

— Alexandra Adornetto

For me, the fall of the Wall came at the exact right time because, I mean, I was 17, basically I hadn't…

— Tom Wlaschiha

My mom was a beautician in her early days, and then my parents decided that one of them needed to go to…

— Julie Sweet

My parents wielded disposal cameras and Polaroids with the best of them, occasionally begging for at least one decent photo of my…

— Mary Pilon

If you don't give kids the middle finger when their parents are not looking, we can't be friends.

— Nikhil Saluja

Cross the line if you're not having respect anymore to one of your parents and it's all their own fault.

— Anonymous

I want to be the perfect child. I owe so much to my parents and the way I was brought up.

— Leonardo DiCaprio

My parents are very straightforward, honest folks. My dad is hilarious, the funniest guy I've ever known.

— Steve Doocy

I know we both have very unusual jobs, but we manage just like any other parents.

— Emma Willis

My parents taught me broad Christian values. To be kind to one another, to be honest, not to just think about yourself.

— Sofia Helin

The example of parents is the greatest teacher. Parents must stand out as models of happiness to their children.

— Robert Muller

Parents remain our touchstones, fellow travelers, even after death. They are both missing and present.

— Ellen Goodman

I could never repay my parents for always pushing me and believing in me as much as they did.

— Normani Kordei

I know from my own parents how important active older people are to a local community.

— Charles Kennedy

Parents can't indulge our fears. We're supposed to make our kids feel safe, even if we don't feel safe ourselves.

— Dana Milbank

I didn't have parents I could take a million dollars from. We were a lower-class family.

— James Caan

I hate when people complain about their parents. I would do anything for my parents to be together.

— Anonymous

My parents are proud of me now. However, when I first became involved with rock music, they were afraid.

— Billy Squier

I played videogames growing up, but my parents really monitored how much I was playing.

— J. J. Redick

I don't have children, but I imagine if parents are really pushed on the subject, they probably have favorite children.

— Moby