--- title: "9 Success Parents Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Success Parents quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Success Parents sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/devi-sri-prasad-7693_credit_credit-for-my-success-should-go-to-my-pa_536439.jpg" --- > [Credit for my success should go to my parents and my late guru Mandolin Srinivas garu.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/devi-sri-prasad/credit-for-my-success-should-go-to-my-parents-and-my-late-guru/) [Devi Sri Prasad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/devi-sri-prasad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/devi-sri-prasad-7693_credit_credit-for-my-success-should-go-to-my-pa_536439.jpg) > [Long before I was a success, my parents made me feel like I could be one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-morrison/long-before-i-was-a-success-my-parents-made-me-feel-like-i-could-be/) [Toni Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08a/toni-morrison-271_feels_long-before-i-was-a-success-my-parents-m_1064642.jpg) > [I give credit of my success to my parents. My father was a poet philosopher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manoj-kumar/i-give-credit-of-my-success-to-my-parents-my-father-was-a-poet/) [Manoj Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manoj-kumar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b51/manoj-kumar-9183_credit_i-give-credit-of-my-success-to-my-parent_2756917.jpg) > [Of course I owe so much of my success to my parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-williamson/of-course-i-owe-so-much-of-my-success-to-my-parents/) [Matthew Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-williamson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/431/matthew-williamson-8840_course_of-course-i-owe-so-much-of-my-success-to_1483649.png) > [If we measure our success as parents solely by what our children become, there is no inviolable guarantee in Scripture that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-macarthur/if-we-measure-our-success-as-parents-solely-by-what-our-children/) [John Macarthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-macarthur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/868/john-macarthur-1117_children_if-we-measure-our-success-as-parents-sol_2956759.jpg) > [We have always been a big success as parents and I get on well, always have, with my exes - and had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-kerr/we-have-always-been-a-big-success-as-parents-and-i-get-on-well-always/) [Jim Kerr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-kerr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e98/jim-kerr-5286_always_we-have-always-been-a-big-success-as-par_467434.jpg) > [“The mountain climber takes pride in planting his flag at the top because it took a lot to get there. If he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-lythcott-haims/the-mountain-climber-takes-pride-in-planting-his-flag-at-the-top/) [Julie Lythcott-Haims](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-lythcott-haims/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/610/julie-lythcott-haims-20488_david-mccullough_the-mountain-climber-takes-pride-in-plan_1795584.jpg) > [What does "success" mean to you? Was Mother Teresa a "success"? Was your favorite teacher a "success"? Were your parents, grandparents, your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-teague/what-does-success-mean-to-you-was-mother-teresa-a-success-was-your/) [Bob Teague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-teague/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdc/bob-teague-58655_best-friend_what-does-success-mean-to-you-was-mother_1865220.jpg) > [I feel lucky because I was a nerd, which I talk about in the book, but I had academic success, so through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/i-feel-lucky-because-i-was-a-nerd-which-i-talk-about-in-the-book-but/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/860/mindy-kaling-672_academic_i-feel-lucky-because-i-was-a-nerd-which_934054.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/success-parents/#itemlist", "name": "Success Parents Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Credit for my success should go to my parents and my late guru Mandolin Srinivas garu.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Devi Sri Prasad" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/devi-sri-prasad/credit-for-my-success-should-go-to-my-parents-and-my-late-guru/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/devi-sri-prasad-7693_credit_credit-for-my-success-should-go-to-my-pa_536439.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/devi-sri-prasad-7693_credit_credit-for-my-success-should-go-to-my-pa_536439.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/devi-sri-prasad-7693_credit_credit-for-my-success-should-go-to-my-pa_536439.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Credit for my success should go to my parents and my late guru Mandolin Srinivas garu.” — Devi Sri Prasad", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Long before I was a success, my parents made me feel like I could be one.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Toni Morrison" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-morrison/long-before-i-was-a-success-my-parents-made-me-feel-like-i-could-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08a/toni-morrison-271_feels_long-before-i-was-a-success-my-parents-m_1064642.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08a/toni-morrison-271_feels_long-before-i-was-a-success-my-parents-m_1064642.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08a/toni-morrison-271_feels_long-before-i-was-a-success-my-parents-m_1064642.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Long before I was a success, my parents made me feel like I could be one.” — Toni Morrison", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I give credit of my success to my parents. 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