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title: "38 Things Parents Quotes by 38 authors"
description: "Browse 38 Things Parents quotes by 38 authors. Discover the best Things Parents sayings and thoughts."
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> [Some people are used to having things done for them by her parents, I am not. I can do it myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-pearson/some-people-are-used-to-having-things-done-for-them-by-her-parents-i/)

[Sally Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-pearson/)

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> [I think there's a knee-jerk reaction to things from parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-jonze/i-think-there-s-a-knee-jerk-reaction-to-things-from-parents/)

[Spike Jonze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-jonze/)

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> [A lot of things in 'Parents' I find very truthful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-phillips/a-lot-of-things-in-parents-i-find-very-truthful/)

[Sally Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-phillips/)

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> [I tend to do things without my parents' permission.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-seah/i-tend-to-do-things-without-my-parents-permission/)

[Nicole Seah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-seah/)

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> [One of the best things parents can do for their children is to be approachable at all times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-mark/one-of-the-best-things-parents-can-do-for-their-children-is-to-be/)

[Terry Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-mark/)

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> [My parents always threw everything out, gave everything away. I'm surprised they never threw me away. That's why I've always kept my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-milligan/my-parents-always-threw-everything-out-gave-everything-away-i-m/)

[Spike Milligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-milligan/)

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> [One of the things about parents and children is that there is no way that you go through this without there being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-roiphe/one-of-the-things-about-parents-and-children-is-that-there-is-no-way/)

[Anne Roiphe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-roiphe/)

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> [I'm an only child, and I think one of the sweet things about that is that my parents are really interested in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-thompson-walker/i-m-an-only-child-and-i-think-one-of-the-sweet-things-about-that-is/)

[Karen Thompson Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-thompson-walker/)

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> [The thing about travelling is that you work hard and play hard, but you can do all those things without your parents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-thing-about-travelling-is-that-you-work-hard-and-play-hard-but/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [If you are conscious and really want change in this world, and you don't vote, then what was all the fighting for?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-tyree-henry/if-you-are-conscious-and-really-want-change-in-this-world-and-you-don/)

[Brian Tyree Henry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-tyree-henry/)

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> [We don't always do the things our parents want us to do, but it is their mistake if they can't find a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-courtney-sullivan/we-don-t-always-do-the-things-our-parents-want-us-to-do-but-it-is/)

[J. Courtney Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-courtney-sullivan/)

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> [Things parents say to children are oftentimes not heard, but in some cases you pick up on things that your parent would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-hackman/things-parents-say-to-children-are-oftentimes-not-heard-but-in-some/)

[Gene Hackman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-hackman/)

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> [Miscarriage is one of the hardest things for both parents to deal with because often no one outside your relationship or immediate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-hartley-brewer/miscarriage-is-one-of-the-hardest-things-for-both-parents-to-deal/)

[Julia Hartley-Brewer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-hartley-brewer/)

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> [I don't know if I came to this life with it or if it's something that came to me in my childhood,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gwyneth-paltrow/i-don-t-know-if-i-came-to-this-life-with-it-or-if-it-s-something-that/)

[Gwyneth Paltrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gwyneth-paltrow/)

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> [The vast majority of things parents and kids get in conflict over are highly predictable. We're disagreeing about the same expectations the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ross-w-greene/the-vast-majority-of-things-parents-and-kids-get-in-conflict-over-are/)

[Ross W. Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ross-w-greene/)

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> [There are moments in your life when the big pieces slide and shift. Sometimes the big changes dong happen gradually but all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-brashares/there-are-moments-in-your-life-when-the-big-pieces-slide-and-shift/)

[Ann Brashares](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-brashares/)

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> [It's almost an impossible task to sum up all the things my parents have taught me over the years. Whether it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-branson/it-s-almost-an-impossible-task-to-sum-up-all-the-things-my-parents/)

[Holly Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-branson/)

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> [There are two things parents should give their children roots and wings. Roots to give them bearing and a sense of belonging,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/there-are-two-things-parents-should-give-their-children-roots-and/)

[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/)

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> [In family matters you can get over anything. That's one thing you'll learn as an adult. There's a lot you have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/in-family-matters-you-can-get-over-anything-that-s-one-thing-you-ll/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

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> [You draw the best things from your parents and family. You're going to pick up some of the bad things as well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/you-draw-the-best-things-from-your-parents-and-family-you-re-going-to/)

[Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/)

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> [I spent a lot of time in boarding school. This is something I will never do to my kids. I think if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-cassel/i-spent-a-lot-of-time-in-boarding-school-this-is-something-i-will/)

[Vincent Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-cassel/)

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> [I'm 64, but I act like I'm still 12. I go to schools. At colleges, they come out in droves, they almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-simmons/i-m-64-but-i-act-like-i-m-still-12-i-go-to-schools-at-colleges-they/)

[Richard Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-simmons/)

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> [“Here are the Top Ten things that your parents say to you: -Is that all you're going to do all day, sit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-benoit/here-are-the-top-ten-things-that-your-parents-say-to-you-is-that-all/)

[Charles Benoit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-benoit/)

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> [I think one of the things about parents and children is there are the accidents of temperament. There's no guarantee that just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aline-brosh-mckenna/i-think-one-of-the-things-about-parents-and-children-is-there-are-the/)

[Aline Brosh McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aline-brosh-mckenna/)

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> [One of the greatest things parents can do for their children is to believe in them(their uniqueness) and help them realize their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-kelvin-clive/one-of-the-greatest-things-parents-can-do-for-their-children-is-to/)

[Bernard Kelvin Clive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-kelvin-clive/)

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> [I think that sometimes kids use the show as a jumping off point for talking about things with their parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luke-perry/i-think-that-sometimes-kids-use-the-show-as-a-jumping-off-point-for/)

[Luke Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luke-perry/)

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> [“That's what friends do: they notice things. They're there for each other. They see what parents don't.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-lacour/that-s-what-friends-do-they-notice-things-they-re-there-for-each/)

[Nina LaCour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-lacour/)

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> [Forcing me to figure out how to provide for myself was probably one of the best things my parents ever did for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophia-amoruso/forcing-me-to-figure-out-how-to-provide-for-myself-was-probably-one/)

[Sophia Amoruso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophia-amoruso/)

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> [One of the most meaningful things we can do as parents is teach our children the power of prayer, not just the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tad-r-callister/one-of-the-most-meaningful-things-we-can-do-as-parents-is-teach-our/)

[Tad R. Callister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tad-r-callister/)

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> [“I don’t like to overhear things, because, in my experience, things your parents are keeping quiet about are things you don’t want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-rifka-brunt/i-don-t-like-to-overhear-things-because-in-my-experience-things-your/)

[Carol Rifka Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-rifka-brunt/)

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> [As you get older, all the things your parents said to you when you were younger ring true, but when you're younger,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianna-margulies/as-you-get-older-all-the-things-your-parents-said-to-you-when-you/)

[Julianna Margulies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianna-margulies/)

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> [Childhood is so important. Without a loving one, you're vulnerable throughout your life. We're all the things our parents are - the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fox/childhood-is-so-important-without-a-loving-one-you-re-vulnerable/)

[James Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fox/)

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> [There were a lot of things that my parents could not do or afford. And when they put all that dreams into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sudha-chandran/there-were-a-lot-of-things-that-my-parents-could-not-do-or-afford-and/)

[Sudha Chandran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sudha-chandran/)

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> [I grew up on movie sets, so it was something I just found familiar. When I was growing up also, in high…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/i-grew-up-on-movie-sets-so-it-was-something-i-just-found-familiar/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

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> [You like to explore things, and your parents don't like it because it gets the pots and pans dirty, and because it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-degrasse-tyson/you-like-to-explore-things-and-your-parents-don-t-like-it-because-it/)

[Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-degrasse-tyson/)

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> [A sense of solitude is one of the most beautiful things that parents can give a child. It doesn't mean leaving the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-nouwen/a-sense-of-solitude-is-one-of-the-most-beautiful-things-that-parents/)

[Henri Nouwen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-nouwen/)

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> [It is one of those weird social things. Even as parents we say, oh, don't be sad. You know, come here, we'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-docter/it-is-one-of-those-weird-social-things-even-as-parents-we-say-oh-don/)

[Pete Docter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-docter/)

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> [What parents teach is themselves, as models of what is human - by their moods, their reactions, their facial expressions and actions.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magda-gerber/what-parents-teach-is-themselves-as-models-of-what-is-human-by-their/)

[Magda Gerber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magda-gerber/)

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