--- title: "10 Years Parents Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Years Parents quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Years Parents sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/311/diana-taurasi-5019_best_we-got-to-see-the-world-we-re-put-on-som_2137334.jpg" --- > [We got to see the world, we're put on some of the best teams in Europe, we made a lot of money,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-taurasi/we-got-to-see-the-world-we-re-put-on-some-of-the-best-teams-in-europe/) [Diana Taurasi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-taurasi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/311/diana-taurasi-5019_best_we-got-to-see-the-world-we-re-put-on-som_2137334.jpg) > [After about 20-30 years -when we're in our parents' age- I wonder whether we'll still be attached to our phones like we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sachithra/after-about-20-30-years-when-we-re-in-our-parents-age-i-wonder/) [Sachithra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sachithra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea0/sachithra-8042_busy-life_after-about-20-30-years-when-we-re-in-ou_2270072.jpg) > [A boy becomes an adult three years before his parents think he does, and about two years after he thinks he does](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-boy-becomes-an-adult-three-years-before-his-parents-think-he-does/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52e/anonymous-1_parenting_a-boy-becomes-an-adult-three-years-befor_1905400.jpg) > [In my first start-up, I didn't get any salary for four years, so I had to move back with my parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-kalanick/in-my-first-start-up-i-didn-t-get-any-salary-for-four-years-so-i-had/) [Travis Kalanick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-kalanick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fe/travis-kalanick-3911_back_in-my-first-start-up-i-didn-t-get-any-sa_61685.jpg) > [To all those mothers and fathers who are struggling with teen-agers, I say, just be patient: even though it looks like you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-wright-edelman/to-all-those-mothers-and-fathers-who-are-struggling-with-teen-agers-i/) [Marian Wright Edelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-wright-edelman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e5/marian-wright-edelman-2216_again_to-all-those-mothers-and-fathers-who-are_255791.png) > [What kind of country are we, to participate in separating mothers and fathers from their children? Right now we have," and whatever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/what-kind-of-country-are-we-to-participate-in-separating-mothers-and/) [Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f43/rush-limbaugh-28_children_what-kind-of-country-are-we-to-participa_1299757.jpg) > [I think I realised there were two communities in Northern Ireland when I was about nine or 10, not because there was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-neeson/i-think-i-realised-there-were-two-communities-in-northern-ireland/) [Liam Neeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-neeson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7f/liam-neeson-2760_northern-ireland_i-think-i-realised-there-were-two-commun_1630848.jpg) > [I was born in the summer of 1970, the last of five boys stretched over eight years. My parents were a struggling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-m-blow/i-was-born-in-the-summer-of-1970-the-last-of-five-boys-stretched-over/) [Charles M. Blow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-m-blow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/786/charles-m-blow-12200_afternoon_i-was-born-in-the-summer-of-1970-the-las_3206453.jpg) > [My theory is that there is a finite amount of intelligence in a family, and you're supposed to gradually transfer it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/my-theory-is-that-there-is-a-finite-amount-of-intelligence-in-a/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4a/dave-barry-222_children_my-theory-is-that-there-is-a-finite-amou_394179.png) > [As parents, we can do a great deal to further this goal by helping our children develop alternative ways of knowing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-edwards/as-parents-we-can-do-a-great-deal-to-further-this-goal-by-helping-our/) [Betty Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-edwards/) 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