Parenting Quote by Carl Hiaasen Download Open image ““Wahoo's father had absolutely no use for creeps who beat on small animals, especially kids.”” — Carl Hiaasen ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Parenting
“Parents have a child, and in doing so they bring into the world a monster that kills everything it comes in contact with.” — Thomas Bernhard Copy Share Image
“Worst parent on the planet. All he knew how to do was bark orders and walk away. He didn't understand that his daughter was… — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
“Adults never explained anything. They saw children as akin to small animals, creatures who had to be tugged and beaten into adulthood before they… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali Copy Share Image
“Never been around dogs much. My mom had a collie when I was a boy, but she was a gentle animal who stayed around… — Phil Truman Copy Share Image
“If I didn’t know better, I’d have even thought he had the ability to tame wild beast four-year-olds.” — Vi Keeland Copy Share Image
“Dad scowls. "Phen." He says the name like it's a swear word. "Disgusting, cowardly creatures, the ambivalent. Worse than the fallen, in many ways."… — Cynthia Hand Copy Share Image
“I don't think kids are any crueler than adults. I just think kids are less adept at disguising their cruelty.” — Glennon Doyle Melton Copy Share Image
“Children are the toughest creatures on the planet, They endure” — Katherine Rundell Copy Share Image
“I never questioned anything Yeshin did in those days. “Get your dogs and come take a walk with me,” had been enough to send me running from my room and down to the kennels, where I nearly tripped over the door in my haste. For all that his anger could frighten the wits out of me, time spent with my… — K.S. Villoso Copy Share
“The nymphs wafted around me. Their smothered laughter drifted down the halls. At least, I told myself, it was not their brothers, who would… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
“Don't hit your kids or animals just because you cant hit your boss..” — Tammy Trottot Copy Share Image
All novels are about crime. You'd be hard pressed to find any novel that does not have an element of crime. I don't see… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
as a lobbyist he had long ago concluded there was no difference in how Democrats and Republicans conducted the business of government. The game stayed the same: It was always about favors and friends, and who controlled the dough. Party labels were merely a way to keep track of the teams; issues were mostly smoke and vaudeville. Nobody believed in… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share
As frightening as this may sound, what you see in the books is the way I see the world. And so far I haven't… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
When I'm deciding to read a book, I never open to the first chapter, because that's been revised and worked over 88 times. I'll… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
“I believe it's never too late to change. I'm eighty-one years old, but I still think I can be a better person tomorrow than… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
“Earl, you can’t walk around with a lead slug up your bottom. It’s bound to affect your outlook.” Tool jerked his hand away. “I’ll… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
“Buck’s girlfriend went by the porny name of Miracle though she had a master’s in computer science from Florida State.” — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
Disney's something to be a little alarmed about. It's not just a little theme park anymore. It's now an ethic and outlook and strategy… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
“In his own mind, it was never a matter of courage. But courage it was.” — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
My mother says I didn't open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw… — Elizabeth Taylor Copy Share Image
Of all the people who have affected my life and influenced the choices I've made, none has been more important than my father. I… — Teddy Atlas Copy Share Image
“William didn't look like he'd be difficult about anything - he was thin and sandy-haired and already wore eyeglasses like his father. Most of… — Patricia C. Wrede Copy Share Image
I know for my wife and I, we always loved the idea of being young parents. It is an incredibly inspiring and challenging job… — Taylor Hanson Copy Share Image
“Conception is the beginning of human life. From the time that an ovum is fertilized a new life begins that is neither that of… — Declaration on Procured Abortion Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith 1974 Copy Share Image
“As members of the Church, there are things you cannot do. For one, you cannot take a Las Vegas-style vacation. I do not know whether you all knew that. You cannot gamble, bet on the horses, or play with playing cards. You cannot be "loose," immoral, or violent. . . . Other such questions are solved by straight thinking. My… — William Grant Bangerter Copy Share
“That’s all! Now either leave us alone or join us as a father rather than a receiver of sacrifices. You have the choice of… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
(knitting while on a motorcycle) "For several years she knitted in secret (my father would not approve; she was to concentrate on motorcycling and LEAN into the curves, etc), and used a small circular needle (socks and mittens) in order to keep the knitting in her pocket until they were under way; then she leaned back slightly so Gaffer couldn't… — Elizabeth Zimmermann Copy Share
My embarrassing confession is that my father is a 'Camelot: The Musical' obsessive. So as a child, when we were going to visit relatives… — Chris Chibnall Copy Share Image
My parents were not musical, and they were not effervescent people; everything was very quiet. The music that I played was loud; it used… — Don McLean Copy Share Image
If my child had prejudice in his head, I'd be ashamed. I would see it as my failure as a parent. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image