Parent Quotes

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Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the charts. — Bill Walton
People don't think about the fact that when Barack Obama's parents had him it was illegal for them to be married in several states in… — Kerry Washington
In far too many families with young children, both parents are working, when, if they really took an honest look at the budget, they might… — Rick Santorum
Being gay is harder than being black. I didn't have to come out black. I didn't have to tell my parents about what its like… — Wanda Sykes
We do not develop habits of genuine love automatically. We learn by watching effective role models - most specifically by observing how our parents express… — Josh McDowell
The doctrine of pre-existence pours a wonderful flood of light upon the otherwise mysterious problem of man's origin. It shows that man, as a spirit,… — Heber J. Grant
Young people, your parents, with their maturity of years and experience you have not had, can provide wisdom, knowledge, and blessings to help you over… — Ezra Taft Benson
There is nothing that can bring you closer to fearlessness about everything else in the world than being a parent - because everyday fears -… — Arianna Huffington
Until I became a parent, I thought children just naturally knew how to catch a ball, that catching was an instinctive biological reflex that all… — Dave Barry
Every parent knows that for a kid, the car is chloroform.. — Ray Romano
Parents, just keep in mind that kids will always round off to the nearest obscenity.. — Ray Romano
Today's parents grew up with the silly notion that music was meant to be heard. — Bill Cosby
Fear is the parent of cruelty. — James Anthony Froude
Beware the cute, hot guy who kind of reminds you of the parent you don't get along with: your cold, distant father who left when… — Merrill Markoe
Parents of handicapped children are occasionally embarrassed or hurt by others who awkwardly express sympathy but cannot know or appreciate the depth of the parents… — James E. Faust
To be a visionary parent, we need to keep working on ourselves, becoming forever new and improved. — Mark Victor Hansen
The new-come stepmother hates the children born to a first wife. — Euripides
There is a strong chance that siblings who turn out well were hassled by the same parents. — Robert Breault
Conspicuously absent from the Ten Commandments is any obligation of parent to child. We must suppose that God felt it unnecessary to command by law… — Robert Breault
Don't hold your parents up to contempt. After all, you are their son, and it is just possible that you may take after them. — Evelyn Waugh

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