Parent Quotes

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Personal history must be constantly renewed by telling parents, relatives, and friends everything one does. On the other hand, for the warrior who has no… — Carlos Castaneda
I had this great urge... I had it the day I was born. Some may call it destiny. My parents and friends called it dismaying. — Dian Fossey
If politicians were serious about day care for children, instead of just sloganizing about it, nothing they could do would improve the quality of child… — Thomas Sowell
Consider Social Security. The young have always contributed to the support of the old. Earlier, the young helped their own parents out of a sense… — Milton Friedman
Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other.… — James Madison
Irreverence ran on both sides of our family...my parents brought me up to think we could all change the world. — Richard Branson
The specific goals we set for ourselves are almost always subsidiary to our long range intentions. A good parent, a good neighbour, a good citizen,… — Gordon W. Allport
It is not enough to say that we cannot know or judge because all the information is not in. The process of gathering knowledge does… — John Steinbeck
Necessity is not the mother of invention. Knowledge and experiment are its parents. It sometimes happens that successful search is made for unknown materials to… — Willis R. Whitney
Although a science fair can seem like a big "pain" it can help you understand important scientific principles, such as Newton's First Law of Inertia,… — Dave Barry
To all of which is added a selection from the elementary schools of subjects of the most promising genius, whose parents are too poor to… — Thomas Jefferson
In childhood our credulity serves us well. It helps us to pack, with extraordinary rapidity, our skulls full of the wisdom of our parents and… — Richard Dawkins
Religion is based ... mainly upon fear ... fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death. Fear is the parent of cruelty, and… — Bertrand Russell
Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion go hand in hand. — Bertrand Russell
To be born in imbecility, in the midst of pain and crisis; to be the plaything of ignorance, error, need, sickness, wickedness, and passions; to… — Denis Diderot
As a result of Title IX, and a new generation of parents who want their daughters to have the opportunities they never had, women's sports… — Sheryl Swoopes
Any judgment is past oriented, and existence is always herenow, life is always herenow. All judgments are coming from your past experiences, your education, your… — Rajneesh
Samoa culture demonstrates how much the tragic or the easy solution of the Oedipus situation depends upon the inter-relationship between parents and children, and is… — Margaret Mead
Too many women are forced to abort by poverty, by their menfolk, by their parents ... A choice is only possible if there are genuine… — Germaine Greer
When a child is in crisis, parents should have a role and a voice. They should be the first to help, not the last to… — George W. Bush

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