Parent Quotes

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My parents are both college professors, and it made me want to question authority, standards and traditions. — Maya Lin
Lads, you're not to miss practice unless your parents died or you died. — Frank Leahy
The education of my brother and myself was of paramount importance to my parents, and in addition to their strong encouragement, they were prepared to… — Jerome Isaac Friedman
My parents were both Spanish-speakers and they used to speak to me and my siblings in Spanish and we'd answer them in English. — America Ferrera
My father was the orphaned son of immigrants to the United States from Ireland. My father never knew his parents. His mother died - we're… — George J. Mitchell
I have two lovely parents who support everything I do, two siblings, and three beautiful nieces. My house is always filled with laughter and fun! — Ariel Winter
Food was always a big part of my life. My grandfather was one of 14 kids, and his parents had a pasta factory, so as… — Giada De Laurentiis
I would ask my parents something, but then go to my siblings. We were encouraged to bounce ideas off everyone. — Ahmet Zappa
My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and look after my younger siblings and do the housework. — Sara Paretsky
I played softball and basketball growing up. I really wanted to play football but both parents said no. I was mad for a second, then… — Jordin Sparks
While parents should always provide shelter from a storm, they should sometimes allow children to play in the rain. — Wes Fesler
I guess the only thing to do now is meet his parents. I'm sure they're decent people. I mean they gotta be if they named… — Robert De Niro
I was born in very sorry circumstances. Both of my parents were very sorry — Norman Wisdom
The incomparable stupidity of life teaches us to love our parents; divine philosophy teaches us to forgive them. — Baron de Montesquieu
The function of the child is to live his own life - not the life that his anxious parents think he should live. — Alexander Sutherland Neill
To be a good mother, a woman must have sense, and that independence of mind which few women possess who are taught to depend entirely… — Mary Wollstonecraft
Remember that a single mom is just like any other mom and that our number one priority is till our kids. Any parent does whatever… — Unknown Author
Most of the time you are growing up, people tell you what's wrong with you. Your coach tells you, your parents tell you, the teachers… — Robert Ballard
Parents must get across the idea that "I love you always, but sometimes I do not love your behavior." — Amy Vanderbilt
Save the children of the World from their acidic lifestyles and diets and their acidic parents who are feeding them. — Robert O. Young

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