Parent Quotes

4993 quotes by 3126 authors

No parents will in that future time have the right to burden society with a malformed or mentally incompetent child. — H. Bentley Glass
You don't realize that if you stop looking backwards craving the love and acceptance which you didn't receive from your parents, then you might open… — Leonard Jacobson
Children leave... and parents stay behind. Still, some things are deeper than time and distance. And your father will always be your father...And he will… — Fred Savage
There are many ways to love someone. Sometimes we want love so much, we're not too choosy about who we love. Other times, we make… — Raymond E. Feist
When Jesus Christ asked little children to come to him, he didn't say only rich children, or White children, or children with two-parent families, or… — Marian Wright Edelman
I think I'm proudest of making my parents proud. — Eric Dickerson
I think when you are the parents of a gifted athlete, the best thing in the world you can do is to encourage them, in… — Bob Lilly
...it is a telling fact that, the world over, the vast majority of children follow the religion of their parents rather than any of the… — Richard Dawkins
I've always believed that the desire must come from within, not as a result of being driven by coaches or parents. — Dawn Fraser
At difficult times of my life, books have been an incredible comfort. When I was 12, I changed schools and my parents split up. It… — Elliot Perlman
I am the result of a loving upbringing in a peaceful country, with wonderful parents and siblings, a very long-term relationship, stability, support - but… — Michael Kirby
As one boy said, 'I was thinking all these horrible thoughts about my parents when suddenly it hit me-if they're all that bad, how come… — Mark Twain
The reason kids like rock 'n roll is their parents don't — Mitch Miller
It [an ethical problem with in vitro fertilization] depends on whether you're talking ethics from the standpoint of some religious denomination or from just truly… — Unknown Author
Whether or not you have children yourself, you are a parent to the next generation. If we can only stop thinking of children as individual… — Charlotte Sophia Kasl
My parents were worried about me, certainly when I became so deeply interested in music and people like the New York Dolls who, at the… — Steven Morrissey
Yes, my kids come first, but as a parent I need to come to them with a fresh mind. I can't be too exhausted or… — Molly Ringwald
I was so ugly that my parents sent my picture to 'ripley's believe it or not' - they sent it back and said, "we don't… — Joan Rivers
My son has two loving parents and an extended family, whether it's cousins or stepmothers or boyfriends. My son is surrounded by love. — Bridget Moynahan
My parents were second cousins. That is enough to explain all of my peculiarities. — Sargent Shriver

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