Parent Quotes

4993 quotes by 3126 authors

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers. — Socrates
No one owns you - no matter what the relationship. You are not here on this earth to fulfill the dreams, wants or wishes of… — Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse
Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. — Plato
The honour of parents is a fair and noble treasure to their posterity, but to have the use of a treasure of wealth and honour,… — Plato
Marriage is a public good, not just a private relationship. We have a public stake in healthy marriages and two-parent families. Our society suffers with… — William J Doherty
Being Chinese immigrants in the United States, it was important for my parents to maintain ties that went back a long time. They led by… — Unknown Author
The parents in the room know that texting is actually the best way to communicate with your kids. It might be the only way to… — Nancy Lublin
The player had almost as much fun as the parent and coaches. This league is well worth the time the professionals put into it. I… — Unknown Author
Wealth and poverty; one is the parent of luxury and indolence, and the other of meanness and viciousness, and both of discontent. — Plato
Schoolmasters and parents exist to be grown out of. — Unknown Author
In peace children inter their parents, war violates the order of nature and causes parents to inter their children. — Herodotus
O liberty, Parent of happiness, celestial born When the first man became a living soul; His sacred genius thou. — Edward Dyer
[About reading Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, age 14, in the back seat of his parents' sedan. I almost threw up. I got physically ill when… — Carl Safina
My dad has worked so hard his whole life. He doesn't deserve to see his daughters going out embarrassing themselves and flashing their knickers. I… — Petra Stunt
Even if their child is useless, parents will not find them shameful. But if you're an outstanding child, you don't have the right to find… — Unknown Author
We are all inspired by the incredible stories of handicapped people who write novels with their toes, cancer victims who run marathons for cancer research,… — Danah Zohar
Every parent's deepest wish is that their children are self sufficient, happy, and able to live a full life. — Peter Block
We are born and reborn countless number of times, and it is possible that each being has been our parent at one time or another.… — Dalai Lama
I don't visit my parents often because Delta Airlines won't wait in the yard while I run in. — Margaret Smith
I would have given anything to keep her little. They outgrow us so much faster than we outgrow them. — Unknown Author

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