Parent Quotes

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Some parents let their kids sleep at other people's houses, where they drink alcohol, watch TV for hours and God knows what else. But if… — Amy Chua
The Chinese model calls for giving your kids very little choice - and I've come to see that you can go too far with that.… — Amy Chua
Westerners often laud their children as 'talented' or 'gifted', while Asian parents highlight the importance of hard work. And in fact, research performed by Stanford… — Amy Chua
When I'm not the Tiger Mom, I'm a professor at Yale Law School, and if one thing is clear to me from years of teaching,… — Amy Chua
Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope. — John Ciardi
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Impossible to spend sleepless nights and accomplish anything: if, in my youth, my parents had not financed my insomnias, I should surely have killed myself. — Emile M. Cioran
Dad needs to show an incredible amount of respect and humor and friendship toward his mate so the kids understand their parents are sexy, they're… — Tim Allen
You always draw inspiration from your family or your parents if they've proven to be inspirational. My mother is someone who's always been inspirational to… — Dustin Clare
The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them. — Frank A. Clark
A child, like your stomach, doesn't need all you can afford to give it. — Frank A. Clark
Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expected us to do our very best.… — Laurel Clark
I love having different cultures around, but when the parent culture kind of dissipates, you're left thinking, 'Well, what's going on?' — John Cleese
I don't think my parents liked me. They put a live teddy bear in my crib. — Woody Allen
When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room. — Woody Allen
My parents taught me to approach the world critically, but also to approach it with a sense of responsibility. — Chelsea Clinton
Of course, parents are the most important people in a child's life. — Hillary Clinton
When I was growing up, my parents always told me that I had to do what I thought was right and not listen to other… — Hillary Clinton
I feel very lucky because of my parents and then my education, the opportunities that I've had, so I would like to continue working to… — Hillary Clinton
I always supported the women I worked with having time off to go to parent-teacher conferences and doctors' appointments or bringing their infants into the… — Hillary Clinton

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