Parent Quotes

4993 Parent quotes by 3126 unique authors

The presence of a grandparent confirms that parents were, indeed, little once, too, and that people who are little can grow to be big, can… — Fred Rogers
The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future. — Herbert Spencer
Right from the moment of our birth, we are under the care and kindness of our parents, and then later on in our life when… — Dalai Lama
A parent's love is whole, no matter how many times divided. — Robert Breault
That's exactly the way parents develop positive, successful kids. Don't look for the flaws, warts, and blemishes. Look for the gold, not for the dirt;… — Zig Ziglar
To raise positive kids, we as parents must identify the qualities necessary for success, convince our children that they have the potential for success, and… — Zig Ziglar
There is nothing more precious to a parent than a child, and nothing more important to our future than the safety of all our children. — William J. Clinton
Despite our preparation, indeed, despite our age, [the death of a parent] dislodges things deep in us, sets off reactions that surprise us and may… — Joan Didion
The anti-marijuana campaign is a cancerous tissue of lies, undermining law enforcement, aggravating the drug problem, depriving the sick of needed help and suckering well-intentioned… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
The fact that this chain of life existed [at volcanic vents on the seafloor] in the black cold of the deep sea and was utterly… — Robert Ballard
At the dawn of the 21st century, where knowledge is literally power, where it unlocks the gates of opportunity and success, we all have responsibilities… — Barack Obama
Libraries have a special role to play in our knowledge economy. Your institutions have been and should be a place where parents and children come… — Barack Obama
...as parents, we have to find the time and the energy to step in and help our children love reading. We can read to them,… — Barack Obama
If parents would only realize how they bore their children. — George Bernard Shaw
Your responsibility as a parent is not as great as you might imagine. You need not supply the world with the next conqueror of disease… — Fran Lebowitz
Kids have *_____ never* taken guidance from their parents. If you could travel back in time and observe the original primate family in the original… — Dave Barry
Each generation criticizes the unconscious assumptions made by its parent. It may assent to them, but it brings them out in the open. — Alfred North Whitehead
Our very lives are dependent, for sustenance, on the sweat and sacrifice of the campesinos. Children of farm workers should be as proud of their… — Cesar Chavez
I wish to thank my parents for making it all possible? and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary. — Victor Borge
I think a child calling for his mother is the most beautiful sound in the world. — Edward Kennedy
Deep in the cavern of the infant's breast; the father's nature lurks, and lives anew. — Horace
The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety. — Confucius
A child's nature is too serious a thing to admit of its being regarded as a mere appendage to another being. — Charles Lamb
You lay, a small knuckle on my white bed; lay, that fist like a snail, small and strong at my breast. Your lips are animals;… — Anne Sexton
Love, children, and work, are the great sources of fertilizing contact between the individual and the rest of the world. — Bertrand Russell

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