Parent Quotes

4993 Parent quotes by 3126 unique authors

As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy… — Thomas S. Monson
If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them. — Bill Gates
Even if you do something that others might consider wrong, you should at least be willing to talk about it and tell your parents what… — Steve Wozniak
If I could change the attitude of young men toward literature, I would want them to read not just for escape, but because literature can… — Lorin Stein
I am sorry we promoted sexual orientation change efforts and reparative theories about sexual orientation that stigmatized parents. — Alan Chambers
Kids today are much more independant than their parents were. We're really into getting jobs and we mature sexually much earlier than a generation ago.… — Phoebe Cates
I don't think that my parents even imagined that I would be exposed to drugs. In those days, for some reason, it was not talked… — Natalie Cole
I still get angry when older people assume that everyone in my generation, screws around. They're probably the same ones who think all kids use… — Judy Blume
Children who willingly participate in sexual acts have the right to make that decision as well, even if it's distasteful to us personally. Some children… — Mary Ruwart
One of the most significant effects of age-segregation in our society has been the isolation of children from the world of work. Whereas in the… — Urie Bronfenbrenner
If you’re a parent in 2013, you have to get your hands on this book. Wise, engrossing, and so real that I fear Senior has… — Curtis Sittenfeld
The child who was happy with herself meant the parents had won the jackpot. — Meg Wolitzer
When you are sixteen you do not know what your parents know, or much of what they understand, and less of what's in their hearts.… — Richard Ford
If you want to stay young-looking, pick your parents very carefully. — Dick Clark
The question we must ask ourselves as a culture is whether we want to embrace the change that must come, or resist it. Are we… — Howard Lyman
Desire is both imitative (we like what others like) and competitive (we want to take away from others what they have). As children, we wanted… — Robert Greene
A happy childhood is one of the best gifts that parents have in their power to bestow. — Mary Cholmondeley
An empathic way of being can be learned from empathic persons. Perhaps the most important statement of all is that the ability to be accurately… — Carl Rogers
When I say that all men have the mind which cannot bear to see the suffering of others, my meaning is illustrated this way: when… — Mencius
Listen to your parents. Be obedient to them whether you agree with them or not. They love you more than anyone else and have your… — James E. Faust
I am not asking anyone to take the fun out of childhood. As we all know, treats are one of the best parts of being… — Michelle Obama
We as parents are our children's first and best role models, and this is particularly true when it comes to their health. ...We can't lie… — Michelle Obama
Man is born an asocial and antisocial being. The newborn child is a savage. Egoism is his nature. Only the experience of life and the… — Ludwig von Mises
Although we didn't have much when I was growing up in Split, Croatia, my parents always tried to ensure that my sister and I had… — Goran Ivanisevic
The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it, any more than the being a parent,… — Samuel Morse

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