Parent Quotes

4993 Parent quotes by 3126 unique authors

The environment itself will teach the child, if every error he makes is manifest to him, without the intervention of a parent of teacher, who should remain… — Maria Montessori
Education has for its object the formation of character. To curb restive propensities, to awaken dormant sentiments, to strengthen the perceptions, and cultivate the tastes,… — Herbert Spencer
So part of it is we have to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents, or kids belong to… — Melissa Harris-Perry
We have never invested as much in public education as we should have because we've always had a private notion of children. Your kid is… — Melissa Harris-Perry
I was embarrassed when I went and told my parents that I was thinking about running for public office. — Bob Corker
My parents were very poor, but we never felt any sense of need or want. It was a very close, loving, tightly-knit family growing up,… — George J. Mitchell
From my parents, I learned a very strong work ethic, and all of my brothers and sisters all worked from the earliest days of life… — George J. Mitchell
I really owe everything to my parents and their devotion and drive to see to it that their children had the education which led to… — George J. Mitchell
I still speak Czech with my parents because I was born there. — Martina Hingis
I like kids but I also like the option to close the door. Becoming a parent is a whole other life, and it doesn't stop. — Jon Hamm
As Korn go on, it's the same things - bad childhoods and mean moms. It gets too old after a while. How old is Jonathan?… — Chino Moreno
Hope is a merciless tormentor. It's the sound of trickling water to parched lips. The prospect of love to the unlovable. A miracle cure to… — Robert Liparulo
Suppose we concede that if I had been born of Muslim parents in Morocco rather than Christian parents in Michigan, my beliefs would be quite… — Alvin Plantinga
Crisis or transition of any kind reminds us of what matters most. In the routine of life, we often take our families-our parents and children… — M. Russell Ballard
In view of this and other things, I demand forgiveness for being so obviously impressed with my own parents. — Beryl Markham
I remember being forced to go to Sunday school for a number of years, even though my parents were not religious. No one was really… — Tim Burton
I am urging the parents of black and Latino youngsters particularly to not let their children go out wearing hoodies. — Geraldo Rivera
So: this is where we are going to become parents. You walk into the building as a couple, and leave a few minutes later as… — Scott Simon
It's not the cost (although that pinches), or the time (though that grinds). After a while, it's the sheer galling indignity of being asked to… — Scott Simon
My parents always encouraged me and I had a good home life. We were always taught to respect things and other people. It's so different… — Betty Cuthbert
I remember thinking that I'd way rather give my parents my money, and not have to like have them go to work anymore, you know… — Shaun White
Imagine if you borrowed your parents' car without permission and ran it into a tree, how much better you'd feel if you were incorporated. — Peter Lynch
Among a democratic people, where there is no hereditary wealth, every man works to earn a living, or is born of parents who have worked.… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Love cannot exists as a duty; to tell a child that it ought to love its parents and its brother and sisters is utterly useless,… — Bertrand Russell
That bumper sticker everyone has down in Philadelphia, the one that says, 'Only the Lord saves more than Bernie Parent,' really isn't true. God couldn't… — Unknown Author

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