Parent Quotes
4993 Parent quotes by 3126 unique authors
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Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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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
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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
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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
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The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them.
— Frank A. Clark
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A child, like your stomach, doesn't need all you can afford to give it.
— Frank A. Clark
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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
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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
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I don't think my parents liked me. They put a live teddy bear in my crib.
— Woody Allen
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When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room.
— Woody Allen
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My parents taught me to approach the world critically, but also to approach it with a sense of responsibility.
— Chelsea Clinton
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Of course, parents are the most important people in a child's life.
— Hillary Clinton
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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
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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
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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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I love children and I get along with them great. It's just that I believe if you're going to be a parent, there has to…
— George Clooney
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My parents were disappointed I didn't finish college, and they were really upset when I went to Hollywood to become an actor. I was a…
— George Clooney
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No matter what parents do, kids retain their uniqueness.
— Kirstie Alley
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Where would you be without friends? The people to pick you up when you need lifting? We come from homes far from perfect, so you…
— Jennifer Aniston
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The preparation for building a series of thrillers based on a single character is kind of like the preparation for becoming a parent: The best…
— Harlan Coben
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Fact: The new '90210' is cooler than the old '90210.' It's the lithe, streamlined Skipper to the elder series' venerable Barbie. Gone are the traditional…
— Diablo Cody
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I was not encouraged to follow the career of a writer because my parents thought that I was going to starve to death. They thought…
— Paulo Coelho
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As a parent and a citizen, I'll take a Bill Gates (or Warren Buffett) over Steve Jobs every time. If we must have billionaires, better…
— Eric Alterman
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My dad had emphysema and both of my parents had chronic bronchitis and ended up with cancers - all smoking related.
— Loni Anderson
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I think I may have failed at a lot of things, but the one thing I can say, and that I'm proud of, is that…
— Naveen Andrews
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