Parental Quotes

127 quotes by 116 authors

When families are strong and stable, so are children - showing higher levels of wellbeing and more positive outcomes. But when things go wrong -… — Iain Duncan Smith
It was not until I had graduated from college that I made a professional commitment to it. Frankly, I didn't think it wise. I was… — Twyla Tharp
I did not want to raise a genetically compromised child. I did not want my children to have to contend with the massive diversion of… — Ayelet Waldman
Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them. — Oscar Wilde
Such a woman is called "Mother's FRIEND" always ready to give judicious Parental advice and living vicariously on the experience of others — Eric Berne
What, unless biological science is a mass of errors, is the cause of human intelligence and vigour? Hardship and freedom: conditions under which the active,… — H.G. Wells
I would say that by virtue of your not acting parental up to this point, you've relinquished your ability to wield any power now. Sam… — Maggie Stiefvater
Any time you need an expert parental hand- (Zarek) Iâ€™ll find Jericho. (Astrid) Um, could you at least wait until that thingâ€™s housebroken? (Jericho) — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Hi, Mom. (Devyn) Itâ€™s the other parental unit. Not as pretty or as fierce as your mother, but loving nonetheless. (Syn) — Sherrilyn Kenyon
And the Clave wants to meet Clarissa. You know that, Jace." "The Clave can screw itself." "Jace," Maryse said, sounding genuinely parental for a change.… — Cassandra Clare
Thereâ€™s no winning arguments with your parents, so why get all pumped up over them? It is way better to dive down and get out… — Wendelin Van Draanen
I leave it to be settled, by whomsoever it may concern, whether the tendency of this work be altogether to recommend parental tyranny, or reward… — Jane Austen
I know parental embarrassment usually stops somewhere at fifteen, but he just kept on giving me good reasons. — Deb Caletti
Rafe grinned. "So we are dating?" "No. You have to pass the parental exam first. It'll take you awhile to compile the data. They'd like… — Kelley Armstrong
It's suspiciously quiet in here, and there's a Tod shaped dent in the bean bag. For the sake of both my sanity and my temper,… — Rachel Vincent
I am a drifter, and as lonely as that can be, it is also remarkably freeing. I will never define myself in terms of anyone… — David Levithan
Given the reality of unintended parenthood and parental unhappiness, one would think that women and men who make the decision not to have children -… — Jessica Valenti
Children donâ€™t require of their parents a past and they find something faintly unbelievable, almost embarrassing, in parental claims to a prior existence. — Kate Morton
Of all things love is the most potent. — Maria Montessori
If advertising has invaded the judgment of children, it has also forced its way into the family, an insolent usurper of parental function, degrading parents… — Jules Henry

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