Parenthood Quotes

293 quotes by 259 authors

Don't try to make children grow up to be like you, or they may do it. — Russell Baker
Children rarely want to know who their parents were before they were parents, and when age finally stirs their curiosity, there is no parent left… — Russell Baker
A mother who is really a mother is never free. — Honore de Balzac
I believe that we parents must encourage our children to become educated, so they can get into a good college that we cannot afford. — Dave Barry
I don't consciously think of how parenthood has changed me but I'm sure it must have. — Cate Blanchett
Studies show that children best flourish when one mom and one dad are there to raise them. — John Boehner
Having a baby changes the way you view your in-laws. I love it when they come to visit now. They can hold the baby and… — Matthew Broderick
I had years of partying, and I was kind of surprised and happy I survived it all. Now, being a parent, I look back on… — Jeff Bridges
We are the people our parents warned us about. — Jimmy Buffett
Trying to block women from getting access to contraception or defunding Planned Parenthood is completely nonsensical from a policy standpoint. — Richard Carmona
No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly. — Miguel de Cervantes
Some people are that - more than a parent, more than a role model, more than anything less than a religion. — Margaret Cho
When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room. — Woody Allen
I remember my daughter Deni coming along, and she was so pure and caring of everybody and everything. And somehow, this little being managed to… — Woody Harrelson
It's the best thing going, parenthood. — Woody Harrelson
I will veto any spending bill that contains funding for Planned Parenthood, facilities that perform abortion and all government family planning schemes. — Ron Paul
It's a mystery of parenthood that your son can give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a stray, worm-riddled dog, share a piece of re-chewed gum from a… — Kathy Lette
The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our children outweigh our fears. — Ellen Goodman
Parenting, as an unpaid occupation outside the world of public power, entails lower status, less power, and less control of resources than paid work. — Nancy Chodorow
The secret of dealing successfully with a child is not to be its parent. — Mell Lazarus

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