Parents Quotes

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Too many women are forced to abort by poverty, by their menfolk, by their parents ... A choice is only possible if there are genuine… — Germaine Greer
When a child is in crisis, parents should have a role and a voice. They should be the first to help, not the last to… — George W. Bush
I thank God that I'm a product of my parents, that they infected me with their intelligence and energy for life, with their thirst for… — Shakira
There is only room in the lifeboat of your life for one, and you always choose yourself, and turn your parents into whatever it takes… — Anna Quindlen
About the time I turned 50, I experienced the profound biological change that often accompanies women at that age. Also, I put two kids in… — Jane Pauley
I am definitely a Type A personality, always rushing around, trying to do too much, not good at just lying on the beach. But I'm… — Amy Chua
I am my parents' daughter, and I always want to be. But I first wanted to make sure that I was standing on my own… — Lily Rabe
I didn't have parents who were, you know, racing to get a reality television show, you know? Or looking to benefit in some way from… — Molly Ringwald
I didn't think any amount of money was worth something that would take away what you believed in or what you stood for. I didn't… — Tippi Hedren
I have done everything I can to make sure my daughter knows her father because you form your own identity by rebelling against your parents… — Greta Scacchi
I kind of - I like my life; I feel I have lots of opportunities. And my parents actually having had such high expectations for… — Amy Chua
I'm concerned about the insidious influence of the media's bad messages that undermine the lessons parents try to instill in their sons and daughters. — John Ratzenberger
I'm in the middle of my own 'Project Runway' challenge given to me by my daughter's preschool. All the parents have to make an outfit… — Busy Philipps
I've tried really hard to care about things that were very different from my parents. I was curious if I could care about [money] on… — Chelsea Clinton
My dad was an absentee dad, so it was always important to me that I was part of my daughter's life, and she deserved two… — Samuel L. Jackson
My daughter is, of course, perfect. Everyone's child is, but mine really is perfect. But I could not have raised her without my parents. From… — Valerie Jarrett
We hear the stories every day now: the father who puts on a suit every morning and leaves the house so his daughter doesn't know… — Mitch McConnell
Nothing reassures parents more than surrounding their kids with the kind of guys who have a lot of weapons and nothing to do on weekdays. — Stephen Colbert
If all the animals and man had been evolved in this ascendant manner, then there had been no first parents, no Eden, and no Fall.… — H.G. Wells
The whole blame goes to the parents. They have lived as ambitious beings; they have destroyed themselves. Now they go on giving their heritage to… — Rajneesh
This is a very fundamental reason why man cannot become meditative - or why very few men have dared to become meditative. Our training is… — Rajneesh
Many children work hard to please their parents, but what I truly longed for was good times that were about us, not about me. That… — Gil Hodges
My father told me all about the birds and the bees, the liar - I went steady with a woodpecker till I was twenty one. — Bob Hope
If you're unlucky enough not to have alcoholic parents, it takes you a whole lifetime of intoxication to overcome the dead weight of their virtues. — Emile M. Cioran
My plea to educators and parents is that they should give some thought to the nature of the brain of a child, for the brain… — Wilder Penfield

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