Hard Quote by Christie Hefner

The drive to be a parent is strong. It's one of the most ingrained human traits there is.

— Dustin Lance Black

Being a parent is the hardest thing in the world... the psychological toll it takes on you because these lives are in your hands.…

— Michelle Pfeiffer

When you become a parent, obviously it changes your life in so many ways.

— Jessica McDonald

Being a parent can be overwhelming at times, but it's something we're figuring out as we go.

— Lacey Chabert

There is still quite the vibe out there that as a parent you have to be completely in control and in charge.

— Ross W. Greene

The relationship between parents and children who live together is a growing one, and it shifts every day, especially during the teenage years.

— Chris de Burgh

I am an only child, so I relate to the intensity of that single-parent, mother-daughter relationship.

— Gugu Mbatha-Raw

When parents see their children's problems as opportunities to build the relationship instead of as negative, burdensome irritations, it totally changes the nature of…

— Stephen Covey

Being a parent is about your survival. Surviving the terrible two's is the most important thing.

— J. B. Smoove

You know, I think becoming a parent has really changed the way that I feel impacted by what's going on in the world around…

— Anoushka Shankar

A lot of things you see as a child remain with you you spend a lot of your life trying to recapture the experience.

— Tim Burton

We all work hard to understand the dynamic relationship we have with a parent.

— Alice Sebold