Parenting Quote by Stephanie Perkins Download Open image ““Parents are excellent at stating the obvious.”” — Stephanie Perkins ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Parenting Stating the obvious
“But a mother sees her child’s shortcomings, even if she doesn’t admit to them very often.” — Mary Campisi Copy Share Image
“When you're a kid, you tend to see the best in your mates. Because at least they're not as bad as your parents.” — Camilla Way Copy Share Image
“It's easier for parents to ignore, to pretend that everything's great and then do whatever they want while convinced it's something you want, too.” — Sophie Jordan Copy Share Image
“The really good parents I've encountered, on the other hand, expect their children to be noisy, messy, bouncy, squabble, whingy and covered in mud.” — Richard Templar Copy Share Image
“Every child has to raise itself.’ Parents can only advise their children or point them in the right direction.” — Anne Frank Copy Share Image
“That's the thing about parents, I'm beginning to realize. You don't have to see them all that much to imitate them.” — Leigh Newman Copy Share Image
“Parents just concentrate on the thing that drives them nuts and all the other good stuff you do goes out the window.” — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“To have the opportunity to know your parents is to have the opportunity to truly know yourself.” — Amy Denise Copy Share Image
“Fathers are strong. Mothers are wise. Children are curious. Grandparents are endearing.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
“You know how it is Al- we got no choice when it comes to parents and some of them are woefully underqualified.” — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
“That just goes to show you that parents can do all they can for you, but at the end of the day it’s up… — Shareef Jaudon Copy Share Image
“This warmth over the telephone. Is it possible for home to be a person and not a place? Bridgette used to be home to… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“I wasn't being a git. I wasn't even being a twat, or a wanker, or any of your other bleeding Briticisms -” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“You said on my birthday that you were afraid of being alone, but I’ve been here this whole time. This whole time.” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“Lola: Do you think things have to be easy? For it to work? Cricket: NO. I mean, yes, but... sometimes there are... extenuating circumstances.… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“Thanks. I forgot how to flip off the English. I'll use the correct hand gesture next time." "My pleasure. Always happy to educate.” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“Beautiful. He called me beautiful! But wait. I don't like Dave. Do I like Dave?” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“We're enveloped in pitch black. "Wait here," I whisper. "Are you getting your ax?" "Handcuffs." "Kinky. But, okay, I'll try it.” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“And, suddenly, I want to touch him. Not a push, or a shove, or even a friendly hug. I want to feel the creases… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
My mother says I didn't open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw… — Elizabeth Taylor Copy Share Image
Of all the people who have affected my life and influenced the choices I've made, none has been more important than my father. I… — Teddy Atlas Copy Share Image
“William didn't look like he'd be difficult about anything - he was thin and sandy-haired and already wore eyeglasses like his father. Most of… — Patricia C. Wrede Copy Share Image
I know for my wife and I, we always loved the idea of being young parents. It is an incredibly inspiring and challenging job… — Taylor Hanson Copy Share Image
“Conception is the beginning of human life. From the time that an ovum is fertilized a new life begins that is neither that of… — Declaration on Procured Abortion Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith 1974 Copy Share Image
“As members of the Church, there are things you cannot do. For one, you cannot take a Las Vegas-style vacation. I do not know… — William Grant Bangerter Copy Share Image
“That’s all! Now either leave us alone or join us as a father rather than a receiver of sacrifices. You have the choice of… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
(knitting while on a motorcycle) "For several years she knitted in secret (my father would not approve; she was to concentrate on motorcycling and… — Elizabeth Zimmermann Copy Share Image
My embarrassing confession is that my father is a 'Camelot: The Musical' obsessive. So as a child, when we were going to visit relatives… — Chris Chibnall Copy Share Image
My parents were not musical, and they were not effervescent people; everything was very quiet. The music that I played was loud; it used… — Don McLean Copy Share Image
If my child had prejudice in his head, I'd be ashamed. I would see it as my failure as a parent. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
