Quotes about Parents

67 quotes about Parents

My father - the Hydrogen, my mother - the Oxygen, I - the...

My father - the Hydrogen, my mother - the Oxygen, I - the son of Water, the Aquarius.

Quote by Ion Pachia-Tatomirescu about parents

It is time for parents to teach young people early on...

It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.

Quote by Maya Angelou about parents

I don't think my parents liked me. They put a live teddy...

I don't think my parents liked me. They put a live teddy bear in my crib.

Quote by Woody Allen about parents

My parents might say that I started telling stories when...

My parents might say that I started telling stories when I learned to talk and decided that I'd become a writer the day I recognized a typewriter.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about parents

Catholic schools in our Nation's education have been...

Catholic schools in our Nation's education have been paramount in teaching the values that we as parents seek to instill in our children.

Quote by Joe Baca about parents

Thousands of kids and parents come up to us and say, How...

Thousands of kids and parents come up to us and say, How do we get better as a singer?

Quote by Paula Abdul about parents

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves...

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.

Quote by Francis Bacon about parents

You know my dad pushed me to believe that I was going to...

You know my dad pushed me to believe that I was going to be the best. I just never thought of life without tennis, even looking forward.

Quote by Andre Agassi about parents

We cannot blame the schools alone for the dismal decline in SAT verbal scores. When our kids come home from school do they pick up a book or do they sit glued to the tube, watching music videos? Parents, don't make the mistake of thinking your kid...

Quote by George W. Bush about parents

My parents lacked the drive I had and always have had.

My parents lacked the drive I had and always have had.

Quote by Taylor Caldwell about parents

The Superman story is one of the underlying threads of the story, coming from another planet, leaving his parents and his world that got blown up behind.

Quote by Michael Chabon about parents

I have a Web site that parents and girls can use to learn about Title IX and take action if they find their school is not in compliance. Thirty years after Title IX passed, 80 percent of schools are not in compliance.

Quote by Geena Davis about parents

I think like any marriage, especially when you've had...

I think like any marriage, especially when you've had divorced parents like myself; you want to try even harder to make it work.

Quote by Princess Diana about parents

I have frequently gained my first real insight into the...

I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.

Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about parents

I became almost immediately fascinated by the possibilities of trying out all conceivable reactions with them, some leading to explosions, others to unbearable poisoning of the air in our house, frightening my parents.

Quote by Richard Ernst about parents

It's interesting, as I said on the last tour in America, the audience actually came out, they had to have been the kind of fans who listened to my music via their parents, you know what I mean?

Quote by Joe Cocker about parents

In the '60s, parents were told to let their teens rebel, explore their boundaries. Increasingly the same message is being given to the parents of tweens.

Quote by Maggie Gallagher about parents

Meanwhile, parents, students and teachers all report higher satisfaction with charter schools. People like them. They cost less money. They raise the academic achievement of poor kids. Go ahead, get a little enthused.

Quote by Maggie Gallagher about parents

My grandfather was a very elegant individual. My father also. He was a lawyer and farmer in Cuba. In Miami, he had to go to work wherever he could. But whenever it was time to go out, you saw how they cared for how they looked.

Quote by Andy Garcia about parents

Remember that I was out of the closet at the age of...

Remember that I was out of the closet at the age of sixteen. My parents knew I was gay; I'd had to tell them.

Quote by Boy George about parents

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