Best 3570 quotes in «parent quotes» category

At that moment, she cannot think of a more reckless, irrational thing than choosing to become a parent.

At times our children may not be in possession of a good spirit; but if the parent continues to possess the good Spirit, the children will have the bad spirit but a short time.

At times is it seems that I am living my life backward, and that at the approach of old age my real youth will begin. My soul was born covered with wrinkles. Wrinkles my ancestors and parents most assiduously put there and that I had the greatest trouble removing.

Attitudes of optimism, of "let them be", and of joy in watching and helping another life develop and blossom will help parents relish their parenting role and will provide the resilience necessary to navigate turbulent times.

Average Jones had come by his nickname inevitably. His parents had foredoomed him to it when they furnished him with the initials A. V. R. E. as preface to his birthright of J for Jones. His character apparently justified the chance concomitance. He was, so to speak, a composite photograph of any thousand well-conditioned, clean-living Americans between the ages of twenty-five and thirty.

A very painful part of being a parent is having really negative feelings about your children when you love them so much.

Avoiding a bathtub because your parents tried to kill you in one isn't the same as avoiding your entire life by becoming a wolf.

A woman always has her man, but the man unconsciously leans on his roots, his heritage. He feels like an orphan without his parents.

A young person has to start making decisions for themselves at a much earlier age than an overbearing parent allows one.

A wretched child Is he who does not return his parents' care.

A wretched parent who claims obedience from his children, without first doing his duty by them, excites nothing but contempt.

A young lady is a female child who has just done something dreadful.

A young woman is dead. I don’t care. You probably don’t care. The police don’t care. The papers don’t care. The punks for the most part don’t care. The only people that care are (I suppose) her parents and (I’m almost certain) the boy accused of murdering her.

Babies aren't really born of their parents. They are born of every kind word, loving gesture, hope, and dream their parents ever had.

Badgered, snubbed and scolded on the one hand; petted, flattered and indulged on the other-it is astonishing how many children work their way up to an honest manhood in spite of parents and friends. Human nature has an element of great toughness in it.

Baptize first the children; and if they can speak for themselves, let them do so. Otherwise, let their parents or other relatives speak for them.

Because I saw my parents relaxing in armchairs and reading and liking it, I thought it was a peaceful grown-up thing to do, and I still think that.

Because of the increasing rates of obesity, unhealthy eating habits and physical inactivity, we may see the first generation that will be less healthy and have a shorter life expectancy than their parents.

Because of the fact that we've been through so much, we're going to appreciate every step of being parents. I think we're going to savor it and cherish it and we're going to be the best parents we can be.

Because of my parents' love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia - first by Hitler and then by Stalin.

Because I was born in Casablanca and my parents were from the south of Spain, I do not have a big central root in France. I feel French but in a few ways, not at all French.

Because love encompasses everything, nothing is unimportant, including tonight's dinner menu. Think about it for a minute. If you were pure love, the loving parent of all life, how would you want people to eat?

Because my parents took a risk on me not knowing a thing about me.They believed that in everyone there is potential - that by believing in someone, loving them, nurturing them, you can bring out that potential.

Because my parents had given me tremendous respect, trust, and freedom as a child, I knew how to take responsibility for myself. If you're constantly being told "No, don't do that" or "We don't trust you," you can't develop that responsibility.

Because these kids get away from their parents, and they binge drink until they are sick. Dozens of them are going to the hospital, and some of them dying. This is a problem, a big problem that needs to be addressed, and we need accurate information.

Becoming a parent erased many of my negative childhood feelings and filled them in with something new.

Becoming wealthy is not a matter of how much you earn, who your parents are, or what you do.. it is a matter of managing your money properly.

Becoming an adult means leaving the world of your parents and starting to make your way toward the future that you will share with your peers.

Before high school ended, I started applying to college. It really wasn't even a choice because of the brainwashing of my parents.

Before mobile phones, I used to call my parents from a phone box and reverse the charges.

Before, I used to ask permission to my parents to leave the house. Now it's - I ask permission to my children to leave the house. They own the house.

Before I was a parent I was struck by Rilke, who, as you know, didn't go to his daughter's wedding because he was writing a poem that day. That was the ideal for artistic behavior in 1950. That's the way I wanted to live.

Before you get married you should meet your fiance's parents. It is not enough that you like his parole officer.

Before we can leave our parents, they stuff our heads like the suitcases which they jam-pack with homemade underwear.

Being a lazy parent and letting your kid watch stuff that's not appropriate for their age is one of the bigger mistakes you can make.

Being a founder is like being a parent. You always stay involved.

Being a good human being is very easy: Be a good son, a good husband, a good parent and a good citizen.

Being a parent has become incredibly important to me. I never knew how much I would be altered by my children. I would like to be remembered by them in much the way I remember my mom: as loving and kind.

Being a parent is tough. If you just want a wonderful little creature to love, you can get a puppy

Being articulate, my parents could make anything sound reasonable.

being a parent is not transaction ... we do not get what we give. It is the ultimate pay-it-forward endeavor: we are good parents not so they will be loving enough to stay with us but so they will be strong enough to leave us.

Being a parent, I'm acutely aware of how hard it is to get good childcare.

Being attractive, it's not something I do consciously. It's incredibly flattering that people think I appeal to women. But that was a gift from my parents.

Being a parent can make you a horrible person at times, because you're pushed to the limit constantly.

Being a parent is not a reasonable thing. It is a very hard thing. I am a parent and I know.

Being a parent is not just about how you treat your child; it's also about how you treat the other parent. If you treat that person with respect, that's fine, that's the way to go. But if you don't, you're not being the parent you could be.

Being gay is harder than being black. I didn't have to come out black. I didn't have to tell my parents about what its like to be black.

Being a good parent will necessarily break our hearts as we watch a child grow and eventually choose their own way, even through many of the same heartbreaks we have traversed.

Being a good psychoanalyst has the same disadvantage as being a good parent: The children desert one as they grow up.

Being a parent does not give you an excuse for bad manners.