Quotes about parent
parent worst audience
My parents were my worst audience. Richard Lewis
parent hardworking persons
I'm a diligent person, and that came directly from having hardworking parents. Rebecca Romijn
parent too-much way
I don't really say too much to my parents. If they ask me to do something I just do it and get it out of the way. RJ Mitte
parent honest straightforward
My parents were both very intellectually honest, straightforward, and for them, faith meant that you were fully engaged. Rob Bell
parent healthy generations
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. Richard Carmona
parent choices way
My lifestyle got so disruptive to my family that my parents had no choice but to say, "You can't live here any longer if you're going to live this way." So, I was thrilled about it - thrilled! Tullian Tchividjian
parent republican democrat
I was raised in Washington, DC in a household where one parent was a Republican and the other was a Democrat, so I got both sides. Sandra Bullock
parent towns blame
my parents ... had decided early on that all of the problems in my family had somehow to do with me. All roads led to Roseyville, a messy, chaotic town where, as parents, they were required to visit, but could never get out of quick enough or find a decent parking place. Roseanne Barr
parent meant-to-be
We're not meant to be parents when we're 50.
parent poverty village
I would like to thank my parents in Vergaio, a little village in Italy. They gave me the biggest gift: poverty. Roberto Benigni
parent house bedroom
I still frequent my parents' house. I go there to escape, back to the bedroom that I grew up in. Just to sit there and feel small. Robert Smith
parent classic-movie classic
When I was a lot younger, my parents raised me watching classic movies. Sara Paxton
parent supportive
I would say that my parents were supportive of me. Sanford I. Weill
parent culture beef
There are occasions when I've had beef, but I generally tend to avoid it, as a nod towards my parents' culture. Sanjeev Bhaskar
parent goes-on asian
In many Asian households, to not go on to higher education, that's like a big no-no. I know my parents' discouragement was for my own protection, and I'm really close to them now, but they didn't understand that there is value in this. That's because they didn't know. Sandra Oh
parent actors wanted
What did my parents say when I told them I wanted to be an actor? 'Be a plumber.' Samuel West
parent reverence wells
In general those parents have the most reverence who most deserve it; for he that lives well cannot be despised. Samuel Johnson
parent wanted delighted
My parents were absolutely delighted that I knew what I wanted to do. Vivien Leigh
parent crosses foreheads
My parents would always trace the sign of the cross on our foreheads before they kissed us goodnight. Vincent Nichols
parent enemy source
Theological religion is the source of all imaginable follies and disturbances. It is the parent of fanaticism and civil discord; it is the enemy of mankind. Voltaire
parent special pedestal
Each generation takes a special pleasure in removing the household gods of its parents from their pedestals, and consigning them to the cupboard. William Ralph Inge
parent age paradise
When our first parents were driven out of Paradise, Adam is believed to have remarked to Eve, "My dear, we live in an age of transition."
parent done saving
Saving is a fine thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you. Winston Churchill
parent important actors
My parents never pushed me to be an actress. You can come from a family of actors, and sometimes there have been families that grow you up as an actor, but this wasn't my situation. It's very important to find your own way because it's something you then have to confront yourself. Violante Placido
parent splits things-change
My parents split when I was 13. For a youngster, it's quite devastating. One minute you're all happy families, then everything changes. Vinnie Jones
parent church grew
Both my parents are Methodist preachers, I grew up in a church. Wes Bentley
parent miracle just-being
If my parents had made love a tenth of a second earlier or later, I wouldn't exist. What an enormous miracle, just being given life. Warren Farrell
parent normal phenomenal
I had phenomenal parents. They kept me very grounded, and I lived a normal life. Zachery Ty Bryan
parent great-relationship lithium
I have a great relationship with my parents. I have not been on lithium. Zach Braff
parent way adrift
Losing my parents really set me adrift in more ways than one. It's not just losing them. It's losing the possibility of family. Walter Mosley
parent our-relationship
Until you've completed your relationship with your parents, all your relationships will be about your parents. Werner Erhard
parent youth sometimes
Parents sometimes make not those allowances for youth, which, when young, they wished to be made for themselves. Samuel Richardson
parent remember wanted
I can't remember a single time [my parents] ever told me not to do something I wanted to do. Sally Ride