Will Ferrell Quotes
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My father was 40 when he had me, so he was more a grandparent than a parent.
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That's sort of like asking a parent who their favorite child is. It's very hard to determine. Sometimes I'll get feedback from somebody who liked this part of the show. Others like another part of the show.
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Being a parent is about your survival. Surviving the terrible two's is the most important thing.
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You can't predict when a crisis might hit your family, whether it's with an elderly parent or with your children.
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When I was in first grade, some psychologist told my mom if I didn't go to graduate school, she basically failed as a parent, because I had the aptitude to do it. Which is so dumb. Huge pressure!
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The one thing I think you must do is, as painful as it is as a parent, is listen.
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I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution.
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My mom was a single parent.
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Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues.
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Years later, nothing makes me more grateful as a parent than my daughters' encounters with classroom wizards.
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It's a very difficult thing losing a parent, but I think there's an added complication for me, because he was so well-loved and he had this very open charm that made people feel they had a personal relationship with him.
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Rashness is the faithful, but unhappy parent of misfortune.
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The best thing I probably do is - I'll say I'm a pretty darn good parent. I got good kids.
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I have spent a lot of time with foster children over the years - kids for whom I have not necessarily acted as a foster parent.
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Losing a parent is a hard thing... I often sit here and think it would be great if mum and dad were alive and had a chance to see their grandkids grow up.
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You can have a good moment with a parent you are estranged from, and you have a great moment, and then the next time you see them, everything's back to the way it was before and you guys are throwing knives at each other.
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What is a child?" he asks her. The diamond gaze does not flinch. "Creatures that are sold on the street by their parents, to get the coin to make more children." She paused. "Adults sell themselves.
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I was in fact anxious about whether I would be any good at being a father. And then I met so many people who had been good parents under difficult circumstances, and I felt inspired by them.
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Yes, actually I was pretty amazed by the amount of stuff my parents put up with while I was living in their house. They had experienced all that before with older brothers and sisters, so it was fairly strict. The fear-of-God thing was pretty set and I blindly followed it until I reached a certain age. Then I just began questioning my belief system.
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A lot of people worry much too much about what their children are reading... If a child picks up a book and reads something she has a question about, if she can go to her parents, great. Or else they will read right over it. It won't mean a thing. They are very good, I think, at monitoring what makes them feel uncomfortable. If something makes them feel uncomfortable they will put it down.
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People think of life as being so sacred and they feel like this is their only chance and they have to do something with their life and make an impact As far as I'm concerned, it's just a pitstop for the afterlife. It's just a little test to see how you can handle reality.
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Proverbs embody the current and practical philosophy of an age or nation.
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What about Santa's cookies? I suppose 'parents' eat those, too?
