Estelle Ramey Quotes

All parents want their offspring to be exemplars of virtue and achievement and happiness. But most of all, we want desperately for you to be safe - safe from disease and violence and self-destruction.

Estelle Ramey

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My parents owned a plants nursery. We all grew up growing things and planting things and selling things, and I also managed landscape crews.

Jack Dangermond
- Up
- Parents
- Growing
My parents' divorce made an important change in my life. It affected me.

Rafael Nadal
- Life
- Important
- Parents
Our parents came home one day and heard us, and they thought it was the radio, but our grandfather told them it was us.

Barry Gibb Bee Gees
- Home
- Parents
- Day
How do you deal with a criminal that will not listen to what you have to say and who continues his policy of violence? Some say you continue to talk and let him tire himself out. But nearly 40 years after the institution of apartheid, is there anyone who still believes that verbal persuasion will work?

Oliver Tambo
- Work
- Violence
- Persuasion
My parents never pressured me to skate. They always said I could quit if I wanted to. They only expected me to skate when they had already paid for the expensive lessons. But, otherwise they said I could do what I wanted to do.

Nancy Kerrigan
- Parents
- Lessons
- Expected
I majored in political science and English, but starting from the age of 17, I've paid for everything that I've had in my life. It was a personal choice. My parents would have helped me in any way whatsoever, but for me, you know what? I can make my own way.

Gary Johnson
- Life
- Age
- Parents