Parents Quotes

I was a late child from my parents, so I grew up surrounded by people a lot older than me. I think even when I was 21, I felt like I was a 70-year-old man.

Jonathan Franzen
- People
- Up
- Parents
The last thing in the world my parents would want to do is get on a stage or do a movie. They would probably rather die. But they let me be who I was, and they supported me.

Emma Stone
- World
- Movie
- Die

I want to make music and songs about things that real musicians and artist aren't able to make songs about - you wouldn't hear Justin Bieber making a song about homework, or, like, you wouldn't see someone make a song with their parents on the track.

Jake Paul
- Music
- Real
- Song
Where is a book before it is born? Does a book grow like a tree? Who are a book's parents? Does a book need two parents - a mother and a father? Can a book be born inside another book? And where is the parent book of books?

Peter Greenaway
- Book
- Mother
- Father
As a teenager, I ached to grow up even more than I dreaded to. I craved escape from my parents' impositions on what I believed.

Lionel Shriver
- Up
- Parents
- Teenager
Women now make up approximately half of the workforce - very positive. Two-thirds of all families are either headed by a single-head of household or two working parents, and particularly in this economically challenging time, that second income is more important than ever. However, women are still only earning 75 percent of what men are earning.

Valerie Jarrett
- Up
- Time
- Men
I've grown up seeing the pros and cons but I love it and I've always wanted to act. Throughout all the rejections at auditions, and especially when I finally did get something, both my parents have been so supportive and always told me it is all about passion and, if I was doing it because I love it, there's no wrong choice.

Lily Collins
- Up
- Parents
- Passion
My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7.

David Beckham
- Parents