Parent Quotes

My parents gave me that gift of "reading is a good thing." I mean my mother was afraid of everything. But she was never afraid that Judy is reading.

Judy Blume
- Mother
- Reading
- Mean
My parents created a world in which the only barrier to your success is your own imagination.

Shonda Rhimes

With a parent, it's always guilt. You want to be there, but you kind of also want to be here.

Heather Locklear
- Parent
- Guilt
My parents never understood me; they were Japanese.

Chic Murray
- Funny
- Humor
- Understood
In the end, the type of parent you are is going to be something that you carry with you. ... Having multiple kids, it's been a gift in a way. It's keeping the priorities straighter.

Jim Gaffigan
- Kids
- Priorities
- Multiple
A lot of children grow up in poverty with flawed parents, but their inner world is still as inherently filled with wonder and innocence as children who are kept away from the city's underbelly.

Heather O'Neill
- World
- Children
- Wonder
Both my parents were migrant workers who came to the U.K. in the Fifties to better themselves. The culture I grew up in was to work hard, save hard and to look after your family.

Sanjeev Bhaskar
- Culture
- Grew
- Migrants
There are certain people in whom you can detect the seeds of madness - seeds that have remained dormant only because the people in question have lived relatively comfortable, middle class lives. They function perfectly well in the world, but you can imagine, given a nasty parent, or a prolonged bout of unemployment, how their potential for craziness might have been realized.

Zoë Heller
- World
- Imagine
- Certain