Parent Quotes
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There never was a tonic that would cure more social ailments than a healthy, happy home. There never was a greater source of social stability than an affectionate and understanding family. There never was a better way of helping children to happiness than the close confidence of wise and loving and responsible parents.
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My entire youth was spent with an incredibly ill parent... I don't think you can grow up that way and not be marked by that experience.
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Everybody thinks they have the answer to how to be a good parent. Here's mine: Everybody's gonna make mistakes.
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If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning. That way, their children don’t have to be slaves of praise. They will have a lifelong way to build and repair their own confidence.
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I've met a surprising number of comedy writers whose parents are scientists. Both have an antiauthoritarian slant - they're both skeptics.
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It's especially hard to admit that you made a mistake to your parents, because, of course, you know so much more than they do.
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The fate of a child is in the hands of his parents.
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My parents are both scientists, and I was raised without god.
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On parent knees, a naked new-born child, Weeping thou sat'st while all around thee smiled; So live, that sinking in thy last long sleep, Calm thou mayst smile, while all around thee weep.
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The parents are pissed, but the kids love it.
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My one complaint with my father as a parent is that, not only was he not a golfer, but also he was sort of opposed to golf. I was a country club kid growing up. I should have played golf, but my father thought golf was a sport for old men.
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If a parent doesn't want his/her child to read a book then there is always an alternative text to read. But the book banners want to control what every child reads.
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My parents never understood me; they were Japanese.
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Home, the idea of home, is my principal purpose. If people have bought a house as an investment or chosen the furniture because they'll be able to sell it for more, you can tell in two minutes. You know, our parents didn't buy a house as an investment. They bought it as a place to bring you up, to give you roots.
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It's shocking how sophisticated little kids can be, when it comes to behaving in a professional manner, and that's a credit to their parents.
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Success isn't ideal for every child. If we think a child would do better in a different school, whether it's a specialized program or just a school with a different approach, we'll tell a parent that, as we should.
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I'm probably the only kid in history whose parents made him stop taking music lessons. They made me stop studying the accordion.
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Every parent is a teacher... But not all parents teach.
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My first signing was at my hometown independent bookstore and everyone in the world came. It was so nice. My family was there, my parents, everybody I worked with, all my friends. So I had this great first reading with a like hundred people there.
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Being a parent is a weird juggling act - and nobody does it right. Everybody does it wrong.
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I had an exciting, interesting childhood, to be sure, with all of the challenges that ghetto life provides - but had loving parents.
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In some sense every parent does love their children. But some parents are too broken to love them well& others are barely able to love them at all.
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I think it's just having the support of our parents. Knowing that they're going to keep you on the right path and guide you.
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If there is one thing educators can agree on, it's this: children do better in school when their parents get involved in their learning.
