Parent Quotes
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My parents were always very supportive and accepting. They even shared my curiosity for life, or perhaps I theirs.
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It's one of the bases of all human existence - the relation between parents and children, whether biologically or metaphorically. It's something we can never get away from, even in a civilization where we're controlled by robots. It's the basic relationship between mature people who represent paternal and maternal figures and young people. It's universal - it's part of human existence. It's always been that way, and it will always be that way if humans remain around.
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Perhaps the soundest advice for parents is: Lighten up. People have been raising children for approximately as long as there have been people.
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Growing up an only child with a single parent is probably why I'm an actor.
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I think it's important to have a happy parent.
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I grew up with probably three different authors having a seminal influence on my childhood, Dr. Seuss being one and Maurice Sendak being another. That was my parents, who exposed me to their stories. That's how I was introduced to the whole idea of not just reading, but storytelling in general.
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I've read about myself and my husband and my family, to the point where they've called my parents, they've called my brothers, offering money to tell stories. They call friends of mine. I'd just like for them to just ... don't badger us. Don't scrutinize us. We have children and they have to live, too. It's not fair.
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I'm not a tech-savvy parent. I communicate with my children via the old-media format called yelling.
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Never underestimate the power of self-absorption, including your parents' self-absorption.
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No matter what, if you're a parent, you have to make sacrifices.
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When you feel your child truly loves you back, it makes you wish you had kissed your parents more.
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My Dad is my hero. He's 85 now and he is in great health. He is handsome and strong. He has an incredible moral and ethical backbone. I couldn't have been luckier with my parents.
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My dad had emphysema and both of my parents had chronic bronchitis and ended up with cancers - all smoking related.
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I think every parent was horrified at what happened in Newtown, Conn.
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My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and look after my younger siblings and do the housework.
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Up until I became a father, it was all about self-obsession. But then I learned exactly what it's all about: the delight of being a servant.
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My father's wit, and my mother's tongue, assist me!
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We are all frustrated with computers, all the time... But we also always develop a relationship with computers these days - something my parents never had... there%u2018s always a kind of negotiation, sometimes you are in tune with it and other times you are fighting with it.
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My parent's divorce and hard times at school, all those things combined to mold me, to make me grow up quicker. And it gave me the drive to pursue my dreams that I wouldn't necessarily have had otherwise.
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It's a natural thing for a child to lose a parent. I lost my mom too young but it happened. And I'm happy she's out of pain, 'cause I love her and she's my friend.
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I became the kind of parent my mother was to me.
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All that 'poor hometown girl who marries into Hollywood royalty'. It's actually quite insulting to my parents.
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Honesty remains the best policy. If parents use alcohol in moderation in front of young children, that provides the right model. Drug use is more complex because even moderate use can have unforeseen consequences.
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After high school, I was going to move out to L.A. and try to pursue my dreams of acting. My parents said, "Thats fine. We support you, but you have to go to school", which was fine because I'm a studious person anyway, I enjoy it.
