Being A Parent Quotes - Page 6

• And I definitely wanted to be a writer, but I felt a duty now, having used up those educational resources, I felt a duty to the church and my parents to become a priest.

  Thomas Keneally

  Educational, Parent, Church

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• It isn't surprising that many children consider their parents to be a little dim, and that they sometimes try to update them. The fact that they don't usually try too hard is just as well; a thoroughly updated parent is an unappetizing sight.

  Peg Bracken

  Children, Sight, Parent

  Peg Bracken (1969). “I Didn't Come Here to Argue”

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• Being a founder is like being a parent. You always stay involved.

  Bart Decrem

  Parent, Founders, Involved

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• I don't have children of my own so I can't say I know the plight of being a parent, but I can kinda understand some of the complexities of it.

  Joy Bryant

  Children, Parent, Plight

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• I was little there were times I wanted my parents to be normal. I wanted them to have a religion. I wanted them to have a job, like the parents of every other kid I went to school with.

  Gael Garcia Bernal

  Jobs, School, Kids

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• It's lovely being a parent and being in a strong marriage with somebody who is your best friend.

  Johnny Vegas

  Strong, Parent, Lovely

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• People ask me, 'Is being a parent the be-all, end-all?' And I say, 'Oh, it definitely is up to the person, and it is difficult, it can be very difficult, and it can be extremely healing.' That's what I have found, that the children are mirrors. Everyone is a mirror, but children especially because they're day and night and all day long.

  Melissa Etheridge

  Children, Healing, Night

  "Musician Melissa Etheridge". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. June 10, 2010.

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• Honestly, I don't know if I'd want to be an educator. I find teachers to have more responsibility, in a way, than being a parent. You're molding hundreds of minds every year.

  Eva Amurri

  Teacher, Responsibility, Years

  "Talking About Teaching with Eva Amurri Martino". Interview with Mark Svartz, www.esquire.com. June 14, 2012.

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• There's something about being a parent that has, I think, made me a better comedian.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Thinking, Parent, Comedian

  "'Fat' Dad Jim Gaffigan On Kids, Comedy And Apartment Living". "Weekend Edition" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. May 2, 2013.

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• I was raised by my parents to believe that you had a moral obligation to try and help save the world.

  Anne Lamott

  Believe, Parent, Trying

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• You may strive to be like them but seek not to make them like you. For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

  Khalil Gibran

  Children, Parenting, Yesterday

  'The Prophet' (1923) 'On Children'

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• It's nice to be able to work; I'd love to be able to do another TV show I could do in Chicago so I could live and work in the same place. It's hard being a parent and being in a good marriage, and it all takes a lot of work, but if you're not there you can't do any of it.

  Joan Cusack

  Nice, Tv Shows, Parent

  "RT Interview: Joan Cusack on War, Inc., the Unofficial Sequel to Grosse Point Blank". Interview with Jen Yamato, editorial.rottentomatoes.com. May 22, 2008.

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• I think there's a settled quality, there's a gravitas that comes with aging and with being a parent because you certainly come to recognize that there's nothing else that takes greater priority than raising your children.

  Benjamin Bratt

  Children, Thinking, Priorities

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• If we want parents to be discerning about what children are watching then we need to put stuff in there for them to watch, too.

  Steve Burns

  Children, Parent, Watches

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• My son was born somewhat late in my life and I just found myself really feeling like I didn't want to miss out on being a parent and being with him, and not wanting a situation where I was constantly pulled back and forth between being present, and having all these other pressures and considerations.

  Karen Allen

  Son, Parent, Missing

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• If I had my child to raise all over again,I'd finger paint more, and point the finger less.I'd do less correcting, and more connecting.I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.I would care to know less, and know to care more.I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.I'd run through more fields, and gaze at more stars.I'd do more hugging, and less tugging.I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.I'd build self esteem first, and the house later.I'd teach less about the love of power, and more about the power of love.

  Diana Loomans

  Running, Stars, Children

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• Being a parent is not just about how you treat your child; it's also about how you treat the other parent. If you treat that person with respect, that's fine, that's the way to go. But if you don't, you're not being the parent you could be.

  Art Alexakis

  Children, Parent, Way

  "A Father’s Day Interview With Art Alexakis of Everclear". Interview with Veronica De La Cruz, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 17, 2013.

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• Cultural expectations shade and color the images that parents-to-be form. The baby product ads, showing a woman serenely holding her child, looking blissfully and mysteriously contented, or the television parents, wisely and humorously solving problems, influence parents-to-be.

  Ellen Galinsky

  Baby, Children, Motherhood

  Ellen Galinsky (1981). “Between generations: the six stages of parenthood”, Smithmark Pub

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• The fears and anxieties and obsessions wrapped up in being a parent.

  Vera Farmiga

  Parent, Anxiety, Obsession

  "Q&A: Bates Motel's Vera Farmiga on the Terrors of Parenthood". Interview with Eric Spitznagel, www.esquire.com. February 1, 2014.

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• Life is composed of lights and shadows, and we would be untruthful, insincere, and saccharine if we tried to pretend there were no shadows.

  Walt Disney

  Life, Parenting, Light

  Walt Disney, Kathy Merlock Jackson (2006). “Walt Disney: Conversations”, p.54, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• Children are people, and they should have to reach to learn about things, to understand things, just as adults have to reach if they want to grow in mental stature.

  Walt Disney

  Life, Children, Parenting

  Walt Disney, Kathy Merlock Jackson (2006). “Walt Disney: Conversations”, p.54, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• Being a parent and having two young kids, I buy Blu-rays and DVDs all the time. It's like buying a toy.

  Rob Letterman

  Kids, Dvds, Two

  Source: collider.com

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• Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.

  James A. Baldwin

  Family, Education, Wisdom

  Nobody Knows My Name (1961) "Fifth Avenue, Uptown: a letter from Harlem"

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• Once you're a parent, male or female, every single thing that happens in your life is seen through the prism of being a parent.

  Russell Crowe

  Parent, Males, Female

  "The Water Diviner - Russell Crowe interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• Most uncomfortable! Did we lose anyone? Head count! Lee Ark, Leetu, and Brunstetter. Three. Should we count the meech egg? No, I think not. Don't drop it, Brunstetter. I'm to take it home and raise it. Ridiculous. Being a parent at my age. Where were we? Oh, yes, three. One o'rant, two kimens, two minor dragons. Eight. A librarian and a diplomat. Ten.

  Donita K. Paul

  Home, Thinking, Eight

  Donita K. Paul (2008). “DragonSpell: A Novel”, p.304, WaterBrook

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