Parent Quotes - Page 27

• The real property that a parent can transmit to all equally is his or her character and educational facilities.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Real, Educational, Character

  Mahatma Gandhi (1959). “India of My Dreams”, p.226, Rajpal & Sons

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• A wretched parent who claims obedience from his children, without first doing his duty by them, excites nothing but contempt.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Children, Firsts, Obedience

  Mahatma Gandhi (1959). “India of My Dreams”, p.49, Rajpal & Sons

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• A boy wrote me once to say that he loved it when the news from Lake Wobegon came on the radio because it meant that his parents stopped arguing. That was an eye-opener for me. You work hard to polish your act and then you find out that it does people good in ways you couldn't predict.

  Garrison Keillor

  Hard Work, Eye, Boys

  Source: jonathanlowe.wordpress.com

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• My parents had a love for music. There were so many records, so much music constantly being played. My mother played piano, my father sang, and we were always surrounded in music.

  Lauryn Hill

  Mother, Father, Piano

  "Queen of Hip Hop". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 18, 2000.

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• I've overcome a lot - sexual abuse, death of a loved one, bad parents and experienced life. My nature is such I not only survived all this but I have thrived. I've always been psychologically ambitious in that I've never been willing to settle emotionally for anything less then what's needed. I've wanted more then that from life.

  Augusten Burroughs

  Death Of A Loved One, Abuse, Ambitious

  Source: blogcritics.org

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• Some of the most important lessons I've learned have been from stumbling, and I am deeply grateful that my parents allowed me to fight my own battles.

  Anna Quindlen

  Grateful, Fighting, Important

  Source: www.goodreads.com

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• We all can think of at least one kid who had great parents, a great family, and an all-around great childhood...who suddenly went crazy as soon as he left the house for college or adulthood. And nobody can figure out how or why it happened!

  Andy Andrews

  Crazy, Kids, College

  "The Noticer Returns | An Interview With Andy Andrews". Interview with Matt Ham, mattham.com. October 3, 2013.

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• The biggest mistakes most parents make (and believe me, I'm guilty of these too) seem very inconsequential. They're little, day-to-day things that, at the moment, don't seem like a big deal.

  Andy Andrews

  Mistake, Believe, Littles

  "The Noticer Returns | An Interview With Andy Andrews". Interview with Matt Ham, mattham.com. October 3, 2013.

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• We're not trying to raise good kids. We're trying to raise kids who become great adults. That's a very different thing. We all know parents who had kids that when they turned 18 left the house and went nuts.

  Andy Andrews

  Kids, Nuts, House

  "Andy Andrews Interview: Living an Extraordinary Life, Finding Your 'Noticer'". Interview with Melissa Parker, smashinginterviews.com. November 19, 2013.

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• There's only one way kids will wear helmets, and that's if their parents are nagging them to. They will never wear helmets because some state passes a law requiring it.

  Dave Barry

  Kids, Law, Way

  "'All I Think Is That It's Stupid': An Interview with Dave Barry". Interview with Glenn Garvin, reason.com. December 1, 1994.

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• I know that all over America there's probably politicians sending out pictures of themselves signing that mandatory helmet bill, but it's bullshit. I say that as a parent.

  Dave Barry

  America, Bullshit, Bills

  "'All I Think Is That It's Stupid': An Interview with Dave Barry". Interview with Glenn Garvin, reason.com. December 1, 1994.

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• Any parent that relies on any law to help him parent is an idiot.

  Dave Barry

  Law, Helping, Idiot

  ""All I Think Is That It's Stupid": An Interview with Dave Barry". Interview with Glenn Garvin, reason.com. December 1, 1994.

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• God bless the popcorn film. Especially movies where you can take the kids, because I remember looking forward to seeing these movies with my parents, and if I can give that back, I'm gonna do it.

  Nicolas Cage

  Kids, Giving, Popcorn

  "Nicolas Cage Interview BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS". Interview with Steve Weintraub, collider.com. November 17, 2009.

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• It's up to the parents to watch their kids and make sure their kids aren't doing any crazy drugs. I always blame the parents. When their kids are doing something crazy, I blame the parents.

  Juicy J

  Crazy, Kids, Drug

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• My childhood was epitomized by my parents who were uneducated but had a doctorate in love. My dad pressed coats and through my mom and dad I learned about love, family and respecting people. They never went to high school but they had within them every element that makes a great American. They had pride and a great work ethic and they knew how to do things the right way.

  Dick Vitale

  Mom, Dad, School

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• My parents were my heroes and my role models. So I thought long and hard over decisions that I would make because I never wanted to disappoint them and break their hearts.

  Dick Vitale

  Hero, Heart, Long

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• To the extent that the parents who send their children to these [Catholic] schools are parents like my own, who actually have faith in the church. Faith that it will provide their children with safety, a decent education and values about life and others. This is an institution that stands for all good in the world.

  Sonia Sotomayor

  Children, School, Safety

  Source: cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com

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• It's okay to grow up, it's just slowing down that's the scary part. Running out of time. It's okay to grow up, but it doesn't mean you have to become like your parents.

  Billie Joe Armstrong

  Running, Growing Up, Mean

  Interview with Larry Livermore, larrylivermore.com. August 14, 2009.

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• I never really knew about my ancestors until this year, when I learned that the name Cobain was Irish. My parents had never bothered to find that stuff out.

  Kurt Cobain

  Years, Names, Cobain

  "Kurt Cobain: Lost Interview". Guitar World Interview, kuriakon00.tripod.com. July 22, 1993.

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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.

  Sarah Dessen

  Nice, Reading, Independent

  "We heart YA" blog Interview, www.weheartya.com. June 13, 2013.

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• I guess there are some rights of parents with what they choose their children to learn, but I'm biased in favor of freeing children to learn and not letting parents be too doctrinaire in indoctrinating their children.

  Richard Dawkins

  Children, Rights, Favors

  "The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy" with John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley, www.lightspeedmagazine.com. December 2011.

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• After I graduated from high school, one of the former workers on our farm asked if I would be willing to join him in selling Fuller brushes through the summer. It seemed like a perfect way to make some money for college. And being away from my parents and learning to make my own way gave me self confidence.

  Billy Graham

  Summer, School, Self Confidence

  Source: www.cmstory.org

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• In my family we got up in the mornings around three o'clock and went out to the barns to bring the cows in and milk. In high school I milked about twenty cows every morning and about twenty in the afternoon when I got home. I have wonderful memories from those early days when my parent's influence was so strong.

  Billy Graham

  Strong, Morning, Memories

  Source: www.cmstory.org

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• Every day I look for ways to be inspired, to learn and to grow. And trying to be the best for my kids, my husband and my family. One thing I really wanna do is being there for my kids, be part of my siblings and my parents.

  Mia Hamm

  Husband, Sibling, Kids

  "Discover A Real Mia Hamm: A Soccer Legend, An Advocate…". Celebrate Woman Today Interview, celebratewomantoday.com.

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• My parents were constantly afraid they would lose their jobs. The idea that we were always a paycheck away from disaster was drilled into me.

  Gary Shteyngart

  Jobs, Ideas, Disaster

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