Parenthood Quotes - Page 13

• I was a wonderful parent before I had children. I was an expert on why everyone else was having problems with theirs. Then I had three of my own.

  Adele Faber

  Children, Parent, Experts

  Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish (2012). “How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk”, p.11, Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.

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• My parents taught me that I could do anything I wanted and I have always believed it to be true. Add a clear idea of what inspires you, dedicate your energies to its pursuit and there is no knowing what you can achieve, particularly if others are inspired by your dream and offer their help.

  Pete Goss

  Dream, Ideas, Knowing

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• Whatever I do, it's my business. It's not my job to parent America.

  Christina Aguilera

  Jobs, America, Parent

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• My kids are so much better parent than I was.

  Dick Van Dyke

  Kids, Parent

  "Dick Van Dyke Discusses His Career in Entertainment". "Larry King Live", www.cnn.com. September 22, 2000.

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• I was at home waiting for projects. I was on Parenthood and there was one season left, and I was thinking, "What's next?" I'm at this age where I'm trying to write my own script, and they sent this over and I decided to put myself on tape.

  Ray Romano

  Home, Writing, Thinking

  Source: collider.com

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• Planned Parenthood does some very good work. But I would defund as long as they're doing abortions.

  Donald Trump

  Long, Abortion, Doe

  "Meet the Press" with Chuck Todd, www.nbcnews.com. February 21, 2016.

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• I understand that I have many, many friends who are women who understand Planned Parenthood better than you or I will ever understand it. And they do some very good work. Cervical cancer, lots of women's issues, women's health issues are taken care of. I know one of the candidates, I won't mention names, said, "We're not going to spend that kind of money on women's health issues." I am. Planned Parenthood does a really good job at a lot of different areas. But not on abortion. So I'm not going to fund it if it's doing the abortion.

  Donald Trump

  Jobs, Cancer, Taken

  "Meet the Press" with Chuck Todd, www.nbcnews.com. February 21, 2016.

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• The problem with freedom is that you just can't go back. Once people see what it means to be free people, you can't go back. So they're going to keep nattering on about this and that, and maybe they'll make another stab at de-funding the fabulous Planned Parenthood or something of the sort. To my mind, it's just not going to work.

  Anna Quindlen

  Mean, People, Mind

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• One current reaction to change in families, for example, is the proposal for more "education for parenthood," on the theory that this training will not only teach specific skills such as how to change diapers or how to play responsively with toddlers, but will raise parents' self-confidence at the same time. The proposed cure, in short, is to reform and educate the people with the problem.

  Kenneth Keniston

  Self Confidence, Play, Skills

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• I'm always keeping an eye on the court. Also, when the members of Congress came to his office during the budget debacle of a year and a half back and said, "We want to de-fund Planned Parenthood," he said, "Not going to happen." Those apparently were more or less his exact words.

  Anna Quindlen

  Eye, Years, Office

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• The thing you can do better than anyone else is love your children, because they're your children.

  Maya Rudolph

  Children, Love You, Parent

  "Maya Rudolph on the job you can do better than anyone else". www.today.com. May 10, 2011.

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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.

  Eric Clapton

  Father, Self, Parent

  "What I've Learned: Eric Clapton" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. October 6, 2014.

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• The other effect that I worry about is the effect on the parent, that the moral teaching of humility and of the limits to our control that parenthood teaches- - that that will be lost and that we will begin to think of children more as consumer goods than as gifts that we can't fully control and for which we aren't fully responsible.

  Michael Sandel

  Children, Teaching, Humility

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• Planned Parenthood should absolutely be defunded. I mean if you look at what's going on with that, it's terrible. And many other things should be defunded and many things should be cut.

  Donald Trump

  Mean, Cutting, Looks

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

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• I was twenty-one when I was hired by Planned Parenthood. It was my first work experience outside of either temping or working for my father at his store.

  Jessa Crispin

  Father, Twenties, Firsts

  Source: therumpus.net

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• There's no encyclopedia or book about parenthood. You learn on the fly.

  LeBron James

  Book, Encyclopedia

  "NBA Finalists Stephen Curry and LeBron James Share What They've Learned About Fatherhood" by Joi-Marie Mckenzie, abcnews.go.com. June 19, 2016.

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• So many state Republican governors and legislators are defunding Planned Parenthood and shutting down clinics that not only provide a safe abortion but HIV testing, cancer screenings, and so much else that women have every right to access, which is harder if you are unemployed or you are a low-income woman that's part of the real service that Planned Parenthood provides.

  Hillary Clinton

  Cancer, Real, Abortion

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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• There is no greater name for a leader than mother or father. There is no leadership more important than parenthood.

  Sheri L. Dew

  Mother, Father, Names

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• I think parenthood is just ripe for comedy. This just happens to be told from the perspective of women.

  Mila Kunis

  Thinking, Perspective, Comedy

  "Here's Mila Kunis and Kathryn Hahn's Advice For Every Husband". Interview with Emily Zemler, www.esquire.com. July 29, 2016.

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• We also need to make sure women can be in charge of their reproductive health. We can't defund places like Planned Parenthood, where women can go for all kinds of healthcare services. While reproductive rights span much further than the pro-life/pro-choice debate, Donald Trump has actually said he wants to "punish" women for having abortions. And Mike Pence is quite possibly the most anti-choice vice presidential candidate in history.

  Chrissy Teigen

  Rights, Choices, Pro Life

  "Chrissy Teigen Thinks Ivanka Trump 'Should Probably Run for Office One Day'". Glamour Interview, www.glamour.com. September 8, 2016.

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• I think there's definitely a way to tell a story, to also look at marriages that are working, but find drama from what's challenging them. That's what I think, certainly, 'Parenthood' is kind of about: the unexpected things that come up in your life that challenge you as a man, as a woman, as a husband and a wife, and as a parent.

  Jason Katims

  Husband, Drama, Men

  Interview with Vlada Gelman, tv.avclub.com. April 13, 2011.

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• I had gone back home to finish my book in 2011, and that's when these laws really started coming into states all across the country. I needed to get back to Brooklyn, so I had my two dogs and I rented a van and I called up Planned Parenthood and I said, "I have to drive back to Brooklyn. I've got two dogs and a van. What if I did some fundraisers for you along the way?" And they were like, "Who are you?" I was like, "No, this is a super good idea."

  Lizz Winstead

  Country, Dog, Book

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• It's quite a stark contrast between the candidates, in how they will change things for women. Hillary Clinton wants to appoint Supreme Court Justices who will protect Roe v Wade. [Donald] Trump wants to punish women for getting abortions and defund Planned Parenthood.

  Natalie Portman

  Justice, Abortion, Want

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• If you want an abortion you go to Planned Parenthood and that’s well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does.

  Jon Kyl

  Abortion, Doe, Want

  "Jon Kyl Expunges Remark That Was ‘Not Intended To Be A Factual Statement’ From Congressional Record" by Jason Linkins, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 21, 2011.

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• My mother was a great advocate of womens rights, a member of the League of Womens Voters and lifelong member of Planned Parenthood and an advocate of a womans rights in terms of reproductive issues. She was also a founding member of Common Cause in the state of Indiana.

  Kathryn Lasky

  Mother, Rights, Issues

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