211 quotes found
“I want parents to teach that academic intelligence is essential, but so is financial intelligence.”
“A lot of parents never speak to their transgender kids again that's not the case in my family.”
“Some twins feel like they need to compare themselves to each other, but we're not that way. That's because of my parents, though, and having six kids in the family.”
“Parents need all the help they can get. The strongest as well as the most fragile family requires a vital network of social supports.”
“I wanted to be a pilot, but I was always drawing bodies. When I realised I wanted to pursue something creative, my parents pushed me towards architecture.”
“My parents were the ones who gave me the independence, who gave me the spark to do anything that you set your mind to, as all parents should do for their kids.”
“I don't know what 15-year-old doesn't have a desire to separate themselves from their parents and prove their independence.”
“We're committed to making sure parents have affordable, quality early learning for their kids - there's no question about it.”
“I remember a conversation with my parents about who the people on the TV were, and learning they were actors and they acted out this story and just thinking that was the most fantastic notion, and ...”
“Eating disorders are usually nothing to do with food. Parents need to be with their child to see them through it. All the therapists in the world can't help if the parents aren't present, loving, a...”
“We don't understand why we're here, no one's giving us an answer, religion is vague, your parents can't help because they're just people, and it's all terrible, and there's no meaning to anything.”
“I was born and raised Catholic, so it's in my blood. I don't go to church... I was born and raised Catholic, which is about the extent of my religion. My parents made one request: that I have my fi...”
“Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.”
“My parents sacrificed so much for all of us. It makes me want to give back to them by being the best I can be.”
“I never really had to put much thought into my race, and neither did anybody else. I knew I was black. I knew there was a history that accompanied my skin color, and my parents taught me to be prou...”
“David Letterman was my guy growing up. My parents recorded the tenth anniversary special for me, and I watched it 40 times.”
“I mean you got to thank your parents for giving you the right genes.”
“I'm thankful I don't have parents that I feel I need to get their attention. They've always been there for me.”
“As much as I loved the model of St. Francis, I realized that I couldn't afford to be poor, because unlike St. Francis, I'm not celibate. I was enlightened that God's call to me was not poverty but ...”
“My parents used to take me to the pet department and tell me it was a zoo.”
