Quotes and Sayings About Parent
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I'm so blessed to have such enlightened parents. It must have been very hard to watch their able-bodied son lock himself up in his old room for most of his 20s.
-- A. Scott Berg -
My parents just tell me, ‘If you know what you want, you should stay determined and go for it. You can do anything.’
-- Aaliyah -
I've been singing all my life. I've always wanted this. I sang in church, in school plays, and my parents gave me vocal lessons. My parents always said this was destined for me.
-- Aaliyah -
My world was completely different to other boys my age. When I was six I was earning money, and by 10 I was paying more tax than the parents of other pupils. I feel a lot older than my years. Because I was working with adults, I had to mature a lot quicker.
-- Aaron Taylor-Johnson -
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I was so thankful that my parents trusted me enough and had enough faith in my abilities to let me follow my passion and try to do something great, even if I might fail.
-- Abby SunderlandSource : Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent (2011). “Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas”, p.93, Thomas Nelson
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If i were to backbite against anyone, it would be about my parents for they have more right to my good deeds
-- Abdullah ibn Mubarak -
As her parents, Aishwarya and I want our child to be happy and healthy. I was guarded from all this (media attention and showbiz world). The trade magazine and all was banned in my house. The first time I read a film magazine was when I was 18.
-- Abhishek Bachchan -
No blade can puncture the human heart like the well-chosen words of a spiteful son.
-- Abraham Verghese -
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The only marriage I've observed for any length of time is my parents - 35 years. I asked my pop, I go, 'Pop, 35 years - what do you hope for?' He's like, 'I hope you die first.'
-- Adam Ferrara -
I say things, like every other parent, that reminds you of your own parents. One thing I do know about being a parent, you understand why your father was in a bad mood a lot.
-- Adam SandlerSource : "Adam Sandler Interview GROWN UPS". Press conference, collider.com. June 21, 2010.
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I grew up cursing a lot. It felt natural. My parents told me to stop.
-- Adam Sandler -
When I take my kid to school, all the parents stop and stare.
-- Adam Sandler -
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All possible means were used by the infatuated parents to conclude the bargain; and deception put an end to these usual artifices.
-- Adelbert von ChamissoSource : Theodor Storm, Adelbert von Chamisso, Adalbert Stifter (2005). “Famous German Novellas of the 19th Century”, p.52, Mondial
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I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
-- Adele FaberSource : Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish, Joanna Faber (2012). “How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk”, p.1, Simon and Schuster
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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.
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You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you, and you don't want them to look at you in a negative light. So you do things to make them proud and accept you.
-- Adepero OduyeSource : "The Power List: Adepero Oduye Primed For Hollywood Greatness" by Brennan Williams, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 9, 2012.
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I was born Muslim, my parents are Muslim, I am Bosnian. I cannot be anything else.
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I have always believed that the way my parents disciplined me has a great deal to do with the success I have enjoyed as a man.
-- Adrian Peterson -
What I want to be best at is being a dad. There's no room for sucky dads, and that's another thing I'm proud of my bandmates for - they're all really good parents.
-- Adrian Young -
I grew up without a lot of money and my parents grew up with far less money. And that's kept me in line. Really in line.
-- Adrien BrodySource : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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What the Nation must realize is that the home, when both parents work, is non-existent. Once we have honestly faced that fact, we must act accordingly.
-- Agnes Meyer Driscoll -
People who lose their parents when young are permanently in love with them.
-- Aharon Appelfeld -
Yes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there.
-- Ahmed Ben BellaSource : "For Ahmed Ben Bella, the liberation of the people in the South is still unachieved". Interview with Silvia Cattori, www.voltairenet.org. May 9, 2006.
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I would ask my parents something, but then go to my siblings. We were encouraged to bounce ideas off everyone.
-- Ahmet ZappaSource : Interview With Sharon Krum, www.theguardian.com. July 28, 2006.
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My parents told us how they felt but never imposed their beliefs on us, although I appreciate I got a healthy sense of democracy from them.
-- Ahmet ZappaSource : "Interview: Ahmet Zappa" by Sharon Krum, www.theguardian.com. July 28, 2006.
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Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between the ages of 12 and 17, for example, a parent ages as much as 20 years.
-- Al Bernstein -
My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home. We basically had dinner every night while watching the news, and then we'd discuss it with our parents.
-- Al Franken -
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A self made man is a rarity and hated by the parasites that floated to fame thought their parents, relatives and contacts.
-- Al Goldstein -
I just can't recruit where there's grass around. You gotta have a concrete lawn before I feel comfortable enough to go in and talk to you parents.
-- Al McGuire