Parent must set an example to their children in love, in deeds and in conduct. Votes: 3
Lailah Gifty AkitaThe Parent Trap wouldn't have been as special without the remarkable performances by Hayley Mills. Votes: 3
Maureen O'HaraMy mother's the most special person in my life ... I consider her my MVP: Most Valuable Parent. Votes: 3
Alex RodriguezWhen I did 'Parent Trap,' I was ten. I was thrown off by the whole fame thing. Votes: 3
Lindsay LohanIf you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders. Votes: 2
Abigail Van BurenAlways end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry. Votes: 2
Bill CosbyTo bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while. Votes: 2
Josh BillingsWhen my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out. Votes: 2
Erma BombeckIt kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't. Votes: 2
Barbara KingsolverTo lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness. Votes: 1
Oscar WildeFear is the only true enemy, born of ignorance and the parent of anger and hate. Votes: 1
Edward AlbertThe worst thing is the world is a defensive my-kid-can't-do-anything-wrong parent. Votes: 0
Laura SchlessingerChildren are our second chance to have a great parent-child relationship. Votes: 0
Laura SchlessingerWhen you have children, your perspective on the parent-child relationship alters. Votes: 0
Salman RushdieAction is the parent of results; dormancy, the brooding mother of discontent. Votes: 0
Dinah Maria Murlock CraikThe most socially subversive institution of our time is the one-parent family. Votes: 0
Paul JohnsonHad any parent ever succeeded in hiding marital unhappiness from their child? Votes: 0
Rafael YglesiasThe universe, he observed, makes rather an indifferent parent, I am afraid. Votes: 0
Charles DickensTo how many is the death of the beloved the parent of faith! Votes: 0
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonSheer necessity,-the proper parent of an art so nearly allied to invention. Votes: 0
Richard Brinsley SheridanPatria est communis omnium parens. Our country is the common parent of all. Votes: 0
Marcus Tullius CiceroThe parent-child connection is the most powerful mental health intervention known to mankind. Votes: 0
Bessel van der KolkThe transition into adulthood is so exciting and remarkable to witness as parent. Votes: 0
Polixeni PapapetrouLeesha knew from experience that when parents don't parent, kids grow up fast. Votes: 0
Cinda Williams ChimaWhen you become a parent, you finally appreciate and understand what your mother did. Votes: 0
Julianne MooreFailing and laughing at your own shortcomings are the hallmarks of a sane parent. Votes: 0
Jim GaffiganNo teacher, preacher, parent, friend, or wise man can decide what's right for you. Votes: 0
Shel SilversteinThe greatest gift a parent can leave a child is that parent's own independence. Votes: 0
Rosamunde PilcherWe all work hard to understand the dynamic relationship we have with a parent. Votes: 0
Alice SeboldMake the Revolution a parent of settlement, and not a nursery of future revolutions. Votes: 0
Edmund BurkeThere is no more powerful advocate than a parent armed with information and options. Votes: 0
Rod PaigeRespect the child. Be not too much his parent. Trespass not on his solitude. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonTo an adolescent, there is nothing in the world more embarrassing than a parent. Votes: 0
Dave BarryAccomplishments of children shine most brightly in the light of a parent's sincere praise. Votes: 0
Wes FeslerA perfect parent is a person with excellent child-rearing theories and no actual children. Votes: 0
Dave BarryI won't do that when I'm a parent. I'll make different mistakes, of course. Votes: 0
Adrienne StoltzEvery single kid in my group of friends at school was from a single-parent family. Votes: 0
Christina ApplegateEvery parent has gone through a period when their child wasn't so happy with them. Votes: 0
Elizabeth EdwardsIt's quite difficult for a parent to know that their daughter is in great danger. Votes: 0
Malala YousafzaiInflation is the parent of unemployment and the unseen robber of those who have saved. Votes: 0
Margaret ThatcherThere's something about being a parent that has, I think, made me a better comedian. Votes: 0
Jim GaffiganChildren have no reasonable assumption of privacy while they are minors in their parent's home. Votes: 0
Laura SchlessingerA strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures. Votes: 0
Daniel WebsterAn unlimited amount of ability can develop when parent and child are having fun together. Votes: 0
Shinichi SuzukiTo watch how lovingly your children parent their own children is to know profound achievement. Votes: 0
Sally FieldTo-day is the parent of to-morrow. The present casts its shadow far into the future. Votes: 0
Emma GoldmanHow dare anyone, parent, schoolteacher, or merely literary critic, tell me not to act colored. Votes: 0
Arna BontempsThe good parent: someone who doesn't mind, for a time, being hated by their children. Votes: 0
Alain de BottonI value this delicious home-feeling as one of the choicest gifts a parent can bestow. Votes: 0
Washington IrvingStart a program for gifted children, and every parent demands that his child be enrolled. Votes: 0
Thomas A. BaileyFew things make the life of a parent more rewarding and sweet as successful children. Votes: 0
Nelson Mandelatoo much alcohol hampers people's ability to parent. That's why I've chosen to remain childless. Votes: 0
Kyra DavisPartiality in a parent is unlucky; for fondlings are in danger to be made fools. Votes: 0
Roger L'EstrangeCreating a child takes no love or skill; being a parent requires lots of both. Votes: 0
Michael JosephsonPerhaps I did nothing because I don't have enough fear to be a good parent. Votes: 0
Kaui Hart HemmingsAs a parent, the only thing I am absolutely certain of is my own fallibility. Votes: 0
Ayelet WaldmanI married an excellent parent, but I'm not sure that I've made a great parent. Votes: 0
Danny BonaduceGratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. Votes: 0
Marcus Tullius CiceroYour responsibility as a parent is never great as the case is with the mother. Votes: 0
Fran LebowitzI believe that a parent's role is to provide a path or opportunity for their children. Votes: 0
David SoulAs long as anger lives, it continues to be the fruitful parent of many unhappy children. Votes: 0
John ClimacusA low self-love in the parent desires that his child should repeat his character and fortune. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonLife is love, a gift from god and parent, death is gratitude for a new dimension Votes: 0
Masaru EmotoOur children are better served by speaking not of visitation versus custody, but of parent time. Votes: 0
Warren FarrellThe progressive notion of the state as a loving, caring parent is becoming a bipartisan affair. Votes: 0
Jonah GoldbergBeing a parent is too complicated and emotional a task for magical techniques and miracle cures. Votes: 0
Ron TaffelBeing a parent is about your survival. Surviving the terrible two's is the most important thing. Votes: 0
J. B. SmooveI'm not a tech-savvy parent. I communicate with my children via the old-media format called yelling. Votes: 0
P. J. O'RourkeI'm a believer in the parent first, friend second philosophy, and trying to find that balance. Votes: 0
Jenna FischerWe've got too many young girls, who don't know how to parent, turning themselves into parents. Votes: 0
Bill CosbyHaving children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist. Votes: 0
Michael LevineIf you donât sign up your kids for cryonics then you are a lousy parent. Votes: 0
Eliezer YudkowskyAnxiety is the poison of human life; the parent of many sins and of more miseries. Votes: 0
Tryon EdwardsThe trouble with learning to parent on the job is that your child is the teacher. Votes: 0
Robert BreaultThe love of a parent for a child is the love that should grow towards separation. Votes: 0
Khalil GibranI don't think America knows what a gay parent looks like: I am the gay parent, Votes: 0
Rosie O'DonnellChristianity knows no truth which is not the child of love and the parent of duty. Votes: 0
Phillips BrooksBeing a writer is great, and being a parent is great, and I hate Marching Band. Votes: 0
MaryJanice DavidsonTo lose your last remaining parent is the toughest thing. It is a very lonely thing. Votes: 0
Arpad BussonIt's very important, once you are a parent, that you educate your kid day by day. Votes: 0
Ana TijouxOne barrier to being a great parent is the mistaken belief that we are raising kids. Votes: 0
Bill CrawfordBeing a parent is like being a catcher. You gotta handle whatever is thrown your way. Votes: 0
Tom SwyersNever underestimate the power that comes when a parent pleads with God on behalf of a child. Votes: 0
Max LucadoTo be a visionary parent, we need to keep working on ourselves, becoming forever new and improved. Votes: 0
Mark Victor HansenThere is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiThe purpose of The Motherhood Manifesto is: mothers really need to be given the ability to parent. Votes: 0
Joan BladesReligion is no more the parent of morality than an incubator is the mother of a chicken. Votes: 0
Lemuel K. WashburnThe purpose of The Motherhood Manifesto is mothers really need to be given the ability to parent. Votes: 0
Joan BladesIt is my wish to delight all members of the family, young and old, parent and child. Votes: 0
Walt DisneyEverything a baby does strikes a parent as the most magical thing he/she has ever seen. Votes: 0
Nicholas SparksI'm a comedian, which is the opposite of a lifestyle that equips you to be a parent. Votes: 0
Jim GaffiganLife and the universe compare to each other like a child and a parent, parent and offspring. Votes: 0
Dimitar SasselovUntil you become a parent, you can't begin to discover your capacity for strength, love and fatigue. Votes: 0
Peter GallagherDoes any new parent, even if you're not a first-time parent, ever really know what to do? Votes: 0
Robert Downey, Jr.Pride is the parent of destruction; pride eats the mind and the heart and the soul alive. Votes: 0
Anne RiceAny time your parent says they party with you, that is its own form of child abuse. Votes: 0
Dennis MillerMy son has one parent who's 50. I want him to have a family of young people, too! Votes: 0
Sophie B. HawkinsBeing a parent wasn't just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life. Votes: 0
Jodi PicoultIn order for me to parent well I have to empathize and stay open with my son. Votes: 0
Amber VallettaMy feelings towards it can only be paralleled by that of a doting parent towards an idiot child. Votes: 0
Charlotte BronteOne of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child is to help them find their talents. Votes: 0
Sean CoveyIf you're the parent, be a parent. You know what I mean? I'm a parent. I have daughters. Votes: 0
EminemThere was a point where I really felt I had 'penniless divorcee lone parent' tattooed on my head. Votes: 0
J. K. RowlingThe amazing thing about becoming a parent is that you will never again be your own first priority. Votes: 0
Olivia WildeIn order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's parent or grandparent. Votes: 0
Don MarquisAs a parent with a child with autism, its been really tough to experience your child having autism. Votes: 0
Deron WilliamsI firmly believe, however, that if your children have never hated you, you have failed as a parent. Votes: 0
Bette DavisI believe in God, I just give him more credit than being a single parent and an author. Votes: 0
Bill MaherLike many a modern parent, I had no clear notion of how to help my most troubled child. Votes: 0
Jean SassonI like to remind myself, as a parent, that God holds me responsible to, not for, my children! Votes: 0
Lee EzellWhat can be more clear and sound in explanation, than the love of a parent to his child? Votes: 0
William GodwinA child's job is to test her boundaries, a parent's is to see that she survives the test. Votes: 0
Roger McDonaldIf you're not a parent, if you're an aunt or uncle or neighbor, books are an amazing gift. Votes: 0
Victoria OsteenThe best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day. Votes: 0
Orlando Aloysius BattistaI'm a really good parent to myself sometimes, and I do things that make me learn and grow. Votes: 0
Fiona AppleBeing a parent is a weird juggling act - and nobody does it right. Everybody does it wrong. Votes: 0
Jamie Lee CurtisIt's lovely being a parent and being in a strong marriage with somebody who is your best friend. Votes: 0
Johnny VegasAs a parent with a child with autism, it's been really tough to experience your child having autism. Votes: 0
Deron WilliamsHad Mother Nature been a real parent, she would have been in jail for child abuse and murder. Votes: 0
Nick BostromYou never stop being a parent, Adam, no matter how old or wise your child becomes you'll see. Votes: 0
Robert Charles WilsonBut no one is easier to delude than a parent; they see only what they wish to see. Votes: 0
Karen Joy FowlerWomen have nine months more experience than you do - nine months to prepare for being a parent. Votes: 0
Noel GallagherBeing a parent is a gift, one which most men unselfishly allow women to keep all to themselves. Votes: 0
Jarod KintzI'm their sole parent, and there is nothing more important than being the best father I can be. Votes: 0
John EdwardsThe hardest thing to accept as a parent is that you cannot apply the bandage before the bruise. Votes: 0
Robert BreaultThe one thing I think you must do is, as painful as it is as a parent, is listen. Votes: 0
Tea LeoniThe best words of wisdom that a parent can say to their child is "I Am proud of you". Votes: 0
Unarine RamaruSensibility of mind is indeed the parent of every virtue, but it is the parent of much misery, too. Votes: 0
Thomas JeffersonA dog is the greatest gift a parent can give a child. OK, a good education, then a dog. Votes: 0
John GroganI lost my dad when I was younger, and I know what its like to lose a beloved parent. Votes: 0
Simone ElkelesThe greatest gift a parent can give a child during all the ups and downs of life is love. Votes: 0
Doc ChildreWhat parent has it easy? I just never make the difficulty of it an obstacle. I just do it. Votes: 0
Marlee MatlinWhen your parent is a public idol, you never really have a chance to lay that parent to rest. Votes: 0
Lorna LuftI lost my dad when I was younger, and I know what it's like to lose a beloved parent. Votes: 0
Simone ElkelesEvery family is a "normal" family- no matter whether it has one parent, two, or no children at all. Votes: 0
Shere HiteYou might get one job for having a famous parent, but you won't get your second unless you're good. Votes: 0
Linus RoacheThere are subtle ways and overt ways of alienating a child from a parent, but either way it's evil Votes: 0
Dennis PragerI am happiest when I'm sitting on my parent's couch with the fire place on and talking to my family. Votes: 0
Shantel VanSantenThe word NO, carries a lot more meaning when spoken by a parent who also knows how to say yes. Votes: 0
Joyce MaynardRaising a child is a time of RAPID CHANGE! From the ages of 0 to 19, a PARENT can age over 30 years! Votes: 0
Tanya MasseBeing a parent is tough. If you just want a wonderful little creature to love, you can get a puppy Votes: 0
Barbara WaltersI couldn't be a responsible enough parent if my kid was born with a new suit and a full-time job. Votes: 0
Doug StanhopeYou can imagine what a dorm room environment is to a CF parent. It's like, oh my God. It's crazy. Votes: 0
Boomer EsiasonI always remind my kids, "I'm your parent, but I'm a human being, too, so I may not be perfect." Votes: 0
Kelly RipaIn some ways, I'm slightly like a single parent, so I need to be able to provide for my family. Votes: 0
Trinny WoodallAs a parent, the responsible thing to do - if you love your child - is to vaccinate your child. Votes: 0
Melinda GatesI finally moved out of my parent's house. It was only fair to let my sister have her own room. Votes: 0
Kate WinsletTo a father, when a child dies, the future dies; to a child when a parent dies, the past dies. Votes: 0
Red AuerbachI want to be the best parent I can be. I want to be the best husband I can be Votes: 0
David ArchuletaA stodgy parent is no fun at all. What a child wants and deserves is a parent who is SPARKY Votes: 0
Roald DahlI would have made a terrible parent. The first time my child didn't do what I wanted, I'd kill him. Votes: 0
Katharine HepburnWith a parent, it's always guilt. You want to be there, but you kind of also want to be here. Votes: 0
Heather LocklearI think the best thing a parent can do, when raising a child, is simply get out of their way. Votes: 0
Neil deGrasse TysonBeing a parent is not a reasonable thing. It is a very hard thing. I am a parent and I know. Votes: 0
Dee SniderAs a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people. Votes: 0
Kareem Abdul-JabbarThe wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future. Votes: 0
Herbert SpencerIf my child had prejudice in his head, I'd be ashamed. I would see it as my failure as a parent. Votes: 0
Salman RushdieWhen my dad was in Vietnam, we lost a parent for a year. Thank God we didn't lose a parent for good. Votes: 0
Fred WilsonIâve never heard of a man being so eager to confess to the parent of a girl heâs just ruined Votes: 0
Lisa KleypasI agree that a love of reading is a great gift for a parent to pass on to his or her child. Votes: 0
Ann BrasharesNo parent or coach can be true to any child and say he's ready for the N.F.L. out of high school. Votes: 0
Tony DorsettAsking a parent not to be a parent is like asking the sun not to be hot or snow not to be cold. Votes: 0
Lesa HowardWhen I make a book, I make it for the child and not for the parent - no jokes in it for the parents! Votes: 0
Dick Bruna