Two imbecile parents, whether related or not, have only imbecile offspring. Votes: 1
Charles Benedict DavenportWhy aren't you girls out stealing hubcaps or shoplifting like normal children? Votes: 1
Daniel ClowesPoverty doesn't make parents unfit any more than wealth deems them appropriate. Votes: 1
Anne MateerParents. Honestly. Sometimes they really do think the world revolves around them. Votes: 1
Randa Abdel-FattahFlawed Human Parents + Shit Life Throws At You = Childhood That 'Builds Character. Votes: 1
Deb CalettiParents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore. Votes: 1
Ogden NashLeesha knew from experience that when parents don't parent, kids grow up fast. Votes: 1
Cinda Williams ChimaAre parents always more ambitious for their children than they are for themselves? Votes: 1
Jeffrey ArcherEvery sacred marriage will survive all times with great love and patient commitment. Votes: 1
Lailah Gifty AkitaThe most influential of all educational factor is the conversation in a child's home. Votes: 1
William TempleIsn't a kid alive who doesn't dream about rewarding her folks, or punishing them. Votes: 1
Chuck PalahniukBoth my parents are therapists, which means that I am really goddamned well adjusted. Votes: 1
John GreenFathers are ironic, they want democracy in their country but dictatorship in their home. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriI wonder what children whose parents have money think about in their spare time. Votes: 1
Gary ShteyngartSheesh, one hot girl walks into the house and all trust vanishes. -Vane Weston Votes: 1
Shannon MessengerThe best security blanket a child can have is parents who respect each other. Votes: 1
Jan BlaustoneFor their holidays: the rich go see the world; the poor go see their parents. Votes: 1
Mokokoma MokhonoanaMy parents have been married forty-two years. I wonder how many of those were happy. Votes: 1
Michael PalinThere's nothing like your mother's sympathetic voice to make you want to burst into tears. Votes: 1
Sophie KinsellaThe reasonableness of the command to obey parents is clear to children, even when quite young. Votes: 1
Noah WebsterRETURN TO TENDEROur aging parents deserve the same loving care they gave us in infancyKamil Ali Votes: 1
Kamil AliTo lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness. Votes: 1
Oscar WildeI couldn't keep myself from wondering how on earth I got to have such demented parents". Votes: 1
Bella ForrestBut the world hinges on good fathers and those who would be the merchants of confidence. Votes: 1
Michelle FranklinYou shouldn't call then anything. They're poor unfortunate people who cannot help the way they look, Votes: 1
Jacqueline WilsonI think everyone's parents have secrets. You just have to know where to look for them. Votes: 1
Lemony SnicketThe best part about having kids is not actually having to have kids. Thank you, women. Votes: 1
Jarod KintzThe natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six years. Votes: 1
George Bernard ShawWhen you treat a person right in the present they turn out better in the future. Votes: 1
Stacy Snapp-Killian aka StacyKChildren are gifts. They are not ours for the breaking. They are ours for the making. Votes: 1
Dan PearceThe one who gives shade to others, is the one who is standing directly into Sunlight. Votes: 1
Aishwarya Shiva PareekParents are the most precious gift given by the god. We should take care of it. Votes: 1
ciril cyriacWhen we are very young, our parents inadvertently program us to be what we eventually become. Votes: 1
Peggy Toney HortonHere's a tip for new parents: Start lowering those expectations early, it's going to pay off later. Votes: 1
Colson WhiteheadDon't deny your parents a chance at happiness and also an opportunity to see you achieve greatness. Votes: 1
Unarine RamaruWhen my children complain that I'm forgetful, I remind them that DAD is just ADD spelled sideways. Votes: 1
Harvey StanbroughFirst your parents, they give you your life, but then they try to give you their life. Votes: 1
Chuck PalahniukEvery time, he breaks your hearts. And every time, he expects me to pick up the pieces. Votes: 1
Rainbow RowellIt feels good to have parents, but it feels even better to not have an evil one. Votes: 1
M.F. MoonzajerHer purse was a weight, ballast; it tethered her to the earth as her mind floated away. Votes: 1
Anne LamottIt's really not that hard to put food on the table if that's what you decide to do. Votes: 1
Jeannette WallsNo one ever thinks about the guy who was raised by the guy who was raised by wolves. Votes: 1
Demetri MartinParents aren't the people you come from. They're the people you want to be, when you grow up. Votes: 1
Jodi PicoultI think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents. Votes: 1
Sherman AlexieAnd I know I need to invite him over for dinner, because there's no question. This is serious. Votes: 1
Tamara Ireland StoneIt's quite sad that so many children go through life unsure whether their parents love them or not. Votes: 1
Wayne Gerard TrotmanIf you never learned to hold onto someone, how could it possibly hurt now to let them go? Votes: 1
Shannon L. AlderSun is bad for you. Everything our parents said was good is bad. Sun, milk, red meat...college, Votes: 1
Woody AllenThere is no home as comfortable as your father's arms and no bed as soft as your mother's lap. Votes: 1
Faraaz KaziWhat our parents tell us when we are small seldom goes ignored, no matter how foolish it may be Votes: 1
Stephen KingThe best words of wisdom that a parent can say to their child is "I Am proud of you". Votes: 1
Unarine RamaruIt always gave me a peculiar feeling to catch a glimpse of my parents' lives before I was born. Votes: 1
Robert DreweTo my father, who told me the stories that matter. To my mother, who taught me to remember them. Votes: 1
Marita GoldenLeave your mark on the world by leaving behind a child who grows up to love and serve the Lord. Votes: 1
Elizabeth GeorgeIf the one who gave me life wants the real me to die... then all I can do is die. Votes: 1
Setona MizushiroWhen you were a child, I didn't tell you about the evil in the world, all that lay in wait. Votes: 1
Blake CrouchI respect you as my king, and I respect you as my father, but I do not respect you as a man! Votes: 1
Rebecca McKinseyIt made a big difference in my life to grow up with a dad who wasn't afraid of how great my mom was. Votes: 1
Steve MaraboliWell-mannered children could be conceived if the parents were well-mannered.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThere are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheIf I were not a child with my parents, they would be more unloving toward me ...
Ivy Compton-BurnettRevenge and wrong bring forth their kind; The foul cubs like their parents are.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyParents need to nourish spiritual values in their children from a very young age.
Mata AmritanandamayiParents are the weak link in the chain when it comes to protecting their children.
Donna Rice HughesMy parents said, Oh, he's going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor.
Quentin Tarantino...Bear true witness, even if it be against yourselves, your parents or your family.
Ayaan Hirsi AliSchoolteachers are not fully appreciated by parents until it rains all day Saturday.
Charles E. McKenzieMy parents taught me what life is about, so I grew up the type they warned me about.
George Thorogood