parent quotes

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

“In this country, it doesn't make any difference where you were born. It doesn't make any difference who your parents were. It doesn't make any difference if, like me, you couldn't even speak English until you were in your twenties. ”

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

“I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.”

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“We see past time in a telescope and present time in a microscope. Hence the apparent enormities of the present.”

— Victor Hugo

“Tyranny or slavery, born of selfishness, are the two educational methods of parents; all gradations of tyranny or slavery. ”

— Franz Kafka

“I don't know what your childhood was like, but we didn't have much money. We'd go to a movie on a Saturday night, then on Wednesday night my parents would walk us over to the library. It was such a big deal, to go in and get my own book.”

— Robert Redford

“My parents said, Oh, he's going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor. ”

— Quentin Tarantino

“However my parents - both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive imagination was an amusing quirk that would never pay a mortgage or secure a pension. ”

— Joanne Kathleen Rowling

“Of all the subjects on this planet, I think my parents would have been hard put to name one less useful than Greek mythology to securing the keys to an executive bathroom. ”

— Joanne Kathleen Rowling

“If you're the parent, be a parent. You know what I mean? I'm a parent. I have daughters. ”

— Eminem

“My parent's divorce and hard times at school, all those things combined to mold me, to make me grow up quicker. And it gave me the drive to pursue my dreams that I wouldn't necessarily have had otherwise.”

— Christina Aguilera

“My parents are my backbone. Still are. They're the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.”

— Kobe Bryant

“Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen to our grandparents breathe through their noses when they're eating sandwiches. ”

— Jim Carrey

“I got a lot of support from my parents. That's the one thing I always appreciated. They didn't tell me I was being stupid; they told me I was being funny. ”

— Jim Carrey

“I feel very lucky because of my parents and then my education, the opportunities that I've had, so I would like to continue working to improve lives for others. ”

— Hillary Clinton

“Of course, parents are the most important people in a child's life. ”

— Hillary Clinton

“When I was growing up, my parents always told me that I had to do what I thought was right and not listen to other people. That was hard for me. ”

— Hillary Clinton

“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.”

— Maya Angelou

“The most loving parents and relatives commit murder with smiles on their faces. They force us to destroy the person we really are: a subtle kind of murder.”

— Jim Morrison

“I know people think we drive around in these nice cars and we do whatever we want and our parents will pay our credit cards, but that's not the case. Sure, my parents were generous; I got a nice car at 16, but at 18 I was cut off. I've worked really hard. I opened the store myself.”

— Kim Kardashian

“I have sister issues and parent issues and all sorts of things.”

— Kim Kardashian

“Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.”

— John Locke

“It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent.”

— Barack Obama

“My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success.”

— Barack Obama

“When you know what men are capable of you marvel neither at their sublimity nor their baseness. There are no limits in either direction apparently.”

— Henry Miller

“Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot afford, he should be carried forward at the public expense.”

— James Madison

“My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn't have a job that gave them a pension.”

— Marilyn Manson

“As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, and no one else's, to raise my kids. But we have to ask ourselves, what does it mean when so many parents are finding their best efforts undermined by an avalanche of advertisements aimed at our kids.”

— Michelle Obama

“Even if we give parents all the information they need and we improve school meals and build brand new supermarkets on every corner, none of that matters if when families step into a restaurant, they can't make a healthy choice.”

— Michelle Obama

“Clearly this is a tough economic time, and a lot of families are hurting. So when we talk to parents, we talk about small changes for kids and things that don't cost extra money. Like adding water and eliminating sugary drinks and sodas. That's going to save money right there. Or adding a few more vegetables.”

— Michelle Obama