“I got into acting in high school mainly because I wasn't doing anything else and started to hit a few bumps in the road. And there was a conference with my parents who said either you find something to do with your time or we will. And so, I don't know why I thought this was the thing to do, but I went to audition for the school play.” KnowsSaidPlaySchoolParentActingHigh SchoolThings To DoAuditionsConferencesBumpsSchool PlaysBumps In The Road Author:Matt Letscher
“Heads know that failing to invest in good, nutritious food is a false economy and parents won't tolerate reconstituted turkey being put back on the menu.” KnowsParentEconomyFailingTolerateTurkeysMenus Author:Jamie Oliver
“You know, I have the best parents in the world and I got really, really lucky because they think that everything I do is Oscar-worthy.” ThinkingKnowsWorldParentLuckyWorthyOscarsBest Parents Author:Kaitlin Olson
“In many Asian households, to not go on to higher education, that's like a big no-no. I know my parents' discouragement was for my own protection, and I'm really close to them now, but they didn't understand that there is value in this. That's because they didn't know.” KnowsBigsValuesParentMy OwnGoes OnHigherProtectionHouseholdAsianDiscouragementHigher Education Author:Sandra Oh
“There's a generation now that didn't grow up in nature. Some of these adults are parents and they know that nature is good for their kids but they don't know where to start.” KnowsKidsGrowsParentGrowing UpGenerationsAdults Author:Richard Louv
“My parents were so poor when I was a kid, I never went anywhere. I take our youngsters with us because I don't know anything that teaches them so much.” KnowsKidsParentPoorTeachYoungsters Author:Alan Ladd
“Even before my parents died, I felt all the responsibility to my family. I don't know why. In any business, any relationship, if something goes wrong, I feel I am to blame. It's something inside me.” IfsKnowsFeelsFeltParentResponsibilityMy FamilyDiedBlame Author:Mikhail Prokhorov
“I know my parents are really proud of me, and they think I've become successful, so that's nice, but there's still so much I want to achieve in my life.” ThinkingKnowsWantStillsParentSuccessfulNiceAchieveProudBecoming SuccessfulProud Of Me Author:Teresa Palmer
“My mythic version of America is very much about parents and children, and in my experience, the suburban setting is where that particular drama plays out. Which isn't to say that there aren't parents and children in cities or on farms. I just don't know them.” KnowsChildrenPlayAmericaParentCitiesParticularDramaSettingVersionsSettingsFarmsChildren And Parents Author:Tom Perrotta
“I know what's it's like to grow up with ADHD and how important it is for parents, caregivers and patients, to have access to accurate information.” KnowsImportantGrowsParentGrowing UpInformationPatientAccessAccurateAdhdCaregiversAccurate Information Author:Ty Pennington
“I was the one that put myself in rehab. I was the one that went to my parents and said, you know, 'I have a problem and I need to take care of it.'” KnowsNeedsSaidProblemCareParentTake CareRehab Author:Nicole Richie
“My parents were divorcing, and I think at certain times of your life you do attract the wrong type of person. You don't know any better, and you don't know how you'd like to be treated.” ThinkingKnowsPersonsCertainParentKnow HowTypeTreatedTime Of Your Life Author:Lisa Snowdon
“I just didn't know where I fit in - I didn't seem to fit in my parent's generation. I didn't seem to fit in my own generation. Little by little, this took me into a spiritual search for understanding; a search for meaning and fulfillment.” KnowsLittlesSeemsSpiritualParentUnderstandingMy OwnGenerationsFitFulfillmentSearch For Meaning Author:Radhanath Swami
“I know some of my parents' friends think 'Little Britain' is in incredibly poor taste. But swimming the Channel? You can't really say anything negative about that, can you? There's nothing better than making your parents happy. The glee on my father's face that day was amazing.” ThinkingKnowsLittlesFacesFatherParentPoorTasteNegativeBritainSwimmingSay AnythingGleePoor TasteLittle Britain Author:David Walliams
“I was trying to be appreciative for the education I had, for the sacrifices my parents made. I was very interested in perfect attendance, OK, and straight A's and, you know, dean's list, because those I think were worthwhile, you know, endeavors. And it was important to spend my time in that way and become well-rounded.” ThinkingKnowsWayTryingWellsMadeImportantParentPerfectSacrificeListsMy TimeEndeavorWorthwhileDeanAppreciativeWell RoundedAttendance Author:Kimberly Guilfoyle
“My parents, last time we went to Ikea, got into a huge fight, almost got divorced. My dad accidentally put his fist through the wood. I don't know what it was made of. Just going there it's like a maze. My mom makes me go. I get lost. It's very stressful.” KnowsMadeLastsFightingLostParentHugeMomDadMy DadMy MomWoodsLast TimeFistsDivorcedStressfulMazesIkea Author:Jedediah Bila
“If I had my child to raise all over again,I'd finger paint more, and point the finger less.I'd do less correcting, and more connecting.I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.I would care to know less, and know to care more.I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.I'd run through more fields, and gaze at more stars.I'd do more hugging, and less tugging.I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.I'd build self esteem first, and the house later.I'd teach less about the love of power, and more about the power of love.” IfsKnowsFirstsChildrenSelfPlayWould BeEyeCareRunningHouseStarsParentWatchesTeachSelf EsteemFieldsSeriousRaisesParentingFingersPaintEsteemFirmMy ChildrenHugConnectingRaising ChildrenPower Of LoveBeing A ParentCorrectingHaving ChildrenKitesChildren And ParentsParents LoveChildren PlayingGood ParentRaising KidsFunny ParentingParent ChildFunny ParentTuggingGreat ParentingInspirational ParentingKids PlayingRaise Self EsteemLove My ParentsLoving ChildrenInspirational ParentsEyes WatchingI Love My ParentsLove My KidsWise ParentsBuilding Self EsteemBeing A Good ParentLove My ChildrenThrough The Eyes Of A ChildLove My SonHaving A Son Author:Diana Loomans
“For a long time I felt like I was fighting my age, like I was constantly trying to prove to people that I was a savvy peer, and I felt them viewing me as a kid. I was a cocky kid, and I felt like I was an adult at, like, 9, you know? I think that’s because my parents always treated me as an adult.” PeopleThinkingKnowsTryingLongKidsAgeFightingFeltParentProveLong TimeAdultsTreatedPeersCockySavvy Author:Ezra Miller
“Who knows what kind of life I might have had had I not been fortunate enough to have the parents I've had.” KnowsKindEnoughMightParentFortunate Author:James MacArthur
“When I meet other parents and they're more 'mumsy' than I am - you know, I don't want to be 'mumsy,' but I'm like, 'Were you always like that or... what happened?” KnowsWantParentHappened Author:Cecily von Ziegesar
“I remember feeling ashamed, for some reason. I was ashamed of my parents. I couldn't face some of my friends at school anymore, because I desperately wanted to have the classic, you know, typical family. Mother, father. I wanted that security, so I resented my parents for quite a few years because of that.” KnowsYearsReasonFeelingsWantedSchoolRememberFacesMotherFatherParentSecurityMy FriendsClassicAshamedTypical Author:Kurt Cobain
“I think people have had the understanding for many years that whatever happens with the separation of parents, that the kids automatically go to the mother. The fathers don't know their rights.” PeopleThinkingKnowsYearsHappensKidsMotherFatherParentUnderstandingRightsSeparationWhatever Happens Author:Dwyane Wade
“You are loved. You are dear to your heavenly parents. The infinite and eternal Creator of light and life knows you! He is mindful of you. Yes, God loves you this very day and alwaysHe knows everything about you. He sees you clearly—He knows you as you really are. And He loves you—today and always!He loves you not only for who you are this very day but also for the person of glory and light you have the potential and the desire to become” KnowsPersonsLightTodayDesireParentLove YouEternalGloryInfiniteWho You AreDearCreatorGod LoveHeavenlyGod Loves You Author:Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“I have an extremely difficult time wrapping my head around such a tragic event as the Elementary school massacre in Connecticut and unbelievable sadness for the parents, families and co-workers effected by this tragedy. We are ALL touched by this either directly or indirectly.... May hearts be comforted at such a devastating time. The world is with you.... I know I am.” KnowsWorldHeartMaySchoolParentDifficultSadnessEventsTragedyWorkersTouchedTragicUnbelievableDifficult TimesMassacresElementary SchoolWrappingCo WorkerConnecticutTragic Events Author:Pamela Moore
“Our parents don't know us... They can't know us. We hide ourselves from them. Once they knew everything about us and in order to escape them we keep out secrets, our private selves.” KnowsSelfOrderParentSecret Author:Ellen Sussman