“God's deepest secrets often miss the wise and prudent and are revealed unto babes. We say, "Children, be like your parents." Jesus said, "Parents, be like your children."” ChildrenSaidChristianJesusParentSecretWiseMissingLike YouOur ChildrenChristian InspirationalYour ChildrenBabePrudent Author:Vance Havner
“No matter where you're born in life or what the circumstances are when you're born, like your parents being poor or not connected to power, you have a chance in this country to go as far as your talent and your work will take you.” CountryMatterParentBornChancePoorTalentLike YouCircumstancesConnected Author:Marco Rubio
“Parents are not the all-knowing, ideal people we would like you to think we are. We've made wrong choices before, and will again, like everyone else, .. But our mistakes are not the measure of our love for you. You are that measure, and how well you are prepared to make better choices than we have made.” PeopleThinkingWellsMadeChoicesParentMistakeKnowingLike YouIdealsPreparedOur LoveWrong Choices Book:Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember Source: Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember
“Almost everything can be construed as sexual harassment depending upon the way it is said. One general rule of thumb is to think of your female co-workers as you would your sister. Yes, she is a woman. No, she is not a sexual object. Yes, your parents probably like her more than they like you.” ThinkingWaySaidParentObjectsLike YouFemaleWorkersThumbsThink Of YouHarassmentLike HerCo Worker Author:Linda Sunshine
“You lie when you're a teenager, I think, because your parents are treating you like you're younger and you - in your mind - think that you're so much older. You make up all of these lies because you think it's what you should do.” ThinkingShouldMindLyingParentLike YouTeenager Author:Shay Mitchell
“I respect my parents' opinion very much. No matter how old you are, what your parents think is very important. If they like your boyfriend or if they like some work you've done. And if they don't, it's more shattering than anybody else telling you, because they're the most honest.” IfsThinkingImportantMatterDoneParentOpinionHonestLike YouOld YouShatteringYour Boyfriend Author:Olivia Newton-John
“It wasn't so hard being like your parents or 180 degrees the other way. What was hard was not being one way or the other.” WayHardParentLike YouDegreesOne Way Author:Anna C Salter
“My parents always put more of an emphasis on who I was as opposed to what I achieved. They were never like, "You won that! You did this!" It was all about, "You've got a good heart. You're a good friend. You're a good daughter." So that other stuff in no way defines my sense of self.” WayHeartSelfStuffParentLike YouDaughterGood FriendEmphasisSense Of SelfGood Heart Author:Emma Stone
“It's okay to grow up, it's just slowing down that's the scary part. Running out of time. It's okay to grow up, but it doesn't mean you have to become like your parents.” MeanRunningGrowsParentGrowing UpLike YouOkayScarySlow DownSlowingRunning Out Of Time Author:Billie Joe Armstrong
“I'm the youngest, too. When you're the youngest of a big family, people are like, "You're the baby, you're spoiled!" The fact of the matter is, when you're the youngest of a big family, by the time you're a teenager, your parents are insane. You're like, "Hey, I'm going roller-skating-" "You're not going roller-skating or you'll end up pregnant like your sister. Why don't you smoke pot and become a lawyer?"” PeopleEndsMatterFactsHumorBigsFunnyParentLike YouBabyLawyerInsaneHeySmokeTeenagerPotPregnantSpoiledSkatingBig FamiliesRoller Skating Author:Jim Gaffigan
“How would you like your child in kindergarten through 12th grade attending classes with kids who can't read, write, speak or understand English -- or American education values? Furthermore, how would you feel if those students felt zero investment in education, in English and the American way? How would you like your child's education dumbed down to that of a classroom from the Third World? Guess what? Today, if you're a parent of a child in thousands of classrooms across America, that's what's happening to your children with your tax dollars.” IfsWorldWayFeelsWritingChildrenKidsTodayAmericaValuesSpeakFeltParentClassStudentsLike YouTaxesHappeningsThirdsOur ChildrenDollarsInvestmentYour ChildrenGradesZeroClassroomThird WorldAttendingKindergartenAmerican EducationTax DollarsInvestment In Education Author:Frosty Wooldridge
“Now people are much more receptive because they can just go online and just Google your name and make sure you're not, you know, psycho. But, before, I think lot of opportunities were missed by a lot of girls. Also parents! The girls would go home and would say, "Oh, you know, I was just scouted." And the parents were, like, "You're not going to be a prostitute."” PeopleThinkingKnowsHomeGirlOpportunityNamesParentLike YouOnlineGoogleReceptivePsycho Author:Michael Flutie
“I'm now nearly 79. At 16 I took responsibility for Tibet and lost my freedom. At 24 I lost my country and became a refugee. I've met difficulties, but as the saying goes: 'Wherever you're happy, you can call home, and whoever is kind to you is like your parents.' I've been happy and at home in the world at large. Living a meaningful life isn't just a matter of money; it's about dedicating your life to helping others.” WorldKindCountryMatterHelpingHomeLostParentResponsibilityLike YouMetsDifficultyHappyMeaningfulHelping OthersDedicationBeing HappyRefugeeMeaningful LifeTibet Author:Dalai Lama
“I couldn't get away with Halloween pranks 'cause my parents owned the health food store. So, it was so easy to bust me. I was the only kid on the block egging houses with those big 'ole brown eggs. Like, you didn't have to be a detective to figure it out. 'Oh, I wonder who Tofuttied my mailbox. Is it the same evil genius who filled my bird bath with Rice Dream?” DreamBigsKidsEvilHouseCausesEasyParentWonderFiguresLike YouGeniusBirdFilledStoresBlockBrownGet AwayEggsHalloweenBathsRiceDetectivesPranksHealth FoodMailboxesEvil Genius Author:Arj Barker
“I feel like your city - with hip hop in particular, because we're always beating our chest and shouting where we're from - your city is just as influential as your parents. Even the grimy, hardcore gangster rap from New York - KRS-One and Wu Tang, the stuff acknowledges it.” FeelsStuffParentCitiesNew YorkParticularLike YouHip HopRapHipsAcknowledgeHopsChestsInfluentialShoutingGangstersHardcoreGangster RapKrs One Author:Talib Kweli
“The only movies I saw till I was 17 were made by Disney. My parents had this thing. Disney was like, you know, "Ford is a good car. Disney makes good movies that are good for kids and safe."” KnowsMadeKidsParentSawsCarLike YouSafeGood Movie Author:Geena Davis
“The number one thing in my opinion parents can do is be the way you would like your child to be. Don't tell them one thing and do something different. Be congruent with what you would like them to be by showing them how to be that way.” WayChildrenDifferentParentCan DoNumbersOpinionOne ThingLike YouOur ChildrenYour Children Author:John Assaraf
“We live in a society now where it's very rare for your parents to be around. It used to be like, your mother, grandmothers, your family around would help. Now, you're surrounded by other moms and friends and it's really disorienting, because there's such varying, crazy, different points of view and advice coming at you.” DifferentHelpingUsedMotherParentViewsCrazyAdviceLike YouMomPoint Of ViewUsed To BeOur FamilyGrandmotherBeing A ParentDifferent Points Of View Author:Kathryn Hahn
“I have two wonderful, supportive and very practical parents who were like, you're really talented and really creative. You should be a lawyer because there's a safe path there. And I knew that I was never going to be a lawyer. And I knew that I wanted to make movies, and I wanted to write shows.” ShouldWritingTwoShowsWantedParentCreativePathWonderfulLike YouSafeLawyerPracticalsSupportive Author:Lin-Manuel Miranda
“At the school where I went you were able to check out instruments like you check out a library book, if your parents signed for you and vouched for you. Then after you had it for a little while you could decide if you were interested in taking lessons or you could also get your own gear. Or you could turn that instrument in for another one and try something else. So that's how I got my hands on the guitar.” IfsTryingLittlesBookHandsAbleSchoolTurnsParentLike YouLessonsInstrumentsGuitarLibraryChecksGearsLibrary Books Author:Joe Louis Walker
“To go and accomplish a dream at 15, it doesn't feel like you have all that much to lose because you're in high school. You're being home schooled. You get to kind of go for it in a different way. Your parents are still in charge.” WayFeelsKindStillsDifferentHomeDreamSchoolParentLosesLike YouHigh SchoolAccomplishDifferent WaysSchooled Author:Emma Stone
“My parents were not formally educated. Both were cognizant of the importance of education. The teachers and ministers were the role models, and they would say, you should want to be like Miss Gardiner, you should want to be like Mr. Freeman, or be like your dad. Shun the people who don't value education.” PeopleWantShouldValuesParentRolesTeacherMissingLike YouDadModelsImportanceEducatedMinistersRole ModelsYour DadFreemanValue Of EducationImportance Of EducationCognizant Author:David C. Driskell
“Unfortunately, unlike when my parents grew up, you can't turn social media off. It's not like you can go home and avoid the bully's wrath. It follows you everywhere and is 24/7, and especially in the cases of assault that go viral. I mean, your worst nightmare is literally on the internet forever and that is a reality that very few people understand.” PeopleMeanHomeRealityParentForeverWorstLike YouInternetSocial MediaNightmare Author:Andrea Pino