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“Any child may go through periods during which they become less outspoken with their parents or teachers. But girls, like boys, live in many different worlds - they have their friends and their classroom and their parents - and within these different domains, they may have different levels of expressiveness.”

World May Children Different Girl Parent Levels Boys Teacher Periods Classroom Domain Different Worlds Different Levels Outspoken Like A Boy

Author:Christina Hoff Sommers

“I came to this country when I was twelve years old because my parents wanted to give me new opportunities to succeed. President Obama wants everyone to have the chances I had.”

Want Giving Years Country Wanted Opportunity Parent President Chance Succeed Give Me President Obama New Opportunity

Author:Cristina Saralegui

“I was alone a lot as a kid, because my parents were divorced.”

Kids Parent Divorced

Author:Danny Strong

“My parents traveled a lot, so my grandparents practically raised me. My grandmother and I really bonded in the kitchen. She's this amazing southern cook, and I would always help her - whether it was cracking eggs or stirring the green beans. It takes me back there.”

Helping Parent Green Raised Cooks Kitchen Grandmother Eggs Take Me Southern Traveled Grandparent My Grandmother Beans Stirring Take Me Back Green Beans

Author:Hillary Scott

“My parents were very artistic, but busy.”

Parent Busy Artistic

Author:Katey Sagal

“If your parents were strong in one way and weak in another, you will be strong in the same way and weak in the same way. Even though you detest the weakness in them, you will find that you will do exactly the same things because they imprinted you.”

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Author:Frederick Lenz

“It is the teaching of the Bible and of sound Political ethics that the education of children belongs to the sphere of the family and is the duty of the parents. The theory that the children of the Commonwealth are the charge of the Commonwealth is a pagan one, derived from heathen Sparta and Platoís heathen republic, and connected by regular, logical sequence with legalized prostitution and the dissolution of the conjugal tie.”

“Restoring prayer ... will scarcely at this date solve the grievous public school problem. Public schools are expensive and massive centers for cultural and ideological brainwashing, at which they are unfortunately far more effective than in teaching the 3 R's or in keeping simple order within the schools. Any plan to begin dismantling the public school monstrosity is met with effective opposition by the teachers' and educators' unions. Truly radical change is needed to shift education from public to unregulated private schooling, religious and secular, as well as home schooling by parents.”

“Dear God, I trust that no matter what happens in my life, it is for my highest good. And no matter what happens in the lives of those I love, it is for their highest good. From all things that are put before us all, we shall become stronger and more loving people. I am grateful for all the beauty and opportunity you put into my life. And in all that I do, I shall seek to be a channel for your love.”

People Life Inspirational Matter Happens Opportunity Parent Positive Highest All Things Stronger No Matter What Grateful Dear Inspirational Love Dear God I Am Grateful

Author:Susan Jeffers

“I am a responsible parent and have always provided for my children. That fact cannot be disputed. I have made mistakes in my life, but failing to care for my children is not one of them.”

Children Made Facts Care Parent Mistake Failing Responsible My Children Made A Mistake I Have Made Mistakes

Author:Jamal Lewis

“My parents were kind of like me in that they had tons and tons of weird, amazing stuff.”

Kind Stuff Parent Like Me

Author:Jaron Lanier

“My parents told me in the very beginning as a young child when I raised the question about segregation and racial discrimination, they told me not to get in the way, not to get in trouble, not to make any noise.”

Way Children Young Parent Trouble Raised Discrimination Noise Segregation Young Children Racial Discrimination

Author:John Lewis

“At a moderate calculation, among a million of persons inhabiting the metropolis, there are, at least, twenty-five thousand children who attend these schools, and cost their parents as many pounds sterling, per annum.”

Children Persons School Parent Millions Five Cost Thousand Twenties Pounds Moderates Calculations Twenty Five Metropolis Sterling

Book:Improvements in Education, as it Respects the Industrious Classes of the Community: Containing Among Other Important Particulars, an Account of the Institution for the Education of One Thousand Poor Children, Borough Road Southwark; and of the New System of Education on which it is Conducted

Source: Improvements in Education, as it Respects the Industrious Classes of the Community: Containing Among Other Important Particulars, an Account of the Institution for the Education of One Thousand Poor Children, Borough Road Southwark; and of the New System of Education on which it is Conducted

“Kids still can be said to live in their own little world. Even if their parents are helicoptering around them, assigning play dates and so forth, I think they're still living in some sense of their own little perceptual worlds.”

Ifs Thinking World Littles Said Stills Play Kids Parent Play Dates

Author:Jerry Spinelli

“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.”

Thinking Knows Persons Certain Parent Know How Type Treated Time Of Your Life

Author:Lisa Snowdon

“I owe a lot to my parents.”

Author:Maria Sharapova

“Parents like the idea of kids, they just don't like their kids.”

Ideas Kids Parent

Author:Morley Safer

“Growing up, I was watched by my parents and strongly critiqued. Instead of saying they loved me or showing physical attention, they would joke that I had a Roman nose - that it was roamin' all over my face. Teasing was their way of showing love, but then you are young, sometimes you can't tell the difference.”

Way Sometimes Faces Young Parent Differences Attention Growing Up Growing Jokes Noses Tease Showing Love

Author:Neil Strauss

“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.”

Knows Littles Seems Spiritual Parent Understanding My Own Generations Fit Fulfillment Search For Meaning

Author:Radhanath Swami

“My parents' selfless affection and dedication nourished and prepared me to receive the love of my guru or spiritual father, Swami Prabhupada. My parents prepared the soil in which my guru sowed the seeds of his compassion.”

Spiritual Father Parent Compassion Prepared Affection Seeds Soil Dedication Selfless Guru Selfless Love

Author:Radhanath Swami

“I write a tiny fraction of what I used to write. My only job used to be to just write songs, and that was a really nice job to have, but only a tiny amount of people heard those songs, and I didn't make a living from it, and eventually I begged my parents to let me move back into my room.”

People Writing Jobs Moving Used Song Parent Rooms Nice Heard Amount Let Me Tiny Used To Be Fractions Really Nice

Author:Regina Spektor

“I was ballet dancing at four, playing piano by six, and doing commercials by 12. When I was 21, I was on the number one live comedy show in Puerto Rico. I told my parents, 'I'm going to New York to become a performer.' And I left.”

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Author:Roselyn Sanchez

“My parents were devoted. Civic minded. We had family counsels. Three of us children against two of them. We lived a 'Leave It to Beaver' time.”

Children Two Three Parent Devoted Civics Beavers Civic Minded

Author:Sissy Spacek

“My parents were vegetarians. I'd show up at school, this giant black kid, with none of the cool clothes and a tofu sandwich and celery sticks.”

Shows Kids School Parent Black Clothes Sticks Giants Vegetarian Sandwiches Tofu Celery

Author:Aisha Tyler

“My parents wanted me to work in a bank or as an accountant.”

Wanted Parent Accountants

Author:Bruno Tonioli

“Sometimes people need a kick in the pants to get them to do what they would be doing if government weren't there as a perpetual parent.”

People Ifs Needs Sometimes Government Would Be Parent Kicks Pants Perpetual

Author:Cal Thomas

“I am sure that, had I grown up with both parents, had I grown up in a safe environment, had I grown up with a feeling of safety rather than danger, I would not be the way I am.”

Way Feelings Parent Environment Danger Safe Safety Safe Environment

Author:Kristin Scott Thomas

“I watched my parents go from having very basic jobs to educating themselves, to buying a house. They set a really good bar for what they wanted their kids to achieve.”

Kids Wanted Jobs House Parent Achieve Bars Buying Buying A House

Author:Tinie Tempah

“But I had a very traditional background as well. My parents are neat people.”

People Wells Parent Backgrounds Traditional Neat

Author:Uma Thurman

“I always had a strong support system. My parents always supported the stuff that I did.”

Strong Stuff Parent Support Support Systems

Author:Jenna Ushkowitz

“Athletes, coaches and parents today are increasingly aware of the danger of concussion, and this awareness influences decisions about buying new and reconditioned football helmets.”

Today Parent Decision Influence Awareness Danger Football Athlete Coaches Buying Helmet Concussions

Author:Tom Udall

“My name is James Edward Franco. Ted is a nickname for Edward. That's what my parents called me. I also got 'Teddy Ruxpin' a lot. It just got to a point where I got sick of it, so when a teacher called out 'James Franco' my junior year of high school, I didn't correct her.”

Years School Names Parent Teacher High School Sick Juniors Nicknames Teddy Franco Junior Year Junior Year Of High School

Author:James Franco

“I think women look for that quality in a man of being a good dad whether they're immediately wanting to be a parent or not.”

Thinking Men Looks Parent Quality Dad Good Dad

Author:Emily VanCamp

“I think my parents gave me a love of learning; from there you set out on your own path.”

Thinking Parent Path Love Of Learning

Author:Gore Verbinski

“The only group in America that deserves to scrutinize what we are doing... are parents.”

America Parent Groups Deserve Scrutinize

Author:Jack Valenti

“As you get older you realise your parents aren't these superheroes. They're actually people.”

People Parent Realising Superhero

Author:Rumer Willis

“My parents were both in the army for 20 years and then worked in government departments; but they had gone through the Great Depression and known lean times. They always remained extremely frugal and lived far below their means.”

Years Mean Government Parent Known Gone Army Department Great Depression Frugal

Author:Veronica Webb

“My parents are aging and there are difficult issues. It's strange to have children at the beginning of life and parents nearing the end.”

Children Ends Parent Difficult Issues Strange Aging Beginning Of Life

Author:Amy Waldman

“Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.”

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Author:Anne Frank

“Gym class was, of course, where the strongest, best-looking kids were made captains and chose us spazzes last. More important, it was where the figures of supposed authority allowed them to do so. Forget the work our parents did molding our minds and values. Everything fell apart as soon as we put on those maroon polyester gym suits.”

Source: Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace

“Look, if you ask a child, 'Would you rather have a fulfilled mother or a stay-at-home Sylvia Plath,' they'll pick Sylvia Plath every time. But I think it's really important that children don't feel their parents' emotional lives depend on their success.”

Ifs Thinking Feels Looks Children Important Home Mother Asks Parent Emotional Depends Picks Fulfilled Stay At Home Emotional Life Plath

Author:Ayelet Waldman

“My kids are incredibly secure. More and more of their friends' parents are divorcing, but my kids have absolute confidence that we'll stay together forever. That goes a long, long way.”

Way Long Kids Together Parent Forever Absolutes Secure Long Way Together Forever

Author:Ayelet Waldman

“We had to give each other permission to be different as parents. That's why there's a mom and a dad with two different approaches, because you do need both.”

Needs Giving Two Different Parent Mom Dad Approach Permission Different Approach

Author:Bridgette Wilson

“I have a very close relationship with my parents.”

Parent Close Relationship

Author:Caroline Wozniacki

“My parents just always taught me to be reasonable.”

Parent Taught Reasonable

Author:Caroline Wozniacki

“I really value people besides parents who nurture kids.”

People Kids Values Parent Nurture

Author:Dar Williams

“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.”

Thinking Knows Littles Faces Father Parent Poor Taste Negative Britain Swimming Say Anything Glee Poor Taste Little Britain

Author:David Walliams

“My mum's parents were from Ireland, my dad's mum was American-Irish.”

Parent Dad My Dad Ireland Mum

Author:Dominic West

“But I think role models also start in the home with your parents.”

Thinking Home Parent Roles Models Role Models Male Role Models

Author:Dominique Wilkins

“I think you really have to become a parent to understand what you will endure to be there for your kids.”

Thinking Kids Parent Endure

Author:Dwyane Wade