“I believe in God. Nobody made me believe; I don't think you can or should try to force someone to believe something. And even though my parents taught me stuff about God and read Bible stories to me from as early as I can remember... it was my choice to become a believer in Him. The way I see it, putting our faith in God is something that each person has to come to on his or her own. It's your own personal relationship with Him; a bond that's as unique as a fingerprint.” ThinkingWayShouldTryingBelievePersonsMadeI CanStoriesRememberChoicesForceI BelieveStuffParentTaughtUniqueI Believe InBelieverBelieve In GodFaith In GodPersonal RelationshipsI Believe In GodFingerprintsBible Stories Author:Bethany Hamilton
“Instead of celebrating what makes each child unique, most parents push their children to "fit in" so that they don't "stick out." This unwittingly stomps out individuality and encourages conformity, despite these parents' good intentions” ChildrenParentFitUniqueSticksIntentionIndividualityDespiteCelebrateConformityGood IntentionsConformity And Individuality Book:How Full Is Your Bucket? Educator's Edition: Positive Strategies for Work and Life Source: How Full Is Your Bucket? Educator's Edition: Positive Strategies for Work and Life
“There's a natural tendency for children to, in some sense, inherit the cultural values of their parents. I'm not against that, that's fine, that's wonderful. What I am against is labelling. Nobody ever labels a child a cricketer because his father is a cricketer, but they do label a child a Catholic because his parents are Catholic. I think it's more or less unique. Nobody ever labels a child a socialist or a conservative or a liberal because that's what their parents are.” ThinkingChildrenValuesFatherParentNaturalWonderfulFineUniqueCatholicConservativeTendenciesLabelsSocialistCricketers Author:Richard Dawkins
“Sometimes [people] say the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. In my case, I am pretty fortunate. [ My kids]'re pretty balanced, cool kids, going through pretty much the same thing all the other kids go through. There's nothing unique about me as a parent. I am a parent. My kids are kids. We do the best we can do. I don't think they know a lot about what I do, other than that I am in this crazy band, Mötley Crüe.” PeopleThinkingKnowsSometimesKidsFallParentCan DoCasesTreeCrazyBandUniqueFortunateApplesBalancedDo The BestI Am PrettyCool Kid Author:Nikki Sixx
“The parent must not give in to his desire to try to create the child he would like to have, but rather help the child to develop--in his own good time--to the fullest, into what he wishes to be and can be, in line with his natural endowment and as the consequence of his unique life in history.” GivingTryingChildrenHelpingDesireWishParentNaturalLinesUniqueConsequenceIndividualityGood TimesEndowmentUnique LifeNatural Endowment Author:Bruno Bettelheim
“The best advice I can give to new parents is to realize immediately that your children will be unique individuals. Give them the space to be themselves and to develop their own personalities and characteristics.” GivingChildrenI CanIndividualParentRealizingSpaceAdvicePersonalityUniqueOur ChildrenYour ChildrenCharacteristicsBest AdviceNew ParentsUnique Individuals Author:Donald Trump
“I think my parents gave me a unique name and I have created this unique lifestyle that makes me who I am; it's a cool way of living.” ThinkingWayNamesParentUniqueLifestyleWho I Am Author:Urijah Faber
“I come from a great family and I was raised by wonderful parents. There is no question that I was given a lot of interesting and unique opportunities growing up...But I think people often misunderstand that I work as hard and want things just as badly as anybody else.” PeopleThinkingWantHardOpportunityGivenParentInterestingGrowing UpGrowingWonderfulUniqueRaisedGreat FamilyUnique OpportunitiesWonderful Parents Author:Abby Huntsman
“Most people who have grown up introverted in this very extroverted culture of ours have had painful experiences of feeling like they are out of step with what's expected of them. Parenting can pose unique challenges for introverted parents, who fear that their own painful experiences will be repeated in their children's lives.” PeopleChildrenFeelingsCultureParentChallengesStepsUniquePainfulExpectedIntrovertedPainful Experiences Author:Jonathan Cain
“So, yeah, I mean, there is something universal about that feeling - that 20-something, what the hell am I going to do with my life, I'm lost and my parents are freaking me out, and what's the point? Every generation has a way of making that unique, but there are certain universals of that feeling.” WayMeanFeelingsCertainLostParentHellGenerationsUniqueUniversalYeah Author:Zach Braff
“Through private investment capitalism kept raising the productivity of labor to new heights. Parents were able to earn enough so their offspring did not have to join the work force at an early age. This produced something unique in history: Childhood, a time when the young could experience the innocence of play and opportunity of schooling before entering the world of work.” WorldEnoughPlayAgeAbleYoungOpportunityForceParentChildhoodUniqueCapitalismLaborInvestmentProductivityInnocenceHeightEnteringSchoolingOffspring Author:Richard Ebeling
“Today it feels as if rock'n'roll has sort of turned in on its self, kids are 'rockin' to the same groups their parents do/did. We've seen it recently with The Stone Roses reunion shows, quite unique but is it healthy. Wasn't the 60's about rebelling against the tastes of your parents?” IfsFeelsSelfShowsKidsTodayParentGroupsRocksHealthyTasteUniqueStonesRoseRock N RollReunion Author:Andrew Loog Oldham
“It's not only exciting to watch, but you can also speak a different language with each other. It's a music language that's unique, compared to what other parents do, especially in their professional lives. Not everybody can talk about being an accountant.” DifferentSpeakLanguageParentWatchesUniqueExcitingAccountantsProfessional LifeDifferent Languages Author:Billie Joe Armstrong
“Between the two [parents], it was a really unique upbringing, I think, especially for where I was from.” ThinkingTwoParentUniqueUpbringing Author:Mahershala Ali
“The vicious cycle of violence is real. But if people simply stopped listening to their ignorant parents, their biased religions, their corrupt government and the prejudicial media, change would be quite easy. All it takes is courageous, fearless, unique individuals to make substantive change in this world. Unfortunately, there are very few courageous and fearless people.” PeopleIfsWorldRealGovernmentWould BeIndividualEasyParentViolenceMediaThis WorldListeningUniqueIgnorantFearlessCyclesCourageousViciousBiasedCorrupt GovernmentVicious CyclesUnique IndividualsCycle Of Violence Author:Gary Yourofsky
“Children are all unique, so when you're blending families it's really important to get to know each individual child... Being a stepparent can be a really incredible opportunity. Sometimes children pay attention and listen to someone who's not their blood parent. Sometimes I notice how my son Milo learns things from my best friends and people that have been around him, his grandparents and so on, in a way he can't from his own mum and dad. It takes a village!” PeopleChildrenImportantSometimesOpportunityIndividualParentAttentionSonDadUniqueIncrediblesPay AttentionMy SonMumGrandparentMy Best FriendMum And Dad Author:Liv Tyler
“As a Muslim youth, though I played a variety of sports growing up in New Jersey, my parents were in search of a sport for me to play where I could be fully covered and not have to modify the uniform. Fencing provided a unique opportunity where I could fulfill my desire to participate in sport, wear the same uniform as my teammates, and adhere to the tenets of my faith to cover my body.” DesireOpportunitySportsParentGrowing UpYouthUniqueVarietyTeammateFencing Author:Ibtihaj Muhammad
“You only have so much time in the day. At the end of the day, you don't want to see the thing that suffers be your family, or your kids, or your home life. It's hard to balance, but that's not anything unique to us and that's probably true for most busy, active, working parents. You know, it's just about finding time, it's about balance, it's about walking the line and making sure you're keeping your priorities in order.” HomeKidsSufferingParentBalanceWalkingUniqueBusyPrioritiesOur Family Author:Nick Lachey
“The thing I like the best, especially being a parent of so many kids, Is that they're all so different. You love them all equally, but they're all so different from each other and that's the cool thing, to see their personalities start to develop and see how unique and different they all are and to be able to love them in their own unique ways. It's really, really, really special.” DifferentKidsParentSpecialPersonalityUniqueBeing A Parent Author:Nick Lachey
“It's astonishing how quickly cultural references change. Each new generation of parents grows up with a new slate of cultural understanding, television shows, and unique parental issues. The biblical principles remain the same, however, so this was a slight reworking, not a major overhaul.” ParentUnderstandingGrowing UpUniqueBiblicalParental Author:Gary L. Thomas
“There's a really unique relationship between a single parent and their child. Marriages so easily break up. There's kind of this temporary deal about marriages. That's one of the things that makes it stressful, and that's something that's nonexistent in a parent-child relationship.” KindChildrenParentDealsBreakUniqueTemporaryStressfulSingle ParentParent ChildParent Child Relationship Author:Jeremy Sisto
“I think because we're ourselves, we tend to think we're unique. 'I have problems that are just specific to me.' Then you connect with one of your parents and you realize, 'Oh yeah, we had all that stuff, too.' You're not that original. I mean, in a good way, because it makes you feel like you're connected and a part of the world and not an island.” ThinkingWorldWayFeelsMeanProblemStuffParentRealizingLike YouUniqueOriginalsYeahConnectedIslandsGood Way Author:Chris Hardwick
“We are not known by our bank balances or who our parents are. It is ultimately we who have to prove ourselves. It is not important to own a particular brand of car. But we should be a brand in ourselves. Each of us is unique.” ShouldImportantCharacterParentKnownCarParticularBalanceProveUniqueBrands Author:Anita Ratnam