Parents Quotes

Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth.

I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a language different from that of their parents.

My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7.

I have a Web site that parents and girls can use to learn about Title IX and take action if they find their school is not in compliance. Thirty years after Title IX passed, 80 percent of schools are not in compliance.

Since I was an atheist for many years and came to believe in God through my studies in science, it frustrated me to see students and parents who viewed faith and science as enemies.

My parents are Italian and British. They live in Berkeley now - we all moved there four years ago.

When I was growing up, my parents told me, 'Finish your dinner. People in China and India are starving.' I tell my daughters, 'Finish your homework. People in India and China are starving for your job.'

Parents sometimes make not those allowances for youth, which, when young, they wished to be made for themselves.

My parents were laborers so we lived on South Park, which was a low-income region of Seattle. You had a choice - you either joined or formed a gang or you let others bully you.

My parents were quite liberal with us, always encouraging us to be our own person and be creative.