Quotes by Parents I was so tiny when my parents split up that I can't remember them ever being together. That was never an issue, as I guess I never went through the trauma of them splitting up. Holliday Grainger parents never together remember My parents left Libya in 1979, escaping political repression, and settled in Cairo. I was nine. Hisham Matar parents left political nine I was naughty but never demanding. I never asked my parents for shoes or tracksuits. I was happy with what I had. Hima Das parents naughty shoes happy My parents were both union members, and I grew up hearing how important it was to empower workers and have fair labor practices. Hilda Solis parents how important labor Every now and then, we hear parents commenting on the fearful things which motion pictures may do to the minds of children. They seem to think that a little child is full of sweetness and of light. We had the same notion until we had a chance to listen intently to the prattle of a three-year-old. Heywood Broun parents child light children I've outlived my parents, and I've had some wonderful second chances in life. I feel remarkably uncheated. Thomas McGuane parents some feel life I never witness a performance of child-acrobats, or the exhibition of any forced talent, physical or mental, on the part of children, without protesting, at least in my own mind, against the blindness and cruelty of their parents or guardians or whoever has care of them. Thomas Bailey Aldrich parents talent mind children We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves. Henry Ward Beecher parents parenting parent love I don't know if I was so much of an outsider until after I started doing films. That put me on the outside. I grew up in Texas, and I wasn't the child of industry parents, and I didn't have a lot of friends in the industry or anything like that. Henry Thomas parents child me friends I grew up in a rural area, I was from kind of a poor family and my parents weren't showbiz people. But going back was strange, and perhaps stranger for the other students. Henry Thomas parents family poor people My parents are from Mexico City. Henry Cejudo city parents mexico-city mexico CARE and our partner organizations have found that one of the most effective ways of stopping child marriage is to tap into a parent's love for their child. When parents learn about the consequences of child marriage, they're far less likely to push their children into it. Helene D. Gayle parents marriage love children Ethiopia's government is doing a commendable job of working closely with donors and humanitarian organizations to educate parents about child marriage, and to support organizations like the Hamlin Fistula Hospital. Helene D. Gayle parents job support marriage The announcement that I was going to be an actor was made when was I was 10 years old. And that didn't go down all that well, but I had a lot of years to butter up my parents. My parents have mellowed quite a bit, but, growing up, there was a sense that the only real professions were doctor, engineer, lawyer. Those were your choices. Reggie Lee doctor parents down lawyer Both of my parents were college-educated within the curriculum in Haiti. When they came to the United States, both had to learn English. My mother worked in retail and continues to do so today, working as the lead sales representative in a fine-jewelry store. My father became a machinist. Reggie Fils-Aime parents mother today father My ex-girlfriend said to me, 'I'm surprised at how normal you are since you were homeschooled.' But I was only homeschooled because I wanted to be an actor. My parents are both teachers. Reece Thompson teachers parents me you Parents are perhaps the most common object of resentment, the people who are most frequently blamed for all our failings and failures alike. Theodore Dalrymple parents who resentment people My parents broke many rules, so I guess thinking 'outside the box' has been slowly but surely developing in my family - one generation to the next. Rekha Sharma generation parents family thinking Both my parents are doctors, so from the time I was a child, I wanted to do medicine. Riaad Moosa parents child medicine time 'The Catcher in the Rye' was targeted by some schools as a book too risque to read and certainly not appropriate for young minds. My parents certainly would not have approved of the book, but I secretly read it when I was in 7th grade. I felt so rebellious, and my young mind loved it. Richard Grenell loved parents mind book «1234567891011»