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Parenthood and family come first for me, and when I'm not...

Parenthood and family come first for me, and when I'm not working I'm cool with the Teletubbies.

Quote by Clive Owen about family

In the '60s, parents were told to let their teens rebel, explore their boundaries. Increasingly the same message is being given to the parents of tweens.

Quote by Maggie Gallagher about parents, being

It took us a long time to find out that we had been lied to by our parents' generation. The moralities that were followed during our parents' generation were basically arbitrary. This caused a rift between the two generations, which was brought on...

Quote by Peter Fonda about parents, time

Because parents have power over children. They feel they have to do what their parents say. But the love of money is the root of all evil. And this is a sweet child. And to see him turn like this, this isn't him. This is not him.

Quote by Michael Jackson about parents, children, money, power, love

When a conductor gives students letters for parents, 15% will be left on music stands, 25% will be inside the music, 15% will rot in instrument cases, 15% will be left in lockers, 15% will crawl under the student's bed, and 15% of the parents will...

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about students, parents, music

It is time for parents to teach young people early on...

It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.

Quote by Maya Angelou about parents, beauty, time, people

I don't think my parents liked me. They put a live teddy...

I don't think my parents liked me. They put a live teddy bear in my crib.

Quote by Woody Allen about parents

My parents might say that I started telling stories when...

My parents might say that I started telling stories when I learned to talk and decided that I'd become a writer the day I recognized a typewriter.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about parents, writers, day

Catholic schools in our Nation's education have been...

Catholic schools in our Nation's education have been paramount in teaching the values that we as parents seek to instill in our children.

Quote by Joe Baca about teaching, parents, education, nation, children

Thousands of kids and parents come up to us and say, How...

Thousands of kids and parents come up to us and say, How do we get better as a singer?

Quote by Paula Abdul about parents

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves...

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.

Quote by Francis Bacon about parents, secret

We cannot blame the schools alone for the dismal decline in SAT verbal scores. When our kids come home from school do they pick up a book or do they sit glued to the tube, watching music videos? Parents, don't make the mistake of thinking your kid...

Quote by George W. Bush about decline, mistake, parents, thinking, school, home, music

My parents lacked the drive I had and always have had.

My parents lacked the drive I had and always have had.

Quote by Taylor Caldwell about parents

Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child. He needs guidance. If there is love, there is no such thing as being too tough with a child. A parent must also not be afraid to hang himself. If you have never been hated by your child, you have never...

Quote by Bette Davis about children, symbol, being, things, contentment, love

The Superman story is one of the underlying threads of the story, coming from another planet, leaving his parents and his world that got blown up behind.

Quote by Michael Chabon about love, parents, world

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.

Quote by Geena Davis about parents, action, school, use

I think like any marriage, especially when you've had...

I think like any marriage, especially when you've had divorced parents like myself; you want to try even harder to make it work.

Quote by Princess Diana about parents, marriage, work, contentment

I have frequently gained my first real insight into the...

I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.

Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about literature, parents, character, children, real estate

I became almost immediately fascinated by the possibilities of trying out all conceivable reactions with them, some leading to explosions, others to unbearable poisoning of the air in our house, frightening my parents.

Quote by Richard Ernst about air, parents, home, house

It's interesting, as I said on the last tour in America, the audience actually came out, they had to have been the kind of fans who listened to my music via their parents, you know what I mean?

Quote by Joe Cocker about parents, music, contentment

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