Parents Quotes

73 quotes

— We're pals, right?
— Right.
— And we'll always be together, right?
— Simba, let me tell you something that my father told me. Look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars. So whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you. And so will I.

"That's not my father. That's just my reflection".
"No... Look harder. You see? He lives in you".

Marriage, being a parent. It's the hardest job in the world and nobody prepares you for that.

Jennifer "Jenny" Grogan

But there was one thing my murderer didn't understand. He didn't understand how much a father could love his child.

The Lovely Bones

Never underestimate someone who's acting for their child.

Once upon a time

Rumplestiltskin / Mr. Gold / Weaver

— Now be good for Grampa while we're at the parent-teacher meeting. We'll bring back dinner.
— What are we gonna have?
— Well, that depends on what your teachers say. If you've been good, pizza. If you've been bad... uh... let's see... poison.
— What if one of us has been good and one of us has been bad?
— Poison pizza.
— Oh, no. I'm not making two stops.

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Ah! what a nuisance people's people are!

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Lord Henry Wotton

There comes a time when we realize that our parents cannot save themselves or save us, that everyone who wades through time eventually gets dragged out to sea by the undertow — that, in short, we are all going.

Looking for Alaska

— Chandler, you're an only child, right? You don't have any of this.
— Well, no, although I did have an imaginary friend... who my parents actually preferred.

You know, I think that if parents would spend less time worrying about what their kids watch on TV and more time worrying about what's going on in their kids' lives, this world would be a much better place.

If I turn into my parents, I'll be an alcoholic blond chasing men... or I'll end up like my mom!

Sarcastic Quotes

It's better not being a mum at all than being a bad one.

Isn't a kid alive who doesn't dream about rewarding her folks, or punishing them.

Chuck Palahniuk

«Statistics show» who... who cares, what statistic's showing? Look at medicine. 80% of people, with pancreatic cancer, die within 5 years, 95% of appendectomies, occur with zero complications. But... we both know pancreatic cancer patient that lived, and appendix patients that unfortunately... passed. Statistics mean nothing to the individual. You're either gonna be a good parent to that kid, or you're not. I mean, hell, your parents were divorcing, and somehow you managed to become a relatively successful doctor.

Each family with a crib death, you want to tell them to take up a hobby. You'd be surprised just how fast you can close the door on your past. No matter how bad things get, you can still walk away. Learn needlepoint. Make a stained-glass lamp.

Chuck Palahniuk

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