- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Parents Quotes
On parents, and the paths they set.
This collection covers a filmmaker's frustration that an age rating kept her intended teenage audience away, and a memory of parents who worked as preachers shaping an early sense of faith. For a poetic take on family, see Shayari.
- Last Updated on Aug 03, 2026
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents named me Arlette, and I changed it to Agnes when I was young. I didn't like it because I don't like names with 'ette' - you know, it looks like a little girl's name.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents were very relaxed about music.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Boarding school was a really pivotal moment. Before I went there, I was so happy. I'm not sure I was ready for it. I was only 13. My parents didn't send me away; it was my choice as well. But I definitely shouldn't have stayed for five years.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did a lot of acting when I was a child. I was very shy - the kind of kid who ran into a corner and cried on parents' visiting day.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up without a lot of money and my parents grew up with far less money. And that's kept me in line. Really in line.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are two phone calls parents don't ever want to get from their children. No. 1 is, 'I'm in prison. Come fetch me.' And No. 2 is, 'I've written a novel... and it's set in your hometown.'
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm Japanese, but restaurants in my hometown served the most sanitized versions of California rolls. I grew up eating a lot of Japanese food at home that my parents or grandparents made.
- Drive
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am writing to make sure that kids don't lose very important traits like curiosity that can drive social change because oftentimes I think parents emphasise more on doing well in school, which is important, but perhaps that sometimes comes at the cost of a child's natural curiosity.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Though music was not in my blood, I always considered myself belonging to music, and that remained with me throughout my studies. The studies were my parents' wish, which I fully complied with, as one must be educated at the highest possible level.
- Kitchen
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- Nov 07, 2020