- Gay
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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 May 30, 2021
- Go Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
The bullied straight kid goes home to a shoulder to cry on and support and can talk freely about his experience at school and why he's being bullied. I couldn't go home and open up to my parents.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a kid I never knew the difference between a sitcom and a drama. I just knew what my parents were watching and what was making them happy.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 1953, Mom and Dad, living in Toronto, discovered, to their shock, that Mom was expecting. I was born in June 1954. My parents, thrilled, showered me with love.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
People my age, we would hear from our parents and grandparents who were raised in Detroit about how great this city was from 1900 to the '60s.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everybody always wants to rebel against their parents' music, but nobody listened to music louder than my dad.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in high school, my parents had this power over me - if I ever lied or got caught doing something that I shouldn't be doing, then I would no longer be able to go to L.A. and continue to pursue the acting thing.
- Different Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've had a lot of different lives. I was adopted, I grew up in Nebraska, and then I went to Northwestern... Then I had this really extraordinary, different life than my parents.
- Ensure
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- Nov 07, 2020
To my mind, when the Partition happened, the generation of my parents worked to ensure livelihood and better life for their children.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had the good fortune to spend hours with my parents around the dinner table having debates on politics and economics.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
The people I admire unreservedly are my parents. They are the real pioneers of Africa in many ways. They were born and raised in rural Africa during the colonial period. They are the ones who came to the U.S. long before I did.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most parents are able to be with their kid every day. Every day of their life, their parents have an opportunity to be with them, and we don't have that luxury as professional athletes. That's the hardest thing.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fits did not go over well in my house. There was a lot of discipline and obedience and you had to be very ladylike. Ladies didn't curse and I still don't curse in front of my parents.
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
Both my parents are creative. My dad did act when he was younger, but they're both very creative.
- Little Girls
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- Nov 07, 2020