- Elders
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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
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't believe in nepotism. I don't much like the idea of parents who interfere.
- Get
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is, of course, traditional in children's literature to get rid of the parents.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
If my children were as unhappy as I was at school, I'd send them somewhere else, but it never occurred to my parents.
- Determination
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was raised well. My parents are from Nigeria; their culture is respectful. Very respectful. But I learnt that you have to be determined. It's not violence or aggression. It's sheer determination.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
In New Orleans, where I'm from, the average household income, with two working parents, two kids, a dog and a little fence is $16,000 a year, so $15,000 for a movie sounds pretty good.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
I quickly realized I live the least interesting literary life imaginable. My parents are happily married. There haven't been any major traumas. I'm not sure that the story of my life would be much fun to read.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am from L.A., my siblings are from L.A., but both my parents are from Guatemala, and I have a lot of family members from Mexico.
- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think my parents raised me well. And I'm pretty straight edge. All my friends make fun of me for being straight edge.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents were very supportive. They went to every show. And they never told me not to do what I was doing.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was born in 1954. My parents were brought up in the war years, and life was hard.
- India
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- Nov 07, 2020