- Father
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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
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was always a show girl. My parents were wonderful. There wasn't a lot going on where we lived, but they ferried me to classes and competitions all over the place. When I was 12, I came to London as a finalist in a singing competition and I was completely wide-eyed.
- Gay
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- Nov 07, 2020
All parents should be aware that when they mock or curse gay people, they may be mocking or cursing their own child.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been acting since second grade, telling stories, making my parents laugh here and there, so I'm hoping my 'thing' is acting. But I also make a really good bread pudding.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents had four children quickly, divorced quickly - when I was two - and my mother remarried quickly. We were suddenly in a different environment with a different father.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm always crying. I get a lump in my throat when I see intimacy between parents and their children.
- Displease
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always tried to be the perfect little girl. Always tried to have the perfect little manners. Never wanted to displease my parents.
- Comedy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always wanted to be in comedy... growing up with Asian parents and not seeing yourself represented in media - it was always just a daydream.
- Nov 07, 2020
My parents were strict but loving.
- Blue
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are so many cruel decisions parents have to make when their child dies. The funeral director requested a sheet for the coffin, and I sent the cozy flannel one, pale blue with happy snowmen, that had just been put away with the winter linens.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
Each and every one of us who is still lucky enough to have our parents has a duty to them. We do owe them.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I call my parents twice a day when I'm away.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents are older, and they lead a somewhat sheltered life. It was difficult to talk with them about things that were embarrassing to me, and that I had never spoken to them about.
- Booking
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- Nov 07, 2020
My sister was always supportive. When I first moved to L.A., she was like 'I know you can do it!' But my parents, in the beginning, not so much. They were kinda like, 'I'll believe it when I see it.' But when I actually started booking things, my dad was like, 'Oh, I knew it all along.'
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020