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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
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
Both of my parents were college-educated within the curriculum in Haiti. When they came to the United States, both had to learn English. My mother worked in retail and continues to do so today, working as the lead sales representative in a fine-jewelry store. My father became a machinist.
- Having
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a diligent person, and that came directly from having hardworking parents.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get asked a lot what books I recommend for a nursery, home library, etc., and I always tell parents to start with what they loved as children, what they want to share, and broaden out from there.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I decided to be an inventor when I was five. My parents had given me a few various enrichment toys like erector sets, and for some reason I had the idea that if I put things together just the right way, I could create the intended effect.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
At times, parents foist their own choices on kids and try to get them to read the classics. But kids have very high filters and don't take to it. At other times, parents simply don't know what books to select for their children and end up giving books that aren't appropriate.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's important for parents to put kids in positions where they can succeed and to teach competition because competition exists not only in sports.
- Cool
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents are the coolest of the cool on every single level, and it's because they have a deep appreciation for every moment of their lives.
- Giving
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- Nov 07, 2020
As much as my parents are part of Hollywood, I have no recollection of them giving me advice about it.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a child, I remember I always wanted to make my parents happy and give them everything in their lives.
- Hands
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd just play 'til my hands fell off. My parents would yell at me to stop because they couldn't stand the noise any more! I was terrible! It must have been hard for them to listen to me as a beginning drummer.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents really encouraged me.
- Group
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't being bullied at school at this point. I had a group of friends, and I was isolated because I wasn't communicating with my parents. I wasn't telling them what I was going through.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Early on, when I first started acting professionally, it was really important for me to get my parents on board, because they were so against it.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
Real parent engagement means establishing meaningful ways for parents to be partners in their children's public education from the beginning - not just when a school is failing. The goal should be to never let a school get to that point.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020