Quotes About Family

I was raised, myself, by extremely strict but also extremely loving Chinese immigrant parents. To this day, I believe that their having high expectations for me, coupled with love, was the greatest gift that anyone's ever given me. And so that's why, even though my husband is not Chinese, I try to raise my own two daughters the same way.

I was brought up a strict Christian. My father was a lay preacher, my mother a church warden. The rhythm and ritual of the Anglican Church was part of our lives.

My dad is a lawyer and my mom is an artist. So growing up was exactly what it sounds like - strict household but a lot of creativity. They are so psyched that I get to make music for a living. My parents rule.

My parents were relaxed, but very strict on manners. They encouraged us to follow our instincts and desires, so they were quite bohemian in that sense, but we had to work hard and that included chores.

My dad used to give me a lot of spankings. Anything I did wrong, he was on me. I was raised by a strict disciplinarian. He kind of laid down the law.

My house was very strange. I didn't do things other kids did because my parents were very strict - I stayed at home, quiet in my room.

The way I was parented did affect my parenting - probably in the reverse. My dad was pretty strict, and the next generation probably wants to be less strict.

My mom, she's the strict one. If we did something bad, we'd get a whippin' but nothing too bad.

My dad was a strict Muslim. He had a lot of rules.

As I grew up, Dad was more involved in training than promoting. He brought the same style to his training that he did to being a father - strong and strict.

Everyone around me is so strict about keeping me grounded.

I had very strict parents. My two brothers were power and freedom. I was powerlessness and seclusion.

I'm actually a miserable, authoritarian guy at home... no really, I'm strict.

My father could be very strict, but very fair. His father was the same. We all respected my grandfather; he was the head of the clan. Every morning, we all had to say good morning and kiss his hand. But not me. I jumped on his lap and bit him.

My father - the late Madhavrao Scindia - was clear about the distinction between being 'loving' and 'strict.'

My mother wouldn't even let me read DC Comics. I came from a very strict background.

My grandmother was very strict. She and my mom wouldn't let me hang around the streets. It wasn't my lifestyle.

I'm a proud strict mom and, you know, I'm really proud of the two daughters I've raised. And I'm especially proud of my relationship with them. We're very close. I think we're good friends.

I had very strict parents, I could never go outside or go to parties.

I'm a very private person who grew up with a strict German mother who believed 'loose lips sink ships.'

My mom could be pretty strict.

I think all kids think their parents are strict. My parents aren't superstrict, but they seem to be stricter than most. But even though it's like, 'Oh, gosh, I've gotta be in at this time,' they know what they're doing. I have great parents.

I was not the pampered baby, no. I'm five years younger, and my parents were actually very strict with me, more strict than with the other ones.

When my parents went off to Knoxville to work, I lived with my father's mother. She was strict - the kind who starched and ironed dresses. I had to sit more than I played. Oh, I was miserable. I liked being out with the animals. I'd come in the house with my hair pulled out, sash off the dress, dirty as heck. I was always getting spanked.