Quotes About Parents

Both my parents were Democrats. My dad was definitely more of a fiscally conservative traditional Democrat. My mom was more of a feminist Camelot Democrat. They definitely had an idealistic view of life as it should be in the United States. And they had a sense that government had to have some hand in making people's lives better.

If I could go back in time, I'd return to when my parents were alive and appreciate them more than I did when I was growing up.

I think burnout is a big thing. If I could do it over again, I'd probably do it the same way, playing other sports when I'm younger. I see a lot of parents really push their younger kids really hard, and you want to see your kids do stuff, but there's a point where they really should have fun at that age.

Children aren't happy with nothing to ignore, and that's what parents were created for.

The trouble when you're doing something illegal is that you know what you're doing. You're lying to your parents, you're lying to your kids. The only person you can't lie to is yourself.

It's all because of my parents that I am gifted with such good looks and people get attracted to me. I have built an image in the industry, and because of that, I have so many female fans. I want to build my male fan following, too.

Getting a good education was of immense importance to my parents.

In many immigrant families, the parents are just talking and talking about the home country until the children are like, 'Oh, don't tell us any more.'

One of the hard things coming from an immigrant family - or any family that doesn't believe in the arts - is that you have to disappoint your parents. That's hard for people to do if you're a good kid.

Coming from an immigrant background, where a lot of parents don't want their kids to be comedians, success was just showing my mom that I could make a living. I was like, if I can get my mom off my back, that was my success.

It's every immigrant child's dream to tell your parents they don't have to work anymore.

Especially for Haitian immigrant parents, being a musician is not a job.

I'm still the community college kid with immigrant parents.

My parents moved to England with that immigrant ethos of self-betterment, but I don't think they expected the kind of grief they experienced.

I grew up in San Diego with immigrant parents, before the food blogs, before this kind of celebrity chef culture we know now.

My parents were immigrants.

My parents are immigrants to this country. They came to this country for a better opportunity just like everyone else.

A lot of schools benefit from parents who are first- or second-generation immigrants, who expect the best for their children.

My parents were immigrants and janitors.

For the son of immigrants to run for elected office, not even a generation after my parents got here, that's what makes America a great place.

Some parents do not send their children to school because they don't know its importance at all.

And I think that's righteous, I think that's what parents want to know. They want to know what's going right in the school, and what needs improvement, and that's what this law does.

There has been a great challenge in improving educational achievement. It's a long-term issue, not a short-term one. It includes everything from getting more parents involved to addressing issues of poverty and improving what happens in the classroom.

That's basically what my parents taught me throughout my childhood, being intense and consistent. In my opinion, those are the hardest things to do in the NBA.