Quotes About Parents

Everybody always wants to rebel against their parents' music, but nobody listened to music louder than my dad.

I was a pop-music junkie. My parents were into Frank Sinatra and Doris Day. They weren't too excited when I had Aretha or the Stones pumping.

It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents.

I'm still craving approval from my parents. It took a lot of success for me to realize it was never coming. It's just not in their nature.

Love is sunshine, music, nature, my puppies, my boyfriend, my parents, my siblings, my true friends. It's a connection that allows us to coexist on this planet.

I can't begin to tell you how fulfilling the perennial nature of 'Elf' on television has been for me. It's great to be able to connect parents with children both emotionally and through humor.

Most children threaten at times to run away from home. This is the only thing that keeps some parents going.

It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.

Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do with it.

Whatever the parents are doing, the kids will follow suit.

What God is to the world, that parents are to their children.

We do not develop habits of genuine love automatically. We learn by watching effective role models - most specifically by observing how our parents express love for each other day in and day out.

My earliest childhood memory was watching my parents loosen the wheels on my stroller.

The greatest tragedy of the family is the unlived lives of the parents.

The problem with children is that you have to put up with their parents.

Both of my parents got to see me host Carson, thank God. That's all anyone wants: to have their parents see they're going to be all right in life.

Caring about the welfare of children and shaming parents are mutually exclusive endeavors.

Somewhat paradoxically, parenting programs should focus on the behavior of the parents not the behavior of the children.

Always obey your parents - when they are present.

Parents are not worried about young-ones' failure, but only concerned about their lack of efforts. Youth who understand and address parents' dilemma are the forerunners in life.

School plays were invented partly to give parents and easy opportunity to demonstrate their priorities.

I had my dysfunctions, but music gave me peace and joy. I never felt in tune with the world. My parents always saw me as an artist, and that greatly influenced me. My art was my autonomy.

I was raised with the blessing of being involved with peace and social justice, and the environmental movement. I have my parents to thank for that.

Not everyone is violent in a violence infected country or society. In those countries and societies many parents unknowingly teach their children hatred and violence.