Parents Quotes

"Getting into comedy was difficult for my parents to comprehend. I think now they are really proud I stuck to it."

"I want to do more good work. That's very much my parents' influence in me."

"My mum and dad were always supportive of me. They always let me express myself."

"My parents were definitely encouraging with creativity."

"When you see the commitment my parents exhibited... it was not for fame or fortune."

"Me having my moms and pops in my life and knowing and seeing what they went through for us - it's why I'm a good father."

"My father just believed in my mother's ability to do anything."

"My parents are supportive of anything I want to do, as long as it's not bad."

"My mother was adorable, a great giggler. My father was very strong and could be quite frightening."

"I hold my parents in such high esteem for what they do, so that, in and of itself, is a very lucky position to be in."

"My parents set a fantastic example for me in that their passion came from theater."

"My parents have always been very open."

"I had phenomenal parents. They kept me very grounded, and I lived a normal life."

"As I've gotten older, I've realized my true models are my parents. My mom is like a sheroe. My dad is so strong."

"Few things are more satisfying than seeing your own children have teenagers of their own."

Doug Larson

"Adolescence is perhaps nature's way of preparing parents to welcome the empty nest."

Karen Savage

"The best return a child can give a parent is to make the world ask, 'What good did this parent do to have such a child?'"

Thiruvalluvar

"My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: he believed in me."

Jim Valvano

"You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts."

Kahlil Gibran

"There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent."

"Filial piety is the root of virtue."

Confucius

"Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth."

Peter Ustinov

"The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears."

Francis Bacon

"If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher."

“My parents instilled in me a sense of self that I was more than just a diagnosis or a condition.”