"It's so funny how my name has always been such a big deal. When I was growing up, my family was always moving. I had to meet new people all the time. And they'd laugh."

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"It's so funny how my name has always been such a big deal. When I was growing up, my family was always moving. I had to meet new people all the time. And they'd laugh."

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"Sometimes we're so concerned about giving our children what we never had growing up, we neglect to give them what we did have growing up."

James Dobson, American Psychologist

Family, Children, Giving, Growingup, Neglect

"And like that, I said goodbye to my grandmother like we were two people who met in a coffee shop, shared a lifetime of stories and left wanting more, but knowing we'd meet there again."

Darnell Lamont Walker, American Writer

Family, Storytelling, Memory, Connection

"What thumbsuckers we all are...when it comes to mothers."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Family, Emotion, Attachment, Childhood, Reflection

"Of course there are mothers,squeezing their breastsdry, pawning their bodies,shedding teeth for their children,or that's our fond belief.But remember - Hanseland Gretel were dumped in the forestbecause their parents were starving."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Family, Sacrifice, Motherhood, Poverty, Children

"When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the thundering voice of God answered, "There's just something about you that pisses me off.""

Stephen King, American Author

Family, Life, God, Job

"Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk."

Carl Jung, Swiss Psychologist

Family, Children, Talk

"One marvels why the middle classes still insist on so much discomfort for their children at such expense to themselves."

E. M. Forster, English Novelist

Family, Children

"There is only one mother in this world who is the best one, the one that every kid has got."

Vikrmn, Indian Author

Family, Mother, Love, Care

"Equal pay isn't just a women's issue; when women get equal pay, their family incomes rise and the whole family benefits."

Mike Honda, American Politician

Family, Women, Benefits

"Big Brother is watching you."

George Orwell, British Author

Family, Brother

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"So people think I'm lying about my age all the time? It's the records that are wrong. I've never told anyone how old I am. The minute they ask me, I say 'That's none of your business.' So that means I've never once lied about my age. Now that's true!"

Age

"I think that the character that I'm playing now is so fundamentally different than Ally that I haven't I haven't felt like I had to worry about it at all. But I definitely wanted to make a different choice."

Character

"I embrace everything about Ally... I don't particularly see her as a whiner. One week she's tough, the next she's really weak. I love that. She's human."

Love

"Webster and I are very aloof. The two of us go and sit there by ourselves. I sit by myself in the corner with my book and the newspaper. He kind of runs around a little bit, and then he goes and sits on top of the picnic table. He never plays with other little dogs."

Dogs

"Well, I don't think I've ever consciously come up with tricks and tools to, kind of, hide. I do think I'm a bit more vigilant, in terms of safety issues and things. And sometimes it is kind of nice to try to hold onto your anonymity."

Safety

"Shows can come and go. They can be a hit and then in three years, gone. There's some comfort in having the stability of a job and having children. It's a double-edged sword."

Children

"Actually, I take it as a compliment. Diva is a derivative of divine. That's quite a title to carry around."

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"Sometimes we're so concerned about giving our children what we never had growing up, we neglect to give them what we did have growing up."

"And like that, I said goodbye to my grandmother like we were two people who met in a coffee shop, shared a lifetime of stories and left wanting more, but knowing we'd meet there again."

"What thumbsuckers we all are...when it comes to mothers."

"Of course there are mothers,squeezing their breastsdry, pawning their bodies,shedding teeth for their children,or that's our fond belief.But remember - Hanseland Gretel were dumped in the forestbecause their parents were starving."

"When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the thundering voice of God answered, "There's just something about you that pisses me off.""

"Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk."

"One marvels why the middle classes still insist on so much discomfort for their children at such expense to themselves."

"There is only one mother in this world who is the best one, the one that every kid has got."

"Equal pay isn't just a women's issue; when women get equal pay, their family incomes rise and the whole family benefits."

"Big Brother is watching you."

Explore more quotes by Calista Flockhart

"So people think I'm lying about my age all the time? It's the records that are wrong. I've never told anyone how old I am. The minute they ask me, I say 'That's none of your business.' So that means I've never once lied about my age. Now that's true!"

"I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind."

"No, I am who I am. I'm not going to change for anybody."

"But I don't like to, tell people how old I am. I like that to be a mystery."

"I think that the character that I'm playing now is so fundamentally different than Ally that I haven't I haven't felt like I had to worry about it at all. But I definitely wanted to make a different choice."

"I embrace everything about Ally... I don't particularly see her as a whiner. One week she's tough, the next she's really weak. I love that. She's human."

"Webster and I are very aloof. The two of us go and sit there by ourselves. I sit by myself in the corner with my book and the newspaper. He kind of runs around a little bit, and then he goes and sits on top of the picnic table. He never plays with other little dogs."

"Well, I don't think I've ever consciously come up with tricks and tools to, kind of, hide. I do think I'm a bit more vigilant, in terms of safety issues and things. And sometimes it is kind of nice to try to hold onto your anonymity."

"Shows can come and go. They can be a hit and then in three years, gone. There's some comfort in having the stability of a job and having children. It's a double-edged sword."

"Actually, I take it as a compliment. Diva is a derivative of divine. That's quite a title to carry around."