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Parents Quotes
"A lot of parents pack up their troubles and send them off to summer camp."
48
"There were always questions about my parents; I got so fed up with that."
35
"I have really great, great parents, and they were very supportive of me."
33
"If you're a kid in Southern California, somebody - whether it's you or your parents - somebody throws your hat into the ring and I think everyone had a commercial or two."
32
"I don't think any child could really be happy between five and eight away from their parents."
31
"Certainly the experiences of Seth and his relationship to his parents and his point of view of the world are very similar to my own and very much based on my experiences at the University of Southern California."
31
"Is there a doctor in the house? My parents want me to marry you."
30
"Since the child knew his parents would give in, he tried the same trick again and again."
30
"My parents didn't treat me as if there was anything in the world I couldn't do, except be unkind."
30
"When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them."
29
"I think the shape of our bodies has as much to do with the shape of our parents as it does with training."
29
"I learned the way a monkey learns - by watching its parents."
29
"If you want to stay young-looking, pick your parents very carefully."
27
"As is said about most writers: on the one hand all I ever did from when I was a child was read, and I was a loner, which was furthered by my parents and my upbringing."
27
"Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do with it."
26
"I never set out to be a role model, but I guess parents like it because I am dedicated to school."
25
"I think anybody over 30 plays parents because it happens in your thirties and so that's kind of a natural progression. But I'm definitely drawn to it. It's probably the most intense, passionate thing that happens to you as you get older."
25
"My biggest musical influences are probably my parents."
24
"I have parents come up to me and say, 'I don't know who you are, but my kid wants his picture taken with you.'"
24
"I was also interested in chemistry, but my parents were not willing to buy me a chemistry set."
24
"I mean, I grew up with pretty down-to-earth, atheist parents, but I was born a Pisces."
24
"If I could do one thing over I'd have been nicer to my parents."
24
"My parents have always been offended by my weight, embarrassed maybe. It didn't fit with their sensibilities."
23
"I don't visit my parents often because Delta Airlines won't wait in the yard while I run in."
23
"When I was a little kid, I used to really embarrass my parents."
23
"My parents were absolutely delighted that I knew what I wanted to do."
22
"I think all kinds of parents are different in what they're seeking."
22
"And my parents' separation was tricky. But my mum had always been really honest with me, and treated me like an adult even when I was really young, so I knew they hadn't been getting on."
22
"I didn't want my parents to support me. I wanted to prove that I could do it by myself."
21
"I have a great relationship with my parents. I have not been on lithium."
21
"My parents were angry, but they were relieved that I was in good condition. They had been afraid the Russians would torture me. They told me not to do it again!"
21
"Usually I'll go to San Diego to hang out with my parents if I want to unwind."
21
"When a child is bruised physically or emotionally, parents often reward him with a treat."
21
"My parents were very supportive. They went to every show. And they never told me not to do what I was doing."
21
"We had to be parents by long distance, which is far from satisfactory."
21
"My parents always told me that if you want something, you can do whatever you have to do to get it. As long as it's not against someone else."
20
"We share responsibility. It's important to have a good spouse; that's where I sympathize with single parents."
20
"It can be very difficult to trace your birth parents."
19
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