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Parents Quotes
"A lot of parents pack up their troubles and send them off to summer camp."
95
"There were always questions about my parents; I got so fed up with that."
61
"I don't think any child could really be happy between five and eight away from their parents."
60
"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."
60
"I have really great, great parents, and they were very supportive of me."
59
"I was very lucky. My parents raised me in such a way that it never occurred to me that I wasn't equal."
57
"When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them."
56
"I think the shape of our bodies has as much to do with the shape of our parents as it does with training."
56
"I think the deepest problem is between my parents and me. I just don't know if it will ever be the same."
56
"Since the child knew his parents would give in, he tried the same trick again and again."
55
"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."
55
"My parents didn't treat me as if there was anything in the world I couldn't do, except be unkind."
55
"I learned the way a monkey learns - by watching its parents."
55
"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.'"
52
"We share responsibility. It's important to have a good spouse; that's where I sympathize with single parents."
51
"My parents have always been offended by my weight, embarrassed maybe. It didn't fit with their sensibilities."
50
"I think all kinds of parents are different in what they're seeking."
50
"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."
50
"Is there a doctor in the house? My parents want me to marry you."
49
"My biggest musical influences are probably my parents."
49
"Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do with it."
49
"I was also interested in chemistry, but my parents were not willing to buy me a chemistry set."
49
"I never set out to be a role model, but I guess parents like it because I am dedicated to school."
48
"I don't visit my parents often because Delta Airlines won't wait in the yard while I run in."
48
"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."
48
"I mean, I grew up with pretty down-to-earth, atheist parents, but I was born a Pisces."
48
"My parents were absolutely delighted that I knew what I wanted to do."
47
"I could tell that my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio."
47
"My parents were very supportive. They went to every show. And they never told me not to do what I was doing."
47
"I didn't want my parents to support me. I wanted to prove that I could do it by myself."
46
"If you want to stay young-looking, pick your parents very carefully."
46
"Parents know how to push your buttons because, hey, they sewed them on."
46
"My parents had a pub and each Sunday there was an accordionist. They have told me that when I was in my cradle, I already was imitating the gestures of the musician."
45
"It can be very difficult to trace your birth parents."
44
"I have a great relationship with my parents. I have not been on lithium."
42
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