Quotes about parents
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“We want parents and teachers to regularly have conversations with young men and women about God’s plan for their lives. These should be ordinary conversations; otherwise, when the topic of vocations comes up, it seems like something arcane, unfamiliar, or mysterious.”

Paul Stagg Coakley (1955) Catholic archbishop

Oklahoma City’s archbishop on Satanists, vocations, and a unique canonization case https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2016/09/19/oklahoma-citys-archbishop-on-satanists-vocations-and-a-unique-canonization-case/ (September 19, 2016)

“Driving down child mortality in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was in no way a single project, but it can be seen as a unified human accomplishment—maybe even our greatest human achievement, at least for pediatricians and parents.”

Perri Klass (1958) American pediatrician and writer

[Introduction, A Good Time to Be Born: How Science and Public Health Gave Children a Future, https://books.google.com/books?id=fNjVDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=unified&f=false, 13 October 2020, W. W. Norton, 978-0-393-61000-0] (ebook)

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“Immigrant parents don’t want their children to suffer or have to live harder than they did.”

Jenny Han (1980) American writer

As quoted in "Jenny Han Has Been Here All Along" in Elle (24 February 2020) https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a30913764/jenny-han-interview-to-all-the-boys-sequel/

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“The teachings of a parent are fundamental during the adolescence of a child, so that he will one day be ready to face the most difficult test: life.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: (it) Gli insegnamenti di un genitore sono fondamentali durante l'adolescenza di un figlio, affinché lui un giorno sia pronto ad affrontare la prova piú difficile: la vita.
Source: prevale.net

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“If I had been born into an ordinary family and if my parents hadn’t passed away in that way, I wouldn’t have had to go into politics.”

Park Geun-hye (1952) eleventh President of South Korea

In an interview with the Financial Times https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/an-interview-with-south-korean-president-park-geun-hye/2015/06/11/15abee3e-1039-11e5-9726-49d6fa26a8c6_story.html (August 03, 2007)

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“The absolute love and sacrifice of our grandmother and parents are a universal story.”

Youn Yuh-jung (1947) South Korean actress

Stella, Kim, Hanna, Park, Youn Yuh-jung is just not that into Hollywood, NBC Asian America, 2021-04-28, 2021-06-08 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/k-grandma-youn-yuh-jung-just-not-hollywood-n1265530,

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“I don’t think it’s right to keep secrets from parents about challenges their kids are going through.”

Jason Kenney (1968) Canadian politician and 18th Premier of Alberta

On whether schools should automatically notify parents if a student joins a Gay-Straight Alliance club https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/kenney-parents-should-be-told-if-child-joins-gay-straight-alliance (29 March 2017)
2010s

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“The natural, or indigenous, are those born in the country, parents who are citizens.”

The Law of Nations (1758)
Original: (fr) Les naturels, ou indigenes, sont ceux qui sont nes dans le pays, de parens citoyens.

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“I have fought for every asset including those was given by my parents, but I cannot protect even one of them. Every time I heard that my assets were sold, I was deeply moved.”

Yingluck Shinawatra (1967) Thai businesswoman and politician

"Former Thai prime minister Yingluck bemoans 'double standards' over assets seizure" in The Straits Times https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/former-thai-prime-minister-yingluck-bemoans-double-standards-over-assets-seizure (17 December 2019)

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“I certainly had the great bounty of drawing on my own experience, becoming a new biological parent, and that was quite natural.”

Penn Badgley (1986) American actor and musician

Source: "Penn Badgley Explores Joe Goldberg's 'Primal' Parenting In You Season 3" in ELLE https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a37886117/penn-badgley-you-season-3-interview/ (18 October 2021)

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“I just told my parents I was going alone. I’ve always felt like there was less creative space on sets with guardians. I just felt independent at a young age.”

Timothée Chalamet (1995) French-American Actor (1995)

Source: "Timothée Chalamet is Hollywood’s next big thing with ‘Call Me by Your Name’ and ‘Lady Bird’" in Los Angeles Times https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:cjt5QVEK718J:https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-timothee-chalamet-call-me-by-your-name-20171116-story.html+&cd=55&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us (17 November 2017)

“Maybe it’s like being a parent, you never really see your children as adults.”

Genevieve Cogman (1972) novelist and game designer

Source: The Burning Page (2016), Chapter 12 (p. 145)
Context: Maybe it’s like being a parent,” she said, bringing up a Library map. “You never really see your children as adults. “You’re exaggerating,” Kai said, with the easy confidence of someone who hadn’t tested the issue yet.

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“My parents are very supportive of me, I’m their only child, of course, so I always have to call them before I leave and when I arrive somewhere. Sometimes I still don’t think they really understand what I’m doing! I think they’re just happy that I’m happy and I love my job.”

Liu Wen (model) (1988) Chinese model

Source: "Liu Wen Talks Style, Diversity And What It Means To Be China’s First Supermodel" in Marie Claire https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/fashion-news/liu-wen-interview-china-s-first-supermodel-talks-style-diversity-and-her-mango-campaign-15375 (3 March 2016)

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“I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.”

Terry McAuliffe (1957) American businessman and politician

Source: Gubernatorial Debate Between Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin in Alexandria, Virginia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiH2ipjtVxw (Sept. 28, 2021)

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“The truth is, models are freaks of nature. We are not normal people, and we're just born this way because of a genetic cocktail that our parents gave to us. You know, most of us have a really high metabolism.”

Padma Lakshmi (1970) Indian-born American author, actress, model, television host and executive producer

Source: "Padma Lakshmi, Model, Actor And TV Host, Says Above All, She's A Writer" in NPR https://www.npr.org/2020/09/04/909583983/padma-lakshmi-model-actor-and-tv-host-says-above-all-shes-a-writer (4 September 2020)

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“When I was 13, I told my parents I didn’t believe in God any more. I wanted to be an atheist because I believed that religion should be about community and having a place to go in prayer, not something that should determine women’s freedoms.”

Elizabeth Olsen (1989) American actress

Source: Ryder, Caroline. "Elizabeth Olsen cover interview for Dazed&Confused" https://www.carolineryder.com/carolineryder/2013/09/elizabeth-olsen-cover-interview-for.html. (September 2, 2013).

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“They meant no harm, of course; they wanted only that he be like themselves, which was the prerogative of all parents.”

Source: Night Lamp (1996), Chapter 5, section 1 (p. 68)

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“All beings are not only the parents in the past.
They will become the Buddha in the future.
If you free their lives, you are Buddha.”

Gautama Buddha (-563–-483 BC) philosopher, reformer and the founder of Buddhism

Source: Buddha Book

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“I do not advocate neglecting your parents: honour and succour them, especially in their old age, but don’t stay at home and do housework when you long, body and soul, to fly to the uttermost ends of the earth, there to find your mission in life and your gift to the world.”

Stella Wolfe Murray (1886–1935) British journalist and writer

Quoted in MILLWARD, L. (2007). Women in British Imperial Airspace: 1922-1937 https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt819g2. McGill-Queen’s University Press.

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“My parents saved me from nonexistence.”

Ron English (1959) American artist

Ron English's Fauxlosophy: Volume 2 (2022)

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“I needed to change my ways and set an example for my child as an Haitian parent.”

Alexard Esther (1996) Alexard Esther also know as Jenny Queen is a Haitian short story writer, novelist, chronicler, screenwriter and …
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“Parents, give your children to God... there will be blessings. Give thanks to our heavenly Father for he is exceedingly generous and He will give a hundred-fold.”

Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng (1963) Malaysian prelate

Auxiliary bishop ordained for Kuching archdiocese https://catholicnews.sg/2015/10/12/auxiliary-bishop-ordained-for-kuching-archdiocese/ (12 October 2015)

“For a child who found herself transported overnight to other side of the world, where she knew no one other than her parents, books were my salvation.”

Qian Julie Wang (1987) Chinese-American writer and civil rights lawyer

"An Interview With Qian Julie Wang" in Penguin Random House https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/articles/qian-julie-wang-interview/

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“I grew up in a world where there was no warmth - not from my parents, not from my friends or teachers. I felt somehow superfluous, forever in the way, an object of criticism.”

Vladimir Zhirinovsky (1946–2022) Russian politician and political activist

"OBITUARY Vladimir Zhirinovsky, dark showman of the Russian far right" in Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/obituary-vladimir-zhirinovsky-dark-showman-russian-far-right-2022-04-06/

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“Imagine what it’s like to look at your child who needs insulin and have no idea how you’re going to pay for it. What it does to your dignity, your ability to look your child in the eye, to be the parent you expect to be.”

Joe Biden (1942) 47th Vice President of the United States (in office from 2009 to 2017)

Remarks of President Joe Biden – State of the Union Address As Prepared for Delivery (March 1, 2022) https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/03/01/remarks-of-president-joe-biden-state-of-the-union-address-as-delivered/
2022, March 2022, State of the Union Address

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“We’re now 40 years into the experiment of letting giant corporations accumulate more and more power. And where- — what have we gotten from it? Less growth, weakened investment, fewer small businesses. Too many Americans who feel left behind. Too many people who are poorer than their parents.”

Joe Biden (1942) 47th Vice President of the United States (in office from 2009 to 2017)

2021, July 2021, Remarks by President Biden At Signing of An Executive Order Promoting Competition in the American Economy

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“Nowadays there are lucky people to have parents with healthy principles. I am very grateful to mine for teaching me education, honesty and their great culture.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Oggigiorno esistono persone fortunate ad avere genitori con sani princìpi. Sono molto grato ai miei per avermi insegnato l'educazione, l'onestà e la loro grande cultura.
Source: prevale.net

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“Every single word a parent addresses to their child comes from their heart. They are words of love, they are aids to face the greatest challenge: life.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Ogni singola parola che un genitore rivolge al proprio figlio viene dal suo cuore. Sono parole d'amore, sono aiuti per affrontare la sfida più grande: la vita.
Source: prevale.net

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“Respect is the first value that every good parent should teach own son.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Il rispetto è il primo valore che ogni buon genitore dovrebbe insegnare al proprio figlio.
Source: prevale.net