Mommy And Daddy Quotes

• I wouldn't call myself a geek, but I do sometimes teach Mommy and Daddy stuff about computers. And I do watch TV, but only informative programmes like the news and documentaries.

  Adora Svitak

  Daddy, Watches, News

  "Adora Svitak Likes French Philosophy, Reads Three Novels A Day, Has Written 400 Short Stories And Champions Feminism And World Peace. She Is 8". www.mirror.co.uk. September 28, 2006.

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• Once you grow past Mommy and Daddy coming running when you're hurt, you're really on your own. You're alone, and there's no one to help you.

  Octavia Butler

  Running, Hurt, Past

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• Poetry and music are very good friends. Like mommies and daddies and strawberries and cream - they go together.

  Nikki Giovanni

  Good Friend, Daddy, Together

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• With the first money I ever made I bought my Mommy and Daddy a car, and helped them fix their house up.

  Dolly Parton

  Car, Daddy, House

  "Q&A: Dolly Parton learned early that giving leads to getting". Interview with Chris Taylor, in.reuters.com. November 29, 2016.

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• I just always knew I was going to be a star. I was always going to be rich so I could buy things for Mommy and Daddy, so that I could buy them a big house and we could have things.

  Dolly Parton

  Stars, Daddy, House

  "New Again: Dolly Parton". Interview with Andy Warhol, Maura Moynihan, www.interviewmagazine.com. January 18, 2012.

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• It was a bitter moment for us. We weren't two mature parents. We were just two kids playing grown-up. We still needed Mommy and Daddy's permission, blessings, and money to survive.

  Erma Bombeck

  Kids, Blessing, Two

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• Brad [Pitt] and I have never wanted our kids to be actors. We've never talked about it. But, we also want them to be around film and be a part of mommy and daddy's life, and for it not to be kept from it either. We just want them to have a good, healthy relationship with it.

  Angelina Jolie

  Kids, Daddy, Healthy

  "Angelina Jolie Talks Maleficent, Getting Into Character, Wearing the Costume and Horns, Directing Unbroken, Balacing Work and Family, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. May 21, 2014.

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• We never really are the adults we pretend to be. We wear the mask and perhaps the clothes and posture of grown-ups, but inside ourskin we are never as wise or as sure or as strong as we want to convince ourselves and others we are. We may fool all the rest of the people all of the time, but we never fool our parents. They can see behind the mask of adulthood. To her mommy and daddy, the empress never has on any clothes--and knows it.

  Frank Pittman

  Wise, Strong, Growing Up

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• It's very important that we instill some respect for the parents. In America especially, the kids are unruly, screaming at mommy and daddy, running the show.

  Ziggy Marley

  Running, Kids, America

  "A little Family Time talk with Ziggy Marley". Cookie Magazine Interview, www.bckonline.com. May 6, 2009.

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• If you're still doing what mommy and daddy said for you to do (go to school, get a job, and save money), you're losing.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Inspirational, Jobs, School

  Twitter post from Aug 13, 2013

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• Most nights, someone ends up in our bed. The kids do knock before entering. We've at least got that part down because mommy and daddy need some space.

  Angelina Jolie

  Kids, Motherhood, Night

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• Running to Mommy and Daddy on the campus grievance committee is unworthy of strong women.

  Camille Paglia

  Running, Strong Women, Daddy

  Camille Paglia (2011). “Sex, Art, and American Culture: Essays”, p.50, Vintage

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