Parents Love Quotes

• If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.

  Nhat Hanh

  Life, Family, Spiritual

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Present Moment Wonderful Moment: Mindfulness Verses for Daily Living: Easyread Large Bold Edition”, p.80, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Children learn to smile from their parents.

  Shinichi Suzuki

  Smile, Children, Father

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• Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

  Anne Frank

  Inspirational, Growing Up, Women

  FaceBook post by Anne Frank from Nov 29, 2014

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• Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth.

  Peter Ustinov

  Children, Cutting, Parenting

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• It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them.

  Leo Buscaglia

  Fun, Educational, Learning

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• Children learn more from what you are than what you teach.

  W. E. B. Du Bois

  Teacher, Peace, Children

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• We never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Love, Inspirational, Family

  "Royal Truths, etc".

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• Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that they forget that they themselves are really the experts.

  Marian Wright Edelman

  Family, Education, Children

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• What it's like to be a parent: It's one of the hardest things you'll ever do but in exchange it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Love, Parenting, Inspire

  FaceBook post by Nicholas Sparks from Jun 21, 2011

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• Children are not our property, and they are not ours to control any more that we were our parents' property or theirs to control.

  Richard Bach

  Children, Parent, Property

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• Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Family, Friday, Mother

  "Creating Fond Memories With Our Children" by Dr. Hyder Zahed, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 15, 2014.

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• Parents must get across the idea that "I love you always, but sometimes I do not love your behavior."

  Amy Vanderbilt

  Love, Ideas, Parent

  Amy Vanderbilt, Letitia Baldrige (1978). “The Amy Vanderbilt complete book of etiquette: a guide to contemporary living”, Doubleday Books

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• Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.

  John Locke

  Philosophical, Parenting, Bitterness

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• Affirming words from moms and dads are like light switches. Speak a word of affirmation at the right moment in a child's life and it's like lighting up a whole roomful of possibilities.

  Gary Smalley

  Mom, Dad, Children

  Gary Smalley, John T. Trent (1995). “Leaving the Light On: Building the Memories That Will Draw Kids Home”, Multnomah

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  The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.

  Theodore Hesburgh

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

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• Your children need your presence more than your presents.

  Jesse Jackson

  Inspirational, Birthday, Family

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.

  P. J. O'Rourke

  Funny, Life, Sarcastic

  P. J. O'Rourke (2007). “The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like a Pig”, p.124, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• Dad needs to show an incredible amount of respect and humor and friendship toward his mate so the kids understand their parents are sexy, they're fun, they do things together, they're best friends. Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they're going to respect Mom.

  Tim Allen

  Friendship, Teamwork, Mom

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.

  Maya Angelou

  Strength, Educational, Teaching

  Twitter post from Jul 13, 2016

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• I believe that we parents must encourage our children to become educated, so they can get into a good college that we cannot afford.

  Dave Barry

  Children, Believe, College

  Dave Barry (2013). “My Teenage Son's Goal in Life Is to Make Me Feel 3,500 Years Old: and Other Thoughts on Parenting from Dave Barry”, p.85, Andrews McMeel Publishing

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• Because of their size, parents may be difficult to discipline properly.

  P. J. O'Rourke

  Funny, Pregnancy, Young Parents

  P. J. O'Rourke (2007). “Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People”, p.118, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Children, Educational, Future

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• Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at their conception.

  Alan Bennett

  Children, Parent, Assuming

  Alan Bennett (2008). “Alan Bennett Plays 1: Forty Years On, Getting On, Habeas Corpus and Enjoy”, p.82, Faber & Faber

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• Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they're already asleep.

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

  Family, Good Night, Baby

  "Fictional character: Jennifer Jareau". "Criminal Minds" ("Boxed In", Season 10, Episode 5), October 29, 2014.

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• The most loving parents and relatives commit murder with smiles on their faces. They force us to destroy the person we really are: a subtle kind of murder.

  Jim Morrison

  Children, Parenting, Progress

  "College Students and Their Helicopter Parents: a Recipe for Stress" by Karl Gude, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 8, 2014.

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