#pare

My parents didn't give me any scope to feel sorry for myself. They were just like 'go play with your brother, go climb a tree, go fall off your motorbike, do whatever you want. Don't come crying to us when you get scratched. You've got prosthetic legs - that's very nice.' ↗

— Oscar Pistorius

#brother #climb #come #crying #fall

I phoned my grandparents and my grandfather said 'We saw your movie.' 'Which one?' I said. He shouted 'Betty, what was the name of that movie I didn't like? ↗

— Brad Pitt

#grandfather #grandparents #i #like #movie

Each generation's job is to question what parents accept on faith, to explore possibilities, and adapt the last generation's system of values for a new age. ↗

— Frank Pittman

#adapt #age #each #explore #faith

No one, however powerful and successful, can function as an adult if his parents are not satisfied with him. ↗

— Frank Pittman

#function #him #his #however #parents

Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. ↗

— Plato

#bequeath #children #parents #reverence #riches

The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with that of which we are ignorant. ↗

— Plato

#ignorant #knowledge #learning #little #most

Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things. ↗

— Plautus

#children #comprises #country #courage #homes

As a man, I've been representative of the values I hold dear. And the values I hold dear are carryovers from the lives of my parents. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#dear #hold #i #lives #man

To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily deserved. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#compliment #deserved #enormous #i #jackie

As a member of Congress, and a parent, I understand the importance of ensuring that families are able to provide a meaningful and proper burial for their loved ones. ↗

— Jon Porter

#burial #congress #ensuring #families #i