#parent

Two children of same cruel parent look at one another and see in each other the image of the cruel parent or the image of their past oppressor. This is very much the case between Jew and Arab: It's a conflict between two victims. ↗

— Amos Oz

#arab #between #case #children #conflict

Some people ask me whether I'm a 'mama's girl' or a 'papa's girl.' I'm nobody's girl. My brother clings to our parents; I'm the one shoving them out the door. ↗

— Hayden Panettiere

#brother #clings #door #girl #i

It is generally admitted that the most beautiful qualities of a color are in its transparent state, applied over a white ground with the light shining through the color. ↗

— Maxfield Parrish

#applied #beautiful #color #generally #ground

So no, it's not all in the genes, but what isn't in the genes isn't in the family environment either. It can't be explained in terms of the overall personalities or the child-rearing practices of parents. ↗

— Steven Pinker

#either #environment #explained #family #genes

A man doesn't have to have all the answers; children will teach him how to parent them, and in the process will teach him everything he needs to know about life. ↗

— Frank Pittman

#answers #children #everything #him #how

Apparently, the most difficult feat for a Cambridge male is to accept a woman not merely as feeling, not merely as thinking, but as managing a complex, vital interweaving of both. ↗

— Sylvia Plath

#apparently #both #cambridge #complex #difficult

My parents went crazy when they found out that I had gotten the part in 'Conversations With My Father!' I'd never given acting a thought. They were proud of me and very encouraging. ↗

— David Krumholtz

#conversations #crazy #encouraging #father #found

No matter how painful something is, you have to take it. I saw that in both my parents. ↗

— Bernard Lagat

#how #i #matter #painful #parents

When you don't have anybody to take care of you, then you could go both ways: You could do whatever you want, or you could take charge and be your own parent. ↗

— Jennifer Lawrence

#both #care #charge #could #go

In view of this and other things, I demand forgiveness for being so obviously impressed with my own parents. ↗

— Beryl Markham

#forgiveness