#parent

All possible means were used by the infatuated parents to conclude the bargain; and deception put an end to these usual artifices. ↗

— Adelbert von Chamisso

#bargain #conclude #deception #end #infatuated

At about twelve I just knew, something clicked, and I knew I wanted to be an actor and my parents, to their credit, granted this 12 year old girl a chance to give it a try. ↗

— Erika Christensen

#actor #chance #clicked #credit #girl

Sir Rodin convinced my parents to have me committed; they are all in Paris to arrange it. ↗

— Camille Claudel

#committed #convinced #me #parents #paris

Children learn much more from how you act than from what you tell them. There are times this worries me - we parents are rarely the role models we want to be. True for life. True for driving. ↗

— Harlan Coben

#children #driving #how #learn #life

Parenthood is not an object of appetite or even desire. It is an object of will. There is no appetite for parenthood; there is only a purpose or intention of parenthood. ↗

— Robin G. Collingwood

#desire #even #intention #object #only

Given the choice, children who don't want for anything will not save... We have an obligation as parents to give our children what they need. What they want we can give them as a special gift, or they can save their money for it. ↗

— Barbara Coloroso

#children #choice #gift #give #given

My parents used to take me to the pet department and tell me it was a zoo. ↗

— Billy Connolly

#me #parents #pet #take #tell

My parents have been together since 1963, so that's something. ↗

— Bradley Cooper

#parents #since #something #together

Apparently it's cool to watch The Daily Show. ↗

— Rob Corddry

#cool #daily #daily show #show #watch

Even as kids reach adolescence, they need more than ever for us to watch over them. Adolescence is not about letting go. It's about hanging on during a very bumpy ride. ↗

— Ron Taffel

#about #adolescence #during #even #ever