#parents

I wanted to create a place where parents can come and find products that are safe for their children, as well as good for the planet. ↗

— Soleil Moon Frye

#come #create #find #good #i

My parents came from a poor background and worked their way up because of education. They saw it as a way to succeed. So they cared about me getting straight A grades when I was growing up. ↗

— Jennifer Garner

#background #because #came #cared #education

When I grew older and awkward, when my parents divorced and life had gone all to hell, Demetrie stood me at the wardrobe mirror and told me over and over, 'You are beautiful. You are smart. You are important.' It was an incredible gift to give a child who thinks nothing of herself. ↗

— Kathryn Stockett

#beautiful #child #divorced #gift #give

It is never too late to get into tennis! While I started playing at the age of 8 when my parents gave me a tennis racquet for Christmas, tennis is a lifelong sport that can be enjoyed by people of almost any age. It's also something you never forget once you learn. ↗

— Samantha Stosur

#almost #also #any #christmas #enjoyed

My brother and I had a really privileged relationship with my parents... They treated us like adults. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#had #i #like #parents #privileged

I was born in Manhattan on West 12th. My parents were kind of hippies and they did a home birth. ↗

— Ethan Suplee

#born #did #hippies #home #i

I believe there ought to be school choice, so that parents can choose within the public school system. ↗

— William H. Gray

#choice #choose #i #i believe #ought

I've had many nicknames over the years: V, Nessa, Nessy Poo, Nessy Bear and Van. Only my parents call me Van, though, and I hate it. I get embarrassed. ↗

— Vanessa Hudgens

#call #embarrassed #get #had #hate

Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby- awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#change #humor #love #parents #change

I'd experienced the '40s and '50s by looking at my grandparents' old clothes, books, and magazines. ↗

— Christian Lacroix

#clothes #experienced #grandparents #i #looking