My upbringing is why I am the person I am today. I have very wise parents. Votes: 3
The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future. Votes: 1
It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents. Votes: 1
A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease. Votes: 1
All parents hope and pray that their children will make wise decisions. Children who are obedient and responsible bring to their parents unending pride and satisfaction. Votes: 1
The care of a wise and good man for his only son is inferior to the regard of the great Parent of the universe for his creatures. Votes: 1
My parents called me their wise little baby. I was mature when I was 4 or 5. My brother and sister were older, so I was raised by four adults. Votes: 1
My parents had some problems of their own that put me in a position of having to deal with very grown-up stuff at a very young age. I needed some help with that, therapy-wise. Votes: 1
When my parents died, they both were 47, and they died of complications of different diseases, one being diabetes. I became a diabetic at 17 and went on this road of kind of self-destruction, eating-wise, until I was 40. Votes: 1
When I wrote 'Runaways,' I was a naive kid who thought that all parents were evil. Now that I'm a wise old man with children of my own, I am certain that all parents are evil. Votes: 1
Sometimes I feel like if two parents were given $100, and a child-free person was given $100, everyone would assume that the parents would invest their money wisely because they're smart. And people like me would just go buy candy. Votes: 1
My parents are very proud of my success but still worry, as I'm in a profession where there is no guarantee of work. They have always supported my decision to go into acting, but there have been tough times work-wise. Votes: 1
Think of the universe as a benevolent parent. A child may want a tub of ice-cream and marshmallows, but a wise parent will give it fruits and vegetables instead. That is not what the child wants, but it is what the child needs. Votes: 1
The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous. But neither, in my experience, do we ever reach a plane of detachment regarding our parents, however wise and old we may become. To pretend otherwise is to cheat. Votes: 1
I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things. My parents are so amazing, they're brilliant. We try to take one step at a time and be wise about the decisions we make and keep our values and the things that are important. Votes: 1
My parents inspire me every day. They are both incredible people that I love and look up to every day. Industry wise, I love what Justin Timberlake has done with his career. He's truly an idol to me, not only as a performer, but as a person as well. Votes: 1
I'm a trained architect. Both my parents were architects. Votes: 1
Any woman knows that it takes two people to be a good parent. Votes: 1
Children are free moral agents and have a right to be exposed to a range of beliefs well beyond the rigid doctrinal confines of their parent's faith, and we have an obligation to insist that they be so exposed, at least in public schools, if not elsewhere. Votes: 1
Wise parents offer criticism only when asked, and then minimally. Votes: 0
Wise parents know that fighting a teenager, like fighting a riptide, is inviting doom. Votes: 0
God's deepest secrets often miss the wise and prudent and are revealed unto babes. We say, "Children, be like your parents." Jesus said, "Parents, be like your children." Votes: 0
The best and most popular novelists do not, as a rule, have children in their books at all, and this is wise. Parents are about the only people who are interested in children, and they merely in their own ones.
Parents just don't understand. Votes: 4 DJ Jazzy Jeff
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. Votes: 5 Francis Bacon