Quotes having the keyword Parent
Is it not evident that the Canadas, as well as the other colonies, have been left in a great measure to grope their way as they could through the darkness which surrounds them, almost totally unaided by the parent state?
by John Strachan (Clergyman, Canadian , born in 1778) keywords: almost, been, colonies, could, darkness, evident, great, grope, left, measure, other, parent, state, surrounds, their, them, through, totally, unaided, way, well , which Sometimes people need a kick in the pants to get them to do what they would be doing if government weren't there as a perpetual parent.
by Cal Thomas (Journalist, American , born in 1942) keywords: doing, get, government, kick, need, pants, parent, perpetual, sometimes, them, weren , would It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks; we still share genes around, and the resemblance of the enzymes of grasses to those of whales is in fact a family resemblance.
by Lewis Thomas (Scientist, English , born in 1913) keywords: around, cell, fact, family, genes, grasses, looks, our, parent, progeny, resemblance, share, still, take, those , whales If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.
by Brian Tracy (Author , American) keywords: accomplish, any, blessings, children, decide, feel, given, goal, greatest, parent, raise, succeeded, task, upon, will , your As to that leisure evening of life, I must say that I do not want it. I can conceive of no contentment of which toil is not to be the immediate parent.
by Anthony Trollope (Author, English , born in 1815) keywords: conceive, contentment, evening, immediate, leisure, life, must, parent, say, toil, want , which It is a grand thing to rise in the world. The ambition to do so is the very salt of the earth. It is the parent of all enterprise, and the cause of all improvement.
by Anthony Trollope (Author, English , born in 1815) keywords: ambition, cause, earth, enterprise, grand, improvement, parent, rise, salt, thing, very , world Every parent in America has the total power to control all television programming that is dispatched to their home today.
by Jack Valenti (Businessman, American , born in 1921) keywords: america, control, every, home, parent, power, programming, television, their, today , total The abduction of a child is a tragedy. No one can fully understand or appreciate what a parent goes through at such a time, unless they have faced a similar tragedy. Every parent responds differently. Each parent copes with this nightmare in the best way he or she knows how.
by John Walsh (Entertainer, American , born in 1945) keywords: abduction, appreciate, best, child, copes, differently, each, every, faced, fully, goes, how, knows, nightmare, parent, responds, she, similar, such, through, time, tragedy, understand, unless , way Passion has always been important to me. That won't change. What changes in a woman's perspective. I mean, I have two kids now. I'm a single parent balancing motherhood and my career. That changes the equation.
by Jody Watley (Musician, American , born in 1959) keywords: always, balancing, been, career, change, changes, equation, important, kids, mean, motherhood, now, parent, passion, perspective, single, two, woman , won A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures.
by Daniel Webster (Statesman, American , born in 1782) keywords: bad, conviction, done, many, measures, must, parent, something , strong I finally moved out of my parent's house. It was only fair to let my sister have her own room.
by Kate Winslet (Actor , born in 1975) keywords: fair, finally, her, house, moved, only, out, own, parent, room , sister Don't force your kids into sports. I never was. To this day, my dad has never asked me to go play golf. I ask him. It's the child's desire to play that matters, not the parent's desire to have the child play. Fun. Keep it fun.
by Tiger Woods (Athlete, American , born in 1975) keywords: ask, asked, child, dad, day, desire, force, fun, go, golf, him, into, keep, kids, matters, never, parent, play, sports , your 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.
by John Woolman (Clergyman, American , born in 1720) keywords: care, creatures, good, great, his, inferior, man, only, parent, regard, son, universe , wise