We didn't do wrong things because we didn't want to embarrass our parents.

As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, and no one else's, to raise my kids. But we have to ask ourselves, what does it mean when so many parents are finding their best efforts undermined by an avalanche of advertisements aimed at our kids... view

By: Michelle Obama

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Part of our responsibility as parents, as adults, is to set examples for children. But we have to like children in order to be really happy fulfilled adults... view

By: Bobby McFerrin

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There are illegitimate parents, but I don't believe there are any illegitimate children... view

By: Rick Warren

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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... view

By: David Krumholtz

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Three thousand people died at ground zero. Their families are entitled to a little bit of respect, to respect the memory of those poor people that died there. And how about the families of all those soldiers that died in the two ensuing wars? Aren't they entitled to a little bit of respect - the kids, the wives, the parents?.. view

By: Carl Paladino

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I have my parents to thank for that, they raised me to be active and play all sports. They taught me the importance of staying healthy, being focused and setting goals in whatever I do... view

By: Kiana Tom

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My parents were born in Norfolk and spent their early years working in the big houses of that rural English county, my mother as a cook and my father as a handyman and chauffeur... view

By: Paul Nurse

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My parents never pressured me to skate. They always said I could quit if I wanted to. They only expected me to skate when they had already paid for the expensive lessons. But, otherwise they said I could do what I wanted to do... view

By: Nancy Kerrigan

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Charles Laughton signed me to my first movie contract at 17. He later asked my parents if he could adopt me... view

By: Maureen O'Hara

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All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself... view

By: Gore Vidal

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I grew up with Scientology - my parents at one point were clerical. It's a pragmatic philosophy, not merely a belief system. Yeah, it's had media exposure because certain luminaries do Scientology, but millions of people do it who are not celebrities. It's not a threat or some cult... view

By: Giovanni Ribisi

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In many Asian households, to not go on to higher education, that's like a big no-no. I know my parents' discouragement was for my own protection, and I'm really close to them now, but they didn't understand that there is value in this. That's because they didn't know... view

By: Sandra Oh

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