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I made my parents crazy. As a kid, I redecorated my bedroom every month. I would literally save my allowance and go buy things.
I lost most of my friends. Their parents had told them to stay away from me, because they said I was crazy, I was an extremist.
I had a simple goal in life: to be true to my parents and our country as an honorable son, a caring brother, and a good citizen.
Education is a shared commitment between dedicated teachers, motivated students and enthusiastic parents with high expectations.
My parents met when they were graduate students at UC Berkeley in the 1960s. They were both active in the civil-rights movement.
I would teach U.K. parents how to stop their children throwing litter. London is a beautiful city but its streets are disgusting.
In my opinion, animation will continue to thrive as long as there are children, parents, television, movies and the need to laugh.
My parents met in Kenya. My father is African, is Kenyan. The Kenyan side of my family was involved in the anti-colonial movement.
My earthly parents don't know my potential or my divine qualities. They weren't taught how to diagnose or be aware of such things.
I actually was brought up by an Airedale. I don't really remember my parents, especially my mother. It was only the dog that I saw.
I believe that we parents must encourage our children to become educated, so they can get into a good college that we cannot afford.
My parents were pretty cool about letting me listen to whatever I wanted. The only objection might have been playing music too loud.
My parents always told me, 'Do what you love because that is what you will do well in.' They told me to make sure that you are happy.
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.
Having children truly ends adolescence. We are all either parents or children: responsibility-takers or those who demand from others.
It's not always about convincing your parents of what you want to do, but just saying, 'This is what I'm doing; this is what I love.'
One important reason to stay calm is that calm parents hear more. Low-key, accepting parents are the ones whose children keep talking.
I don't really remember much about Kosovo. I only remember growing up in London, where my parents had to basically start from scratch.
I would say that my parents were intermittently proud of me. They couldn't hang onto it, you know? It would come and go, like the flu.
Girls see these defined roles they're supposed to follow in life, but when I was a young child, my parents told me I could be anything.
We all have opinions to what our parents really are, whether they agree or not. I'm sure they would feel the same the other way around.
Like all parents, my husband and I just do the best we can, hold our breath and hope we've set aside enough money for our kid's therapy.
Kill all the rich people. Break up their cars and apartments. Bring the revolution home, kill your parents, that's where it's really at.
One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.
My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and look after my younger siblings and do the housework.
Catholic schools in our Nation's education have been paramount in teaching the values that we as parents seek to instill in our children.
Love can never make you weak, and love is not restricted to opposite sex. I love my parents, I love my animals, and I love my profession.
I had good parents. Two older brothers, bit of a handful between us, all got ginger hair, a bit fiery. I remember a very happy childhood.
Love doesn't care how much money you have. It doesn't care who your parents are. It doesn't care if you're gay, straight, or transgender.
When I was 16, I got 'Jamon, Jamon.' Of course, I had to lie about my age. And I had to lie to my parents about the content of the script.
I had those kind of parents where I watched all of these very sophisticated movies: 'Five Easy Pieces', 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.'
With every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us. We as parents are their most important role models.
When I was little, my parents would have these gatherings, and it was a common thing for me and my cousins to have to put on, like, shows.
I never looked at my parents' marriage or really anyone who had been married more than 30 years and thought, 'I gotta get me some of that!'
All parents all over the world want their children to lead a better life than themselves, but they need to believe that change is possible.
I have no tattoos at all - it was a huge undertaking for me in the '80s to let my parents know I was piercing my ear when I did 'L.A. Law.'
You think I'm going to ask these sweet 14 year olds to ask their parents to buy a $100 ticket then run around in latex and lip sync? No way.
I love cooking. It's one of my favorite things to do. To share my parents' recipes that I grew up with is just something very special to me.
Parents must lead by example. Don't use the cliche; do as I say and not as I do. We are our children's first and most important role models.
I've always felt misunderstood. Growing up, it's been my word against the teachers' or my parents' word, and nobody would ever listen to me.
To all the parents out there, thank you for allowing me to be a role model for your children. I really, really do not take that for granted.
I didn't always spell my name Bil. My parents named me Bill, but when I started drawing cartoons on the wall, they knocked the 'L' out of me.
My parents always told me that if you want something, you can do whatever you have to do to get it. As long as it's not against someone else.
I looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn't have to look far for role models.
This might be the first generation where kids are dying at a younger age than their parents and it's related primarily to the obesity problem.
My parents are my role models. All they've done for me, they're just major people in my life. They've stood by me and got me where I am today.
I made odd noises as a child. Just did weird things, like turn off light switches twice. I think my parents thought I had Tourette's syndrome.
Prince Charles is an absolute Mountbatten. The real intelligence in the royal family comes through my parents to Prince Philip and the children.
My parents always made education and school the number one priority. They believed that an education is the best gift you can give to your child.
Parents are like shuttles on a loom. They join the threads of the past with threads of the future and leave their own bright patterns as they go.