ZizzFeed Quotes

Inspiration

Grandmam came back from that distance in time that separates grandmothers from their grandchildren and made herself a mother to me.

Wendell Berry

"As goes the family, so goes the faith; as goes the faith, so goes the culture."

Kenneth L. Gentry Jr.

Inspiration

To be honest, I know that a lot of Asian parents are secretly shocked and horrified by many aspects of Western parenting.

Amy Chua

"To lose your own language was like forgetting your mother, and as sad, in a way."

Alexander McCall Smith

Inspiration

The Hubbermanns had two of their own (children), but they were older and had moved out...Soon they would be both in the war. One would be making bullets. The other would be shooting them.

Markus Zusak

"Jeb is going to grow up to be the kind of man who spends his Saturdays teaching his little boy to ride a bike. (...) Charlie, on the other hand, will be off playing golf while his kid kills people on his Xbox. Charlie will be dashing and debonair, and he'll buy his kid all kinds of crap, but he'll never actually be there."

Anonymous

"To be around family is to feel the possibility of growing roots again."

Nadia Hashimi

Inspiration

Beyonce has set the tone as an aunt. I've set the tone as a mom.

Solange Knowles

Inspiration

Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don't realize what messages they are sending.

Virginia Satir

"What we must remember above all in the education of our children is that their love of life should never weaken."

Natalia Ginzburg

Inspiration

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.

James Baldwin

Inspiration

I want to speak directly to the audience, to say, 'I'm like you - I'm frustrated, I'm not an expert, I don't have a manual on parenting, I make mistakes, I'm selfish too.'.

Bernie Mac

"Do not try to be your father boy, it is a hopeless pursuit, particularly when you, like I, have a father of such colossal proportions."

A.H. Septimius

"I had a very lovely childhood, and, being an only child, I'm very close to my mom and my dad."

Luke Evans

"I have lost you, my brotherAnd your death has ended The spring seasonOf my happiness, our house is buried with youAnd buried the laughter that you taught me.There are no thoughts of love nor of poemsIn my head Since you died."

Catullus

"The most loving parents and relatives commit murder with smiles on their faces. They force us to destroy the person we really are: a subtle kind of murder."

Jim Morrison

Inspiration

An exhausted parent can’t provide the best care, although occasionally, we have all had to do so.

Charisse Montgomery

Inspiration

Two days after my dad's funeral, my mom went on a mission. I never understood it until then--that sometimes a spy doesn't need a cover so much as she needs a shield.

Ally Carter

"My sister is running away to get lost, but I am running away because I want to find something. And my parents love me so much that they want to help me. Yeah, Dad is a drunk and Mom is an ex-drunk, but they don't want their kids to be drunks."

Sherman Alexie

"...A row of tables manned by seated, serious women. Each woman looked like she could be someone's least-favourite aunt."

Adam Rex

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