1,263 Quotes About Parents

It always gave me a peculiar feeling to catch a glimpse of my parents' lives before I was born.

You know, nothing is stronger than blood bonds. What else is the reason for the success of life insurance policies? Why bother with what happens to your blood relatives after your death? After all, you stop existing. Why then bother about what is happening to your kids, and why be concerned about what is happening on Earth even? Well, it’s because, after one’s final exit, one lives through one’s children.

Maybe our parents' lives are imprinted within us, maybe the only fate there is is the temptation of reliving their mistakes. Maybe, try as we might, we will never be able to outrun the blood that runs through our veins. Or. Or maybe we are free the moment we are born. Maybe everything we've even done is by our own hands.

I write about you all the time, I said aloud. Every time I say "I", it refers to you.

Why had I ever thought my dad would be the superhero? Mom had been standing in front of me all along, holding our world up on her shoulders.

Giving your children a skill is more valuable than giving them your savings.

When she was frustrated with us Mom used to say, ‘You weren’t born in a barn!’ But the way I sometimes acted often made me wonder if I’d been born in a barn that collapsed long before I had ever gotten out of it.

A mother is your first friend, your best friend, your forever friend.

To children their mother's sight is like a hug and their mother's smile is like a kiss.