#parents

Education is a shared commitment between dedicated teachers, motivated students and enthusiastic parents with high expectations. ↗

— Bob Beauprez

#commitment #dedicated #education #enthusiastic #expectations

No. Absolutely not. I forbid it. You'll have nightmares." "She was my friend! You must allow me. Why are you so horrid?" As soon as the angry words were out of my mouth, I knew I had gone too far. "Matilda!" Mother rose from her chair. "You are forbidden to pseak to me in that tone! Apologize at once. ↗

— Laurie Halse Anderson

#parents #teenagers #eating-disorders

My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author. ↗

— Lloyd Alexander

#horrified #i #parents #them #told

Because of my parents' love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia - first by Hitler and then by Stalin. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#america #because #being #came #czechoslovakia

It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#diversity #early #parents #people #strength

As an adult, I can't blame my parents any more. ↗

— Jennifer Aniston

#any #blame #i #more #parents

When my parents died, it became clear to me that there was an end in sight. Death was never a real thing to me. And then when that happened I realized I only have so many years left, if I'm lucky. ↗

— Rick Baker

#clear #death #died #end #happened

Thousands of kids and parents come up to us and say, How do we get better as a singer? ↗

— Paula Abdul

#come #get #how #kids #parents

Music rhythms are mathematical patterns. When you hear a song and your body starts moving with it, your body is doing math. The kids in their parents' garage practicing to be a band may not realize it, but they're also practicing math. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#band #body #doing #garage #hear

Most of the time it's the parents who recognise me. They try to tell their kids, 'Look, it's Giselle,' and I say, 'No, no, no, don't ruin this for them,' because I'm usually standing there with my hair sideways and no make-up on. And the kid is saying, 'That is not Giselle. No way. That is some worn-out girl who really needs a bath.' ↗

— Amy Adams

#because #girl #hair #i #kid