Parents quotes
379 parents quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines- From the movie: Matilda
“- Matilda: I have the adoption papers.
- Mrs. Wormwood: What? Where did you get those?
- Matilda: From a book in the library. I've had them since I was big enough to xerox.” - La trovi in Actors in real life
“Parenting is an impossible job at any age.”
- La trovi in Actors in real life
“The more I go through parenting, the more I say I owe my mother an apology.”
“Everyone should have kids. They are the greatest joy in the world. But they are also terrorists. You'll realize this as soon as they are born, and they start using sleep deprivation to break you.”
- From the TV Series: Breaking Bad
“Our son doesn't know who Boz Scaggs is. We have failed as parents.”
- From the movie: The Great Outdoors
“Good evening. How's it going? Listen, girls... uh... as your father, I feel it incumbent upon me to set the record straight on the validity of the tale which Uncle Chet shared with us this evening. I know that a terrifying story like that coming from the mouth of a recognized authority figure could be traumatizing for kids like yourselves; I...” (continue)(continue reading)
- From the movie: Annie
- From the movie: Annie
- From the movie: Mr. Mom
“I understand that you little guys start out with your woobies and you think they're great... and they are, they are terrific. But pretty soon, a woobie isn't enough. You're out on the street trying to score an electric blanket, or maybe a quilt. And the next thing you know, you're strung out on bedspreads Ken. That's serious.”
- From the movie: Hook
“I hated the deal, but I'm sorry you feel so badly about it. Your children love you, they want to play with you. How long do you think that lasts? Soon Jack may not even want you to come to his games. We have a few special years with our children, when they're the ones that want us around. After that you're going to be running after them for a...” (continue)(continue reading)
- From the movie: Smokey and the Bandit
“There's no way, no way that you came from my loins. Soon as I get home, first thing I'm gonna do is punch yo mamma in da mouth!”
- From the movie: Spanglish
- From the movie: Stand by Me
Wish the hell I was your dad. You wouldn't be goin' around talkin' about takin' these stupid shop courses if I was. It's like God gave you something, man, all those stories you can make up. And He said, "This is what we got for ya, kid. Try not to lose it". Kids lose everything unless there's someone there to look out for them. And if your... (continue)(continue reading)
- From the movie: Harlem Nights
- From the movie: Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
“There's one thing every little kid knows: Daddies mean fun; mommies mean business.”
- From the movie: 3 Ninjas
- La trovi in Actors in real life
- From the movie: The Great Outdoors
- From the movie: The Stupids
“As husband to my grandmother I am my own grandpa!”
- From the movie: To All the Boys I've Loved Before
- From the TV Series: Space Force
- From the TV Series: Scrubs
“Maybe the mistake we make is thinking our parents will change. And maybe they did a better job than we give them credit for. And maybe there, amid all the crap they dumped on us, are some things worth keeping. Like a passion for something you never knew you had. Or the ability to constantly surround yourself with people who love you.”
- From the movie: Gigi
“- Honore Lachaille: I have to tell you... your parents bore me to death.
- Gaston Lachaille: Me too.
- Honore Lachaille: But I've known them longer, so they've been boring me longer.” - From the movie: Pather Panchali
“- Sarbojaya Ray: You'll educate the boy, give him his sacred thread, teach him to worship the gods. Durga will find a good husband. Two meals a day, new clothes twice a year - what more could we want?
- Harihar Ray: We'll have all that and more. My ancestors were writers, after all. They left a legacy that can't be ignored. Just wait two years....” (continue)(continue reading) - La trovi in Actors in real life
“Parenting is one of the hardest jobs on earth.”
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