Quotes about "Family & Parenting"

The 77 cents that women make for every dollar men earn makes a real difference to our families - families stretching to make every dollar count. ”

I don't want women and their families to be left out and left behind. We can fight for them. We will fight for them. They deserve better and I want to give them better. ”

When we stand up for America, we stand up for what America stands for, which is a safety net for our seniors and really helping our families be able to help themselves. ”

It seems to me that unless you or someone very close to you has had a bad head injury, you really can't fathom it. You have no concept of what it is all about. It was so difficult for my whole family, not just me. ”

I really wish that I would have gone to college. Even my son, who's into rap himself, I tell him and tell his children, 'Go to college. Get that education - it is so important. Don't do like I did.' I had all this singing on my mind, and I just didn't have time for it. ”

Motherhood is so sentimentalised and romanticised in our culture. It's practically against the law to say there are moments in the day when you hate your children. Everyone actually has those moments. ”

The older I get, the more I appreciate my rural childhood. I spent a lot of time outdoors, unsupervised, which is a blessing. ”

If we could have seen through the televisions, we would probably have seen many a child grow up. ”

At best the family teaches the finest things human beings can learn from one another generosity and love. But it is also, all too often, where we learn nasty things like hate, rage and shame. ”

No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots. ”