My parents divorced, and I didn't have much of a daddy growing up.
Pink
The idea that children are passive repositories to be shaped by their parents has been massively overstated. A child's peer group is a far... →
Steven Pinker
Parents provide their children with genes as well as an environment, so the fact that talkative parents have kids with good language skills could... →
So no, it's not all in the genes, but what isn't in the genes isn't in the family environment either. It can't be explained in terms... →
One important reason to stay calm is that calm parents hear more. Low-key, accepting parents are the ones whose children keep talking.
Mary Pipher
My parents didn't give me any scope to feel sorry for myself. They were just like 'go play with your brother, go climb a tree, go fall off... →
Oscar Pistorius
I never thought that shoes would be the reason that you recruit players, but it's a factor. I think we need to get the shoe companies out of the... →
Rick Pitino
Each generation's job is to question what parents accept on faith, to explore possibilities, and adapt the last generation's system of values... →
Frank Pittman
No one, however powerful and successful, can function as an adult if his parents are not satisfied with him.
Parents can make us distrust ourselves. To them, we seem always to be works-in-progress.