You learn that there’s no right way to do it, no wrong way to do it. It’s just what you feel comfortable with, to trust that, and don’t let anybody box you in to a certain style of parenting or make you feel a certain way about what your kids do.

I’m afraid that everything will get homogenized and be the same.

I’m not an analyzer. I’ve got a son that analyzes everything and everybody. But I don’t analyze people.

When you realize who you live for, and who’s important to please, a lot of people will actually start living. I am never going to get caught up in that. I’m gonna look back on my life and say that I enjoyed it – and I lived it for me.

In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself.

I want to support other women because of the opportunities I’ve had – and I’ve had a lot of opportunities. What I try as a female director is to do the best job I can and, in the meantime, bring attention to as many other female directors and writers as I can.

If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself up as a warning and not as an example.

When your dream is bigger than you are, you only have two choices: give up or get help.

I know from having had a child, and from having been a child myself, that children will copy you.

You don’t need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!

The ‚Billionaire‘ song is what my kids tease me with. They sing it to me. It’s funny.

Back when I was in school, few people understood dyslexia and what to do for it. My teachers thought I was lazy and not very clever, and I got bored easily… thinking of all the things I could do once I left school. I couldn’t always follow what was going on.

No, we don’t own our children. Our parental privilege is to love them, to lead them, and to let them go.

You know, you can only lead them from behind.

My parents taught me never to judge others based on whom they love, what color their skin is, or their religion.

I’ve told Billy if I ever caught him cheating, I wouldn’t kill him because I love his children and they need a dad. But I would beat him up. I know where all of his sports injuries are.

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!

Obama’s policies have been approximately the same as Bush’s, though there have been some slight differences, but that’s not a great surprise. The Democrats supported Bush’s policies.

I want my kids to see me as Dad, for God’s sake, not a television personality.

I think sometimes the critics want me to beat people down, and that’s not in me. I want to lift people up.

I don’t keep people around me that aren’t family. You don’t get to stay. Unless you’re eating at the table with us, you’re not part. We eat together, we cry together, we live together, we die together. Everything that we do is for each other, and we care for another.

In my research, I’ve interviewed a lot of people who never fit in, who are what you might call ‚different‘: scientists, artists, thinkers. And if you drop down deep into their work and who they are, there is a tremendous amount of self-acceptance.

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.

Men are what their mothers made them.

The outpouring of support from millions of people in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti has been impressive.

Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?

You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.

No parent is perfect; we all can look back and think of things we could’ve done to help our children be better prepared for adulthood. And sometimes it’s best to admit it to them and encourage them to learn from our mistakes.

Still and all, why bother? Here’s my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.

You’re just left with yourself all the time, whatever you do anyway. You’ve got to get down to your own God in your own temple. It’s all down to you, mate.

Do not be afraid to ask for help. Nobody gets through college on their own.

Clearly this is a tough economic time, and a lot of families are hurting. So when we talk to parents, we talk about small changes for kids and things that don’t cost extra money. Like adding water and eliminating sugary drinks and sodas. That’s going to save money right there. Or adding a few more vegetables.

My kids are the funniest two human beings there are.

What constitutes a real, live human being is more of a mystery than ever these days, and men each one of whom is a valuable, unique experiment on the part of nature are shot down wholesale.

Historically, the family has played the primary role in educating children for life, with the school providing supplemental scaffolding to the family.

Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.

The Occupy movement did create spontaneously communities that taught people something: you can be in a supportive community of mutual aid and cooperation and develop your own health system and library and have open space for democratic discussion and participation. Communities like that are really important.

Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.

It is a great shock at the age of five or six to find that in a world of Gary Coopers you are the Indian.

We care for each other and care about our family, and we are both working towards the same goal.

At the end of the day, your fans are the people who support you in and out. And their opinions matter.

I hate letting my teammates down. I know I’m not going to make every shot. Sometimes I try to make the right play, and if it results in a loss, I feel awful. I don’t feel awful because I have to answer questions about it. I feel awful in that locker room because I could have done something more to help my teammates win.

I supported Donald Trump.

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.

Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.

All parents are concerned about their children’s well-being. As a parent of three kids, I’m very concerned about their well-being.

I think everyone’s inherently snobbish. Things that are very popular are not taken seriously, because the snobbish side of one says, ‚Well, if everyone likes it it can’t be that good.‘ Whereas if only I and a couple of other people like it, then it must be really something special.

As a former resident with strong personal and ministry ties to the North Star State, I pray that the good people of Minnesota will show their support for God’s definition of marriage, between a man and a woman.

I love being a dad. I just love it.

Feels good to try, but playing a father, I’m getting a little older. I see now that I’m taking it more serious and I do want that lifestyle.

Our lifestyle was not in any way a negative. That was not the problem. That is and will remain one of the wonderful opportunities we are able to give our children.

To bring a healthy child into this world, raise them right and watch them grow is the biggest miracle there is.

Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children.

My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.

Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they’re already asleep.

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words.

People change because of kids. They change how they eat. They change the way they think. They change the way they see one another.

I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.

I’ve always felt quite singular, even as a child. That I must stay on track to keep my purpose.

Everyone has their style and your style explains a lot about who you are – you feel me? I’ve had style since childhood, so I like to dress how I feel. But maybe I get carried away by some trends.