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Our earth is degenerate in these latter days; 
bribery and corruption are common; children no longer 
obey their parents; and the end of the world is evidently approaching. 
--Assyrian clay tablet 2800 B.C. 

I am not caused by my history - my parents, my childhood and development. 
These are mirrors in which I may catch glimpses of my image. 
--James Hillman 


Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush; 
anxious for greater developments and greater wishes and so on; 
so that children have very little time for their parents; 
Parents have very little time for each other; 
and the home begins the disruption of the peace of the world. 
--Mother Teresa 

When I was a kid I got no respect. 
When my parents got divorced there was a custody fight over me 
... and no one showed up. 
--Rodney Dangerfield 

Parents can tell but never teach, unless they practice what they preach. 
--Arnold Glasow 

I've been very blessed. My parents always told me I could be anything I wanted. 
When you grow up in a household like that, you learn to believe in yourself. 
--Rick Schroeder 

Adolescence is perhaps nature's way of preparing parents to 
welcome the empty nest. 
--Karen Savage and Patricia Adams The Good Stepmother 

The longer we live the more we think and the higher the value we 
put on friendship and tenderness towards parents and friends. 
--Samuel Johnson 

My parents really hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio. 
--Unknown 

The reason grandchildren and grandparents get along so 
well is because they share a common enemy. 
--Sam Levenson 

If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either 
--Dick Cavett 

Good parents give their children Roots and Wings. 
Roots to know where home is, wings to fly away and 
exercise what's been taught them. 
--Jonas Salk 

The commandment to honor parents was given to ensure 
that the elderly, although they may not feel wanted by 
family or society, are still given their appropriate reward. 
--Dr. Laura Schlessinger