Quotes tagged ‘Adoption’

(11 total)

“Even in its brevity, the note was evidence that my daughter was left to be found. She was not left to die.”

“Nurse: And have you considered the possibility of adoption? Maeve Wiley: I don't think anyone would want a pregnant 17-year-old.”

— Laurie Nunn, Maeve Wiley, Emma Mackey, imdb.com

“Pam Beesly: Oscar thinks that having a dog is just like having a baby. Angela Martin-Lipton: News flash: If you didn't carry it around for nine months, it isn't your kid. Pam Beesly: Exactly. Unless you adopted, of course. Angela Martin-Lipton: That is where we disagree.”

— Warren Lieberstein, Angela Martin, Angela Kinsey, imdb.com

“Max, there's something I didn't tell you before. I didn't wanna get into it. I guess because the more we talked, the harder it was to go through with what I had to do. It's about your mother. I did know her. She wasn't like the others. Seven months into her pregnancy, she tried to escape, because sh…”

— Patrick Harbinson, Hannah Sukova, Eileen Pedde, imdb.com

“I was thinking I could, like, have this baby, and give it to someone that like totally needs it, like a woman with a bum ovary or a couple of nice lesbos.”

— Diablo Cody, Juno MacGuff, Ellen Page, imdb.com

“Hey, Timon, it's just a little lion. Look at him. He's so cute and all alone! Can we keep him?”

— Irene Mecchi, Pumbaa (voice), Ernie Sabella, imdb.com

“When you make a commitment to a child, you got to stick to it.”

— Jas Waters, Kay Oyegun, Randall Pearson, Sterling K. Brown, imdb.com

“Thank you. For doing what I couldn’t. For raising him to be the man he is. I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to meet you, brother. I would have liked to have heard that laugh. I would have liked to have met my son’s father.”

— Dan Fogelman, Kay Oyegun, William Hill, Ron C. Jones, imdb.com

“The moment I saw you, I knew you were my boy. You weren’t a choice, Randall, you were a fact. You were never a replacement, son. Do you understand?”

— Vera Herbert, Kay Oyegun, Jack Pearson, Milo Ventimiglia, imdb.com

“Cozie could be cold-blooded. Even though my name, "Jamesetta," was formed from "James" (her husband) and "Cozetta," she didn't want to adopt me. She thought I'd hurt her business.”

— Etta James, amazon.com

“At what age do you think it's appropriate to tell a highway it's adopted?”

— Zach Galafianakis, reddit.com