I have been working out the wrong problem. Thousands of words on the wrong problem. I have perfected a two-handed backhand to clobber the lob that is coming at me that is: the wrong problem. I have aced the wrong problem.
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Quotes tagged ‘Parents’
The very first time I saw you Harry, I recognized you immediately. Not by your scar, by your eyes. They're your mother; Lily's. Yes, I knew her. You mother was there for me at a time when no one else was. Not only was she a singularly gifted witch, she was also an uncommonly kind woman. She had a wa…
My father taught me to work hard, laugh often, and keep my word. My mother showed me how to think for myself and to use my voice.
Abraham Woodhull: How are you doin', Sprout? Come here. It's you, aaah! Are you going to walk for me? Are you going to walk for your dad? Let's try walkin' again. There you go. All right, there you go. Aren't you a big boy. There... See, it's easy. Look at you! Keep goin'. Keep goin'! Mary Woodhull:…
Geoffrey: Those friends of yours are probably feeling the exact same way you are today. Alex: Actually, they're doing just fine. Geoffrey: Or maybe they're better at hiding what's really going on.
— Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Geoffrey Wilder, Ryan Sands, imdb.com
Please don't say it's going to be OK. My mom is a murderer; all of our parents are murderers!
— Rodney Barnes, Michael Vukadinovich, Karolina Dean, Virginia Gardner, imdb.com
Molly: Why would our parents do all these horrible things? Gert: Because they're horrible people.
— Rodney Barnes, Michael Vukadinovich, Gert Yorkes, Ariela Barer, imdb.com
Kylo Ren: Do you know the truth about your parents? Or have you always known? You've just hidden it away. Say it. Rey: [in tears] They were nobody. Kylo Ren: They were filthy junk traders. Sold you off for drinking money. They're dead in a pauper's grave in the Jakku desert. You come from nothing. Y…
Coach Boone: Are your parents here? Bertier: There's my mother. Coach Boone: Good. [nods his head at Gerry's mom] You take a look at her. Cause once you step on that bus you aint got your mama no more. You got your brothers on the team and you got your daddy. You know who your daddy is, doncha? Gary…
— Gregory Allen Howard, Coach Herman Boone, Denzel Washington, imdb.com
Juno: They have ads for parents? Leah: Yeah! 'Desperately Seeking Spawn.' Right next to, like, Terriers and iguanas and used fitness equipment and stuff. It's, like, totally legit.
Vanessa: Your parents are probably wondering where you are. Juno: Nah, I'm already pregnant, so what other kind of shenanigans could I get into?
I bet your parents taught you that you mean something, that you’re here for a reason. My parents taught me a different lesson, dying in the gutter for no reason at all. They taught me the world only makes sense if you force it to.
— David S. Goyer, Chris Terrio, Bruce Wayne / Batman, Ben Affleck, imdb.com
The quickest way to a girl’s bed is through her parents. Have sex with them and you’re in.
My folks were always on me to groom myself and wear underpants. What am I, the pope?
I still remember my mother, who is Scottish by birth, sitting in front of the television set to watch Queen Elizabeth’s coronation and not budging for an entire day. She was just enthralled by the pomp and circumstance, the whole idea of royalty and glamour. I also remember my father that day, pacin…
I can't wait to call my parents. They are gonna be so proud of me! When I tell my father I figured out out that navigation system, he's gonna flip his wig! And he's got one too!
My mother and father were amazing people. They were married 63 years. They had an amazing love affair.
For the record, I love having two moms.
So, my parents are, like, fighting all the time, and they want me to choose sides. But I can't, because they're both idiots.
— Matt Witten, Arthur F. Montmorency, Donna Pinciotti, Laura Prepon, imdb.com
Ava’s the kind of girl that you take home to your parents, and I am the kind you take to an exorcism.
— Keto Shimizu, Matthew Maala, Sara Lance / White Canary, Caity Lotz, imdb.com