Bret Easton Ellis Quotes

A father's disappointment can be a very powerful tool.

The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them.

Today's accent may be on youth, but the stress is still on the parents.

Do not try to live your children's lives out of your own frustrations.

My life has always been with my dad. Since I can remember, I was raised by my father my entire life. So he's kind of been that mom and father figure - always.

People think I must have pushy parents, but that's not the case.

The problem with children is that you have to put up with their parents.

My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be.

I probably have an earlier curfew than anyone. My mom wants to keep me really safe and my dad's not overly protective, but he's a dad no matter what.

A kid never listens to what his parents tell him to do. The parents actually act as an example of what their kids themselves do.

Mothers are not supposed to give guidance.

You don't want your children to look at you like you are anything special other than their dad.

My dad was my hero. And I got my personality from my mother.

It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father.

My dad was not happy about my not becoming an architect like him.

Listen, everything I did in my childhood was competitive. Everything we did my dad made it into a game to win. We used to drive my mum nuts.

I'm coming to that realization that I'm going to be seen as a mom to someone, and it makes you think about your own parents. You know, who were they?

Parents are the centre of a person's solar system, even as an adult. My dad had a stronger gravitational pull than most, so his absence was bound to leave a deep and lasting void.

My kids still think that, you know, other kids' parents are cooler than I am.

We all have opinions to what our parents really are, whether they agree or not. I'm sure they would feel the same the other way around.

Anyone who has a parent can relate to this idea of not quite understanding who your parents are or making up stories about them.

Some parents want to be popular, but that's not their job.

For parents to restrain the inclinations of their children in marriage is an usurped power.

I grew up as an only child. I think it might just be that my dad really didn't care that I was a girl. "You're gonna do certain things 'cause I want you to, and that's the way it is."

It's frightening to think that you mark your children merely by being yourself. It seems unfair. You can't assume the responsibility for everything you do --or don't do.