Bobby Deol Quotes

A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.

My brother and I had a lot of freedom growing up, and thankfully, we both turned out OK.

They are amazing kids so we let them make decisions but also have discipline.

The way I look at it, I'd rather make my own mistakes than have people make them for me.

My kids are free to do what ever they want. Because I only advise. I don't make them do anything.

My mum was no pushy parent. She would drop me off for auditions when I was in my teens at the Lyric Theatre, then give me my bus fare and say she would see me later at home. She wasn't hanging around in the wings geeing me on. I had to do it on my own; it was up to me.

Time and again, a student will send me an urgent appeal to hear her, saying she is poor and wants my advice as to whether it is worthwhile to continue her studies. I invariably refuse such requests, saying that if the student could give up her work on my advice, she had better give it up without it.

Lily's really together - she's a sharp kid and one of the smartest human beings I have ever met. Whatever she is doing, if she needs any advice, I'm there for her. Kids are going to make their own decisions, but I guess that the only thing you can do as a parent is to offer support. And I do.

My mother told me to raise my kids with calculated neglect. They get their self-worth from doing what they can do and not having everything done for them.

If you want someone to show up and help you if something bad happens, you'd better tell someone where you're going. And of course I wanted someone to know - but I'd made a choice and it was a choice I was going to have to live with.

Ye have a watch; go your way, make it as sure as ye can.

All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future.

My dad told us up front, 'Guys, if you want to play sports, go ahead, but it's your decision.'

I don't think anybody can be told how to act. I think you can give advice. But you have to find your own way through it.

I'm not here to - as a parent, I believe we are specifically here to help our children mature in the way that they can take on their own lives. I'm not here to live their lives for them. That's not my job.

As you grow and mature, you will want and will earn more freedom to live your lives your way and to make your own choices. This you should do.

I've never been one to let others decide what's right for me or my children.

I like to give my daughter some rope and let her make her own decisions.

My father was an amazing man. No person is perfect, and no father-son relationship is perfect. He wanted me to live my life my way and never think about what he would have done or what he would have wanted to do.

I think it's very important to send the message that, while parents are needed to remind you to practice and occasionally force you to finish things... they also need to learn to respect you. You as an individual, ultimately, are the captain of where you're going.

Do not make decisions for your kid. It's not going to turn out well.

I don't give advice, because I always made my own mistakes and would only be adding further chaos to the situation.

It's important to let children fly on their own. I understood that they needed to create their own life and not be my shadow. Let them make their own decisions, and support them along the way.

My parents have been a great strength to me. They never forced me into anything, and I have the final say.

My parents weren't very strict. They've always trusted me to be independent and make my own decisions. There wasn't really anything to rebel against.