Kenneth Frazier Quotes

I was really blessed with parents who never said I couldn't do anything. And now I reflect as an adult on that, 'Wow, they never told me no!'

We are all anxious to be accepted. But if you have a strong mother and father who tell you that you don't have to dress a crazy way, or hang out with people who are looking for trouble in order to be loved and accepted, then half the battle is over.

My parents just had faith in me, and thank God they did. They weren't stage parents in the slightest.

I don't crush the kids. But I do want them to know that they have to earn what they get. I'm not like Jimmy Piersall's dad or anything. I mean, I tell them I'm happy if they just do the best they can. My parents were that way with me.

Everything my mother and father did was designed to put me where I am.

As a parent, if give yourself what you need, your children will watch you doing that and will give themselves what they need.

Thankfully, I was given a strong base by my parents, an understanding of who I was and my strength.

Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expected us to do our very best. I'm thankful to them for allowing me to do what I wanted to do.

As a child, the family that I had and the love I had from my two parents allowed me to go ahead and be more aggressive, to search and to take risks knowing that, if I failed, I could always come home to a family of love and support.

I was very lucky - I grew up with two parents who loved each other and gave me unconditional love. They set high expectations for me, and they gave me an infinite amount of support. So I stand on their shoulders; I follow their example in every way.

Our parents were really, really grounded people but also really ambitious people, meaning they saw our ambition and were willing to help us chase it.

My parents were never condescending to us. They treated us like adults from a very young age.

I couldn't live my life the way I do if my parents weren't supportive.

It was a blast growing up in a house where you have motivating parents, and my mom would always challenge me no matter what it was.

Confidence was the backbone of my upbringing. I was an only child, so I was spoilt, loved, and given an enormous amount of confidence by my parents.

We were pretty fortunate that we lived in a very supportive household, so our mom and dad, they didn't care what we did. They just wanted us to do something. Whatever we're passionate about, they would support us.

Mum and Dad had high expectations of us as human beings - it wasn't just about education. It's a fantastic way to go about parenting, and I aspire to that.

Our parents were just brilliant parents who encouraged us to do whatever we wanted to do.

John and I were lucky because our mother was a strong woman with high expectations and a strong sense of values. She encouraged us to pursue things we were interested in and not think about what other people wanted us to do.

Both my parents were very supportive of me in whatever I wanted to do.

My parents always pushed creativity on us, but they made it seem like the fun thing to do.

I grew up in a good family with good parents, and I was able to dream big and have the support to live it out.

My dad is this very sensible guy who never let me feel that anything was beyond my station.

I think I had really good parents. I got really lucky. They said, 'You're a woman; enjoy yourself and believe that you can do things.'

Parents are your teachers until a certain point, and if they don't give you love, you'll go somewhere else to find it.