Dries Mertens Quotes

My parents were the traditional Filipino parents who didn't talk about money around the dinner table.

My father, who educated his children on worldly principles, gave us much money, considering our age; not in order that we might spend it, but, as he said, to accustom us to possess money without spending it. The result was, that it led me and my brother into many sins.

My dad was a mechanical engineer and a drummer. We had no money, but I never felt we had no money, and that's what I remember now, having my own child. I think, 'Oh so what?' Kids don't go around the house seeing what's wrong with it.

I have never tried to bear a judgment against my own father because I consider that, in our European culture, one does not judge his parents. Now, I have expressed my disagreements with my father on certain points, disagreements related to the way one should express things, something that has also to do with a difference of generations.

It's very important that we instill some respect for the parents. In America especially, the kids are unruly, screaming at Mommy and Daddy, running the show.

I'm sure mothers are important across every culture, but particularly in Korean society, the role of the mother is of great importance.

There are some parents who have really done it right and told their kid, 'You know, we have this dough, none of this is for you. You have to get your own.'

My mom gives me an allowance. She keeps me pretty tight-reined.

My parents were married for sixty-five years, and I was married for about ten minutes, my first year at Yale Drama School. Something, somehow, didn't get passed on to my generation.

I've always wanted to be sure my parents approve of what I do. Even with my tattoos, my mom went with me.

Families are endlessly fascinating. We all have one, and they have a great impact on who we are and what we do - Freudian as that is.

None of my sisters are in the movies, nor are my nieces going to be. That's how Dutt 'sahab,' my dad, brought up the girls in the family, and I am just carrying his thought forward.

I came from a family in Texas who simply never spoke about money.

There was no way we'd ever get spoiled. Daddy made sure to instill in us a work ethic.

When I turned fifteen, I remember my father gave me a credit card which I was allowed to use for two things: emergencies and books.

My grandparents never understood why my mother Noreen chose such exotic names for her children: Damon and me. My granny insisted on calling my brother Dermot - a good Irish name - until she died; I was just known as 'wee one.'

My parents were from New England. It's very funny, but when I grew up, you always had to say, 'Yes, ma'am' and 'Yes, sir.'

My mother thinks I am the best. And I was raised to always believe what my mother tells me.

My childhood was very, very, very, very traditional.

My father was very strong. I don't agree with a lot of the ways he brought me up. I don't agree with a lot of his values, but he did have a lot of integrity, and if he told us not to do something, he didn't do it either.

I'm way more influenced by my children than I was by my parents.

The way I was parented did affect my parenting - probably in the reverse. My dad was pretty strict, and the next generation probably wants to be less strict.

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 don't go throwing money about - if I did, I think my mum and dad would be on my back because that's not the way I've been brought up.

It is true that all mothers do things differently from their own mothers, but they don't necessarily do them better.