Katharine Hepburn Quotes

Lot of things depend on the up bringing of a child.

I was given an enormous amount of love by my parents.

The way I was grew up gave me a slight fearlessness and a sense of independence. There are things about it that have definitely informed me. And then, as a parent, it's done the opposite. It's made me feel much more protective. There are boundaries in my kids' lives that I don't think I had.

Where you raise your children isn't as important as how you raise your children.

If you get offended by words - by noises we make with our mouths - it means you were raised by bad parents.

For everybody in the world, the answers to the mysteries in your life usually lie in your childhood, your upbringing, and your parents.

When one is a child, one has little say in the matter: one's parents decide. Mine chose Cotchford, and they chose the various schools I was sent to as I grew up.

My kids, they take a lot from me and I always come from an intellectual place. Like intellectually, not emotionally, and most people come from an emotional place and it's unfortunate.

I want my kids to have a life like I did growing up. The greatest gift I was given in life was from my parents. Though I can't match them, I'd like to be that kind of parent.

My father was the nurturing one, the one who always made sure my sister and I ate properly and that our hair was brushed... He really took care of the logistics of our upbringing.

My father made me very tough.

My mam and dad have brought me up well.

I always knew I wanted to have a family because I didn't have one growing up.

I was raised in a very, very loving household. I had quite unusual parents, and my father has always been my hero.

As a kid, you're so at the mercy of the people around you, the people raising you, your environment.

I was brought up as a normal kid.

I was brought up with an incredible amount of freedom and creativity.

I think that, any young child or teenager, you take a lot from your parents when you're growing up.

Remember that your ultimate goal is for your children to grow up secure in your love, strong in their faith, and with sound character.

Mama is the greatest teacher, teacher of love, fearlessness and compassion.

Another part of what gave me a questioning, rabble-rousing, activist heart and soul is that when all these heavy events went down, my parents did not shelter the kids from it.

It never occurs to you when you are very young to need something other than what your parents have to offer you.

Home is really where education does begin.

We need to see each child as a gift to be welcomed, cherished, and protected.

Let's just say that I was raised by my grandparents.