Calvin Johnson Quotes

Our parents were very strict. Not in a brutal or awful way, but there were definite rules, such as after six on a school night you didn't go out, and at weekends you had to be home by a certain time. It wasn't particularly sheltered, but we were well brought-up.

I would never put my kids in front of the camera.

Honor your father and mother (this is the first commandment with a promise),.4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

I've had my moments of insanity. But there is a certain responsibility to set proper examples for your children, and that influences your choices in every aspect of your life.

Looking back, I can genuinely say that I am truly grateful that my parents sheltered us from the public eye. This may sound like an easy task, but it was probably the hardest thing they had to figure out as parents - how to give their kids a normal childhood even though they were always in the spotlight.

Parents are to be respected - it Is a commandment from God.

I do recognize the most valuable work being done across the country is that work being done inside the four walls in our homes. And let us not forget how important the work of the mother and father are to raising responsible citizens.

It's very important, once you are a parent, that you educate your kid day by day.

Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children.

New Labour needs to realise that family life and the way we raise our children are private matters.

I'm not a goody-two-shoes. I'm just a father with four children.

Parents should keep 'Eyes Wide Open' next to the 'Kinsey Report' on their shelves.

There are illegitimate parents, but I don't believe there are any illegitimate children.

There are no illegitimate children, only illegitimate parents.

God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death

No American parent should be forced to compete with popular culture to raise his children.

If you bungle raising your children, nothing else matters in life.

I spent a lot of time in boarding school. This is something I will never do to my kids. I think if you're having kids, then you have to take care of them; otherwise, what's the point? There are many things that parents say are good for the kids, but the truth is they say that because it is good for the parents.

Nobody can raise your kids like you can yourself.

My mother was an orthopedic nurse for 20 years, and she forbade all of us children to ever get on a motorcycle, and we listened.

As a father, you want to protect, but I also want to prepare her for when she grows up, so I want to be a great example as a dad.

I have two grown up sons who, as I've repeatedly said are my first and only priority in life.

When your love for your kid is at the center of everything, you can't go wrong.

It's interesting as a mom to reflect on your own parenting skills. The core of our beliefs may stay the same, but our perspective changes over the years and evolves with each child that comes through us.

When you're making a decision that involves your children a certain amount of clarity comes with it.