William Clay Ford Jr. Quotes

My mom was tough.

My mother was a high-strung perfectionist. She would check my homework for the slightest imperfection and demand that it be redone if she detected any flaws, which she invariably did. My father, in contrast, was easy going and affable and delighted in helping me with any project.

I don't want to be that parent that puts my kids into what I think they should be in, you know what I mean?

With my son, I tried not to be so judgmental and tried not to push him so hard. I didn't want him to feel that everything or that our love for him will be based on how much he has achieved.

I am a father who never pushes or forces his children into anything.

My parents were fantastic. I was an only child, so I had a lot of love and too much attention. I don't think I was spoilt. My mother was quite a disciplinarian, but I did have a lot of attention and quite a lot of pressure to do well at whatever I was doing.

Every child thrives on encouragement, but beware of forcing it. I've seen too many family relationships crumble because of excessive ambition on the course or the range.

And I finished college because I thought how much it would upset my parents if I didn't.

My mom won't let anyone treat me like a little princess.

When a father, absent during the day, returns home at six, his children receive only his temperament, not his teaching.

People think I must have pushy parents, but that's not the case.

Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don't realize what messages they are sending.

My father loved me so much that he did not want me to be a laborer or anything. I don't know if it's the right thing to do - push your kids into something and then stay on them until they do it. Let them pick what they want to do.

My mom was a terrible parent of young children. And thank God - I thank God every time I think of it - I was sent to my paternal grandmother. Ah, but my mother was a great parent of a young adult.

Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.

I was never taught how to raise a child, because I wasn't raised properly.

If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much.

We learn much of parenting from our own parents. My love for my father deepened profoundly when he was kind, patient, and understanding.

My dad was like a stage mother he always pushed me to do what I wanted.

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

My mum and dad were a little like tiger parents. I hate that, but at the same time, I am a little bit proud.

My parents have always had pretty high expectations, but they're very supportive.

My mother was a powerful influence. She made me toe the line. If I didn't have a perfect report card, she showed her disappointment.

I just think everything my kids do is fabulous.

Trump must've been an extraordinary father to have raised well-adjusted kids.