Rodney Dangerfield Quotes

When I was a kid I got no respect. My mother breast fed me through a straw.

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.

Dad was a strict disciplinarian and would give us a wallop with a wooden spoon if we were out of order. But we really respected him - he didn't try to be our best friend.

When I was a kid and got in trouble, I'd always say, Mom, I'm in trouble. Well, Mom, I'm in trouble.

My mother treats me exactly the same as she has always done, and the same as my older sisters. She tells me off when I need it, and sometimes I do need telling to go to my room or to do my homework.

The severe household has no fierce slaves, but it is the affectionate mother.

While they are kids, my children must do as I say.

In my family, if I talk back to my dad, I get in trouble.

Parents should have perfect control over their own spirits, and with mildness and yet firmness bend the will of the child until it shall expect nothing else but to yield to their wishes.

I say to my kids all the time - and this is absolutely true - I always say, 'Who's the boss?' and they go, 'You are.'

If my mama said not to do something, I didn't do it.

I hope all the kids out there who don't like listening to their mothers, who yell and scream at them, that moms are always right just so you guys know.

My mom was the organized enforcer. When someone crossed the line, mom was pretty clear-minded about how to... correct that error. But my dad led by his example, so we never wanted to do anything wrong that would, that would upset him or disturb him.

I think the biggest problem is parents are so concerned with being friends with their kids. You're not their friend. You're their parent.

A wretched parent who claims obedience from his children, without first doing his duty by them, excites nothing but contempt.

Once you've raised a child to adulthood, you can only be as demanding as your offspring allow.

Parents are trying to be friends with their kids rather than draw the line and tell them what proper public behavior would be.

I think I'm a much better father as an older man than I was with my first kids. Occasionally, I have to yell at the little guys, but they don't take me seriously. 'Listen to the old guy,' they say. 'Isn't he great? He's mad.'

When children are small, parents should run their lives and not the other way around.

I watch children a great deal; their idea is that rules are always negotiable, whereas you absolutely cannot joke at the airport about your toothpaste, and you cannot rollerblade in Grand Central Station. I keep running up against these things.

You have to discipline your children, or they won't respect you, law enforcement or God or anyone else.

My father - the late Madhavrao Scindia - was clear about the distinction between being 'loving' and 'strict.'

The first Law of Heaven is obedience, and it should be the first law of every home. It is the foundation of an orderly home, a successful family, and the successful lives of the children. The wife is the key.

A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.

It's true that I've never had a burning desire to rebel against my parents.