Trisha Yearwood Quotes

I've got a life that really matters to me, and that's because of the way I was raised. My ethics are high because my parents did a great job.

My parents always encouraged me and I had a good home life. We were always taught to respect things and other people. It's so different today, because children are just not taught the right way.

I was always very determined, as was my husband, that we wouldn't let any of our children act when they were young.

Blessed with Mom and Dad's remarkable genes, raised on big words and big, iconoclastic attitudes, Larry and I, before entering kindergarten, knew who we were, what we wanted, and how we would get there.

Thankfully, I was given a strong base by my parents, an understanding of who I was and my strength.

Growing up in Oklahoma the way I did, and being raised the way I was raised by my parents, gave me such a strong foundation to go out into the world and fly, so to speak, the way I was able to do.

I think I was brought up in a respectful household.

I think my parents undoubtedly influenced me on some level.

First and foremost, it's my mom and dad who gave me the foundation, the belief in me that I could do anything.

My parents did a great job of raising me and my brother. Very supportive parents.

I had a good upbringing.

I had good parents. My mother had morals and standards and she brought us up to be good kids - some of the families around were just laws unto themselves, it was really tribal.

I'm lucky my parents raised me well.

The upbringing my parents gave me has got me through the ups and downs in my life. My parents always believed that children need to be compassionate and caring human beings above anything. I wish and hope the same for my son Ranveer.

We have really good parents, and even though they broke up when we were little, we were still raised by two people who had really good ethics. They were never going to let us turn into Paris Hilton. I think that it wasn't really an option to become spoiled brats.

My mommy raised me so well.

My kids haven't watched one episode of 'Growing Pains'. I'll tell you why. When our kids were little, we never wanted Mommy or Daddy to be the celebrity mom or dad to our kids.

Family was real important in putting me on my path. I'm so blessed to come from a home with a mother and a father.

Everything my mother and father did was designed to put me where I am.

Parents don't need government to raise their kids. That's their job. But government can help them protect their children from influences they may not want their kids exposed to.

I had a fantastic mother who taught me self-confidence.

When you're a little kid, growing up, most of us know what's right and wrong. Our parents teach us that discipline.

The one thing that kids need is consistency.

I think it is important to be a friend to your kids. But it is also equally important to set boundaries. My mother was a strong influence, and so was my dad. My mom was my friend whom I couldn't cross.

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