A Quote by Bette Davis

I firmly believe, however, that if your children have never hated you, you have failed as a parent.

Bette Davis

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Bette Davis
American - Actress
April 5, 1908 - October 6, 1989

You'll never be a perfect parent, but you can be a praying parent. Prayer is your highest privilege as a parent. ...Prayer turns ordinary parents into prophets who shape the destinies of their children, grandchildren, and every generation that follows. ...Your prayers for your children are the greatest legacy you can leave.

Mark Batterson

If you see in your children most of your own faults, you have failed as a parent, but succeeded as a neurotic.

Mignon McLaughlin

Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child.He needs guidance.If there is love, there is no such thing as being too tough with a child. A parent must also not be afraid to hang himself. If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent.

Bette Davis

The Holy Spirit never convicts (Christians) of your sins. He never comes to point out your faults…. It does not take a revelation from the Holy Spirit to see that you have failed. However, when you know that you’ve failed what you do need is for the Holy Spirit to convict you of your righteousness.

Joseph Prince

I firmly believe that there is a God. I firmly believe that there is a Heaven. And I firmly believe that if you go there, it's gonna be great.

Tommy Lasorda

The good parent: someone who doesn't mind, for a time, being hated by their children.

Alain de Botton

A Message to Children Who Have Read This Book - When you grow up and have children of your own, do please remember something important: a stodgy parent is no fun at all. What a child wants and deserves is a parent who is SPARKY.

Roald Dahl

If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.

Bette Davis

I have been public on this, and I firmly, firmly believe that this notion of accountability for what you promise as a leader is as important as your integrity.

Sergio Marchionne

However, I do firmly believe in maintaining the integrity of the animal.

Janine Turner

However, as a parent, as a grandparent, as a former educator, I know that these practices alone when we are dealing with young children are insufficient. We will never control this rising epidemic without greater accountability from the food industry.

Bob Filner

As a parent, you're never wrong in your children's eyes.

Ronan Keating

"What is the greatest mistake a parent can make?" she asked. "To believe that your children will be just like you."

Michael Scott

I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.

Condoleezza Rice

You don't have to do everything right as a parent, but there is one thing you cannot afford to get wrong. That one thing is prayer. You'll never be a perfect parent, but you can be a praying parent. Prayer is your highest privilege as a parent. There is nothing you can do that will have a higher return on investment. In fact, the dividends are eternal.

Mark Batterson

We all know that I failed as a parent. I'll be a way better grandparent than I was a parent, and that's how I would rather leave that.