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Growing up, I started developing confidence in what I felt. My parents helped me to believe in myself. I wasn't the best looking guy, I wasn't the best athlete in the world, but they made me feel good about myself.

God, my parents, my wife. I don't have a lot of friends, because I'm always moving around. I don't drink, so I don't hang out in bars. But they've been very big in my life. Because they have helped to encourage me.

Because my parents, growing up, they worked hard. Everyone in my family woke up early in the morning. I used to see my mother and my father go off to work, and come back and, no matter what, they had time for the kids.

We're kind of wishing some parents would come back. And of course we're uneasy about the fact that we wish they'd come back - I mean, what's wrong with us?

I never had any question that my parents loved me. I had a real sense of self confidence.

I believe Congress has a duty to do so as well; not simply as a body of legislators, but more importantly as a community of friends, neighbors, parents and Americans.

Parents of young children should realize that few people, and maybe no one, will find their children as enchanting as they do.

Research shows that parents are the single biggest influence on children - if you are worried about your teen and drugs, talk to them.

Parents should monitor their behavior, know who their friends are, and keep track of what they do.

As parents, we need to talk to young people about drugs and make sure they understand that drugs are dangerous, addictive substances that can ruin their lives and harm their communities.

There is a growing acceptance and interest in publicly funded school choice as a catalyst for education reform in general and a way to empower parents to be education reformers.

Because these kids get away from their parents, and they binge drink until they are sick. Dozens of them are going to the hospital, and some of them dying. This is a problem, a big problem that needs to be addressed, and we need accurate information.

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

My parents gave me stability and a belief in myself and in all the possibilities life has to offer. I was told the only limitations I would ever face were those I placed upon myself.

Being a grownup means assuming responsibility for yourself, for your children, and - here's the big curve - for your parents.

Some believe all that parents, tutors, and kindred believe. They take their principles by inheritance, and defend them as they would their estates, because they are born heirs to them.

Don't hold your parents up to contempt. After all, you are their son, and it is just possible that you may take after them.

My parents moved back to New York from Florida when I was in the ninth grade.

I would say that my parents were supportive of me.

Parents need all the help they can get. The strongest as well as the most fragile family requires a vital network of social supports.