Inspirational Quotes

Once a baby is born, the parents have around one and a half decades to build his or her character and fill the mind with vigour and virtues.

~ Abhijit Naskar

My mom is cool and my mom will treat you right.

~ Sam Hyde

This is me telling you, you are amazing and beautiful. You are doing so much right! The children are watching so show them. Show them what it looks like to feel your own worth and celebrate your skills.

~ Tsara Shelton

We may not have had the same experiences as other parents, but I’m okay with that now.

~ Stacy A King

soon he’ll reach for her because she’s beautiful, and she’s his wife. If she cringes away from him because you’ve convinced her he isn’t good enough for her, how will that make him feel? If she submits to him out of obligation, how will that make her feel?What if she approaches him and later is ashamed of wanting her own husband because he isn’t good enough for her? It’ll be hard for a marriage to last under those conditions. This isn’t what you want for Susan. Forgive him. Accept him. You’ll be doing your daughter a favor.

~ Elaine Cantrell

Do not give up when touching the Door of Awareness, you meet its Mindfulness Magic, but let it open wide giving your family a possibility to Create Reality of Your Dreams.

~ Nataša Nuit Pantović

I am not in the entertainment business. I don't give a damn if it was spectacular or not. I want cause and effect.

~ Kirtida Gautam

I went because the nights are numbered and I do not know the count.

~ Karen Maezen Miller

Guilt is unavoidable for mothers.

~ Linda Gray

I believe that many sacrifices need to be made in order to do your best as a parent, but I also believe you don't have to abandon your whole life.

~ Holly Madison

You don't need to be primary caregiver of your children to be of primary influence in their lives. What you do for them behind the scenes in your own unique way is what makes the true difference in the long run.

~ Miya Yamanouchi

When we aren't curious in conversations we judge, tell, blame and even shame, often without even knowing it, which leads to conflict.

~ Kirsten Siggins

You can't judge your parenting by the choices of your kids.

~ Todd Stocker

Listening to our kids with an open heart & mind is the strongest way to build a relationship with them - especially when they're wrong.

~ Roma Khetarpal

We can easily teach our kids hot to be kind, compassionate and respectful when we are kind, compassionate and respectful to them.

~ Roma Khetarpal

Parenting, similar to aging, is not for the faint of heart. It is a sacred journey, filled with learning experiences for both parties, not all of which are easy. This journey requires that we are brave, honest, noble and resilient. Love for our children carries us through this journey and encourages us to feel more, give more, and be more than we ever thought we were capable of.

~ Jeanmarie Wilson

Most kids act out because they want your attention. Don't spank your child show them some attention.

~ Alcurtis Turner

Every parent is an artist, but not every artist is apparent.

~ Eric Micha'el Leventhal

A small step forward . . .every . . single . . .day. The sun is coming up and I am wondering, 'What wondrous thing shall I witness today?

~ Liz Becker

Reflection can be painful, but reflection can also be productive.

~ Charlotte Pearson

Realizing the emptiness of a spirituality -- and of a spiritual nurture -- that remains in the clouds need not bring us or our children to a dead end. It is a turning point. Now we can begin to deepen our awareness of the genuine spirituality of life's humblest moments.

~ Jean Grasso Fitzpatrick

If our goal is to be tolerant of people who are different than we are, Chase, then we really are aiming quite low. Traffic jams are to be tolerated. People are to be celebrated.

~ Glennon Doyle Melton

To look deep into your child's eyes and see in him both yourself and something utterly strange, and then to develop a zealous attachment to every aspect of him, is to achieve parenthood's self-regarding, yet unselfish, abandon. It is astonishing how often such mutuality had been realized - how frequently parents who had supposed that they couldn't care for an exceptional child discover that they can. The parental predisposition to love prevails in the most harrowing of circumstances. There is more imagination in the world than one might think.

~ Andrew Solomon

Often people ask, How can you say you're blessed to have a son with Down syndrome? My outlook on life has forever changed. I see my own challenges differently. He's always showing me that life is so much bigger than self.

~ Yvonne Pierre

My children taught me the true meaning of unconditional love.

~ Yvonne Pierre

My parents were nonmaterialistic. They believed that money without knowledge was worthless, that education tempered with religion was the way to climb out of poverty in America, and over the years they were proven right.

~ James Mcbride

Your tongue may speak lies, but your eyes know the truth.

~ Amber Jacobs

We’re all just ingredients. What matters is the grace with which you cook the meal.

~ Erica Bauermeister

…food is capable of feeding far more than a rumbling stomach. Food is life; our well-being demands it. Food is art and magic; it evokes emotion and colors memory, and in skilled hands, meals become greater than the sum of their ingredients. Food is self-evident; plucked right from the ground or vine or sea, its power to delight is immediate. Food is discovery; finding an untried spice or cuisine is for me like uncovering a new element. Food is evolution; how we interpret it remains ever fluid. Food is humanitarian: sharing it bridges cultures, making friends of strangers pleasantly surprised to learn how much common ground they ultimately share.

~ Anthony Beal

Your body belongs to the earth. In modern life, people tend to think their bodies belong to them, that they can do anything they want to themselves. But your body is not only yours. Your body belongs to your ancestors, your parents, and future generations. It also belongs to society and to all the other living beings. The trees, the clouds, the soil, and every living thing brought about the presence of your body. We can eat with care, knowing we are caretakers of our bodies, rather than their owners.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

I prefer noodles when they're raw, they taste just as good, but reward you with a satisfying crunch...

~ Callum Horncastle

I would rather spend money on something, that fulfills me for eternity. Rather, than something that fulfills me for only an hour or two.

~ Mary Sage Nguyen

The only think I like better than talking about Food is eating.

~ John Walters

If we could only live on good food like that, he said to her somewhat loudly, we wouldn't have the country full of rotten teeth and rotten guts. Living in a bogswamp, eating cheap food and the streets paved with dust, horsedung and consumptives' spits.

~ James Joyce

What is this food in my head, anyway? Let’s see...it’s green and good for you and so delicious. It’s prepared by angels with love. The minute you bite into it, it’s savory, chewy, nourishing, and whole- some. You feel instantly revitalized. A small, tiny amount, just a few bites, rejuvenates every cell, deepens your breath, clears your mind, heals your wounds, and mends your heart. It’s made from joyous plants that voluntarily separate themselves from their stalks, laying themselves at the feet of the approaching gardener who gathers them. They eagerly offer their vital energies to nourish living spirits. The angels in their chef hats, singing mantras, cook it tenderly to retain all the benefits of the generous plants. It’s barely sweet, barely salty, and contains all the freshness of spring herbs, summer fruit, spreading leaves, and burgeoning seeds. It comes premade in bags or boxes...you just open it up, sit down, and enjoy. It’s a full meal, enough maybe for a whole day, maybe for a week, maybe for your family, maybe for your friends and neighbors. It multiplies like loaves and fishes, in little biodegradable containers that vaporize instantly the moment you finish them, without any greenhouse emissions. Nothing to clean up!

~ Kimber Simpkins

I believe it's a cook's moral obligation to add more butter given the chance.

~ Michael Ruhlman

They were almond cookies, although they could have been made of spinach and shoes for all I cared. I ate eleven of them, right in a row. It is rude to take the last cookie.

~ Lemony Snicket

There you are. A simple commandment. Not ten of them, just one: 'Thou shalt not eat.' (Personally, I wish the very first edict from God hadn't involved dieting, don't you?)

~ Liz Curtis Higgs

Would you pour sand into the gas tank of your car? Of course not, your car was meant to run on good gasoline. Well, your body works the same way. Your body was meant to run on good food: fruits, vegetables, lean protein, and lots of water. Eat good food!

~ Tom Giaquinto

If you are going to go to the trouble of choosing healthy food for your plate, shouldn't you also choose healthy people for your life?

~ Ramani Durvasula