Famous Parent Quotes

#1. There's a tendency, when the offspring of a famous person does something notable, to define them by their more-famous parent.

Rachel Sklar

#2. You might get one job for having a famous parent, but you won't get your second unless you're good.

Linus Roache

#3. I suppose my approach to religion is like my approach to music - I take what I want and leave the rest.

Lana Del Rey

#4. Rich parents are famous both for miserliness and astonishing longevity. And, when they finally do die, you'll find they've left their estate in inviolate trust to the golden retrievers.

P. J. O'Rourke

#5. I used to take 40 minutes to warm up before going on stage. If you want to spend time with your child as well as having a career, you have to get up there even if your head's a mess. It's made me more relaxed, and I'm having some of my best shows.

Idina Menzel

#6. Whenever someone says to my mum: 'How's your son doing?' she says: 'Which one?' If you're a parent, you're not going to go: 'Oh I'll concentrate on the famous one.'

Martin Freeman

#7. Always give with love and kindness.

Debasish Mridha

#8. I was intent on doing something productive and on being everything my parents taught me to be. Their values were clear: do good work; don't ever get too big for your breeches; always be an authentic person; don't worry too much about being famous and rich because that doesn't amount to too much.

Ruth Simmons

#9. Yet I have discovered that if all those around you believe some particular thing, you will soon be tempted to share in that belief ...

Michael Crichton

#10. The effort to untangle the human words from the divine seems not only futile to me but also unnecessary, since God works with what is. God uses whatever is usable in a life, both to speak and to act, and those who insist on fireworks in the sky may miss the electricity that sparks the human heart.

Barbara Brown Taylor