A parenting program should provide time for parents to clarify their own ideas about what it means to be an effective and successful parent.

I can’t even take a stroll through a park. As soon as women see my face they start gathering up their children and running for home.

One of the most important goals to have may well be the goal to create the life you want without preventing other people from creating the life they want.

Spending time with the child or adolescent in mutually enjoyable activities on a regular basis will help to build warmth and trust.

Seeking the counsel of trusted and respected health professionals can also be helpful in providing parents with some balance for their concerns as well as other avenues of support.

One of the premises of parenting might be that the job of parents is to teach their kids to get along without them.

People need to feel safe to talk without their ideas being criticized, judged, demeaned, or mocked.

Sometimes offering support and making yourself available when the child or adolescent is ready to talk can be the most helpful you can be.

There is no one best way for parents to become the parents they want to be just as there is no one best way for a child to grow into a contented and contributing member of society.

I consider parenting skills, those skills that help children: (1) develop clear and important goals; and (2) figure out flexible and persistent ways of achieving their goals.

Somewhat paradoxically, parenting programs should focus on the behavior of the parents not the behavior of the children.

I always have many roads to travel, but I take the one which leads to you.

I've wanted recognition I wanted success I wanted appreciation I love the perks of being in the movies. I love the fame that comes with it - but that's why I became an actor.

I like Doritos. I'm usually watching 'The Biggest Loser' eating Doritos.

I've been a story-teller all my life but I realized it only recently.

I suspect the fault...is in me: that I hate any job on earth, as a job and a hindrance and a semi-suicide.

The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom.

Never give a bureaucrat a chance to say no.

With no guilt and no shame, no sorrow or blame. Whatever it is, we are all the same.

Life is short. Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly.

It's silly to build a wall around your interests.