Marguerite Moreau Quotes

We are all anxious to be accepted. But if you have a strong mother and father who tell you that you don't have to dress a crazy way, or hang out with people who are looking for trouble in order to be loved and accepted, then half the battle is over.

If your mother did not know how to love herself, or your father did not know how to love himself, then it would be impossible for them to teach you to love yourself. They were doing the best they could with what they had been taught as children.

My mom and dad gave their kids the greatest gift of all - the gift of unconditional love. They cared deeply about who we would be, and much less about what we would do.

We have to realize a kid will love us one day and hate us the next. That cannot change who we are and what we are about.

A lot of times black folks look for love in all the wrong places. You're always looking for somebody to love you, be accepted, and there's the insecurities that are even transmitted through rap. Everyone is trying to aim to please too much.

I read a lot on self-esteem issues, and a mother has more impact on the self-esteem of her daughter than peer pressure or media or television.

I believe that you need your parents the most. That's the most important thing.

I want people to love me, but it's not going to hurt me if they don't.

I was given an enormous amount of love by my parents.

My daughter is, of course, perfect. Everyone's child is, but mine really is perfect. But I could not have raised her without my parents. From the time she was seven months until now, I have been a single parent.

I always felt love from both my parents.

My mom won't let anyone treat me like a little princess.

When I grew older and awkward, when my parents divorced and life had gone all to hell, Demetrie stood me at the wardrobe mirror and told me over and over, 'You are beautiful. You are smart. You are important.' It was an incredible gift to give a child who thinks nothing of herself.

My mom was a terrible parent of young children. And thank God - I thank God every time I think of it - I was sent to my paternal grandmother. Ah, but my mother was a great parent of a young adult.

I was born 20 years after my eldest sister. I was the pampered child. That kind of love gives you an almost unbreakable backbone. My mother had three kids before me. She let me be completely free. I just never had anything to beat myself up over.

For decades, parents were told by so-called parenting 'experts' that offspring would be best raised on the belief each is special and entitled to all life has to offer.

Why is it better to love than to be loved? It is surer.

We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.

It's challenging to find an identity as a young person if you don't have the sustenance of love, because you're being shipped around.

The fate of a child is in the hands of his parents.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of family encouragement - not just for me, but for everyone.

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

I'm not running around looking for love and validation.

At the heart of personality is the need to feel a sense of being lovable without having to qualify for that acceptance.

With my son, I tried not to be so judgmental and tried not to push him so hard. I didn't want him to feel that everything or that our love for him will be based on how much he has achieved.