80 Movie Quotes about Parenting (+ Sound Clips) - page 2

Updated: Sep 20, 2025

Memorable quotes about parenting, selected from famous or less known movies and other sources by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

11 Somebody's got to nail that girl's fins to the floor.

Sebastian in The Little Mermaid (1989)

12 This is ridiculous. It's crazy. I feel like I'm babysitting, except I'm not getting paid.

Quote from The Goonies

13 It's a very cruel poem for children, but they need it, because life sometimes is very cruel.

Quote from Apocalypse Now

14 What is this minibar charge? -Honey, the kids threw the minibar out the window. -And that's our fault? -Well...

Steve Buscemi as Wayne in Hotel Transylvania

15 Up next, a mother of 800 tells us how she does it all.

Katie Couric as Katie Current in Shark Tale

16 You don't have a way with children. You must gain their confidence, make them like you. -Yeah? How do you do that? -You force them to like you, idiot!

Quote from The Rescuers (1977)

17 I don't know, Goof. Somethin's wrong when a kid won't spend time with his parents. Well, for all you know, he's runnin' around with some gang, and stealin' stuff, and causin' riots and...

Jim Cummings as Pete in A Goofy Movie (1995)

18 It's your wife. I want the kids in bed by 9:00. I want the dog fed, the yard watered, and the gate locked. And get a note to the milkman. No more cheese!

Lloyd Bridges as Steve McCroskey in Airplane (1980)

19 Father, I wish you'd try a little love and compassion instead of these harsh punishments. -That would be nice.

Quote from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)

20 All right. All right, I'll get that kid to eat. Where's my screwdriver and my plumber's helper? I'll open up his mouth and shove it in.

Darren McGavin as Mr. Parker in A Christmas Story (1983)