112 Movie Quotes about Parenting (+ Sound Clips) - page 7

Updated: Aug 18, 2026

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

61 Babies! You're better off raising tomatoes.

Rhea Perlman as Zinnia Wormwood in Matilda (1996)

62 My school is a model of discipline. Use the rod, beat the child, that's my motto. -Terrific motto.

Pam Ferris as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda (1996)

63 If you think watching some rotten TV show is more important than your daughter, then maybe you shouldn't be a parent. Now, why don't you turn that darn thing off and listen to me.

Embeth Davidtz as Miss Honey in Matilda (1996)

64 It's not myself that I'm worried about. It's my babies. The sweet things haven't opened their eyes yet. And I don't want the first thing they see to be you.

Alfre Woodard as Maisie in The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

65 It's the future. -Most people think their children are the future.

Laura Linney as Karen Ross; Joe Don Baker as R.B. Travis in Congo (1995)

66 What you reading, Dad? -The first step in becoming a perfect parent is creating the perfect home environment. -Oh, science fiction.

Jim Cummings as Darkwing Duck; Christine Cavanaugh as Gosalyn Mallard in Darkwing Duck (1991)

67 The perfect parent protects his progeny.

Jim Cummings as Darkwing Duck in Darkwing Duck (1991)

68 An ogre from a swamp. Oh! How original. -Well, I suppose that would be a fine place to raise the children.

Julie Andrews as Queen Lillian; John Cleese as King Harold in Shrek 2

69 Shut up! I'm tryna get the little brat to sleep. Do ya mind?

Burt Reynolds as Charlie B. Barkin in All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)

70 I told you not to yell at him. He doesn't respond when you yell at him. -Then why are you yelling at me? -Because you don't listen. -I'm not listening to this.

Quote from Bee Movie