"No matter what age you are, you still want that affirmation often from your parents or your parental figures in your life."
"I just wanted to please my dad. How am I going to think that I'm going to have a statue in front of the Emirates? Even when I was winning golden boots and trophies, I was still trying to please my dad."
"I always said to myself, 'Two main things in life: make yourself proud, make your parents proud.'"
"I just wanted my dad's approval more than anything in the world."
"My mom never gave out compliments ever... Not a [__] peep, she says it to her friends."
"I want my dad to be proud of me, and it drives me to this day. That validation, the need to be celebrated and embraced."
"Everybody at some level, whether they have good parents or bad parents, wanna make their parents proud."
"I wonder if my parents would be proud of me."
"He saw his father praising him extensively and realized that it was the first time in his life that he had seen him so happy."
"He absolutely had no issues with the child being on the show."
"The important thing that got my parents to say yes was the fact that I had backup plans."
"Marriage-minded men upfront, cut off the ones who aren't; respect from parents follows suit."
"Your parents aren't going to be upset if they see you waking up early, pursuing your dreams, being productive."
"As long as I continue to get good grades, my parents let me do whatever I want."
"I'm definitely proud. I hope my parents are too."
"Whoever your future spouse is, your parents are going to see them as someone who they always hoped for you ending up with."
"Indian dads are super strict, and if he doesn't like you, he's not gonna let me be with you."
"You're making all of this money, and I had this business that I wasn't going to college. My parents said, are you sure about this decision?"
"Constantly trying to please your parents and get their approval will result in you becoming a people pleaser who lacks boundaries."
"A [ __ ] didn't even want to give his daughter to you unless you were one of the ones that could change her life."
"... you're pitching this almost let's say let's say that you're going to convince your parents your parents think well you've already got a good job why do you want to go back and study."
"I always cared what she thought about the guys that I dated so I would be like Mom I want you to like him it's really important to me that you know that you approve who I date."
"Your dad would have been proud of you."
"I just wanted my dad to love me. That's all I wanted."
"All children want to please their parents, but Mom has gone beyond wanting her dad to be proud of her, and it's causing a lot of difficulties."
"I want reals parents to know that I am falling for their son."
"...what would your parents think... would they be proud of you."
"...I knew I wanted to be a wrestler but I didn't really have the balls to be like you know I'm not going to go to school I'm just going to wrestle and I didn't know what else to do so I just kind of did it for my parents..."
"Definitely seems like the sort of girl you can take home and meet the parents."
"Your father just wants what's best for you. I'm flattered he thinks I could make you happy."
"I'm proud of you, and your dad should be too."
"I didn't get the chance to hear my father say that he was proud of me and that was the one thing I wanted to hear in my life more than anything."
"It was magical, my mom thought I was not doing it."
"You want to impress your parents, maybe you can control that."
"If your parents see that you're happy with the people that around you and the people that like you love like that's that should be the only thing that matters."
"Your father would have been proud of you, Jen."
"Your mom would have been so proud of you, but now she is."
"Vinin says he will exceed his father's expectations."
"Age is a factor because obviously if she's like 14 I understand that that's scary to tell your parents that you've got a boyfriend."
"I'm thrilled, but I'm nervous to ask my mom if she thinks it'll be okay."
"Loved by kids, approved by parents."
"My mom is like over the moon at the fact that I use sunscreen now."
"Your parents will be proud of your achievements."
"Go to sleep knowing that if your mother and your father are not pleased with you, then Allah is not pleased with you."
"One of the greatest accomplishments is to make your parents proud."
"Impressive work, my son," Minato said, smiling.
"For a lot of women, if their fathers aren't proud of them, that means they're doing something right in this lifetime."
"I didn't go to college to become a chef and this is what I was meant to do. Are you proud of me now, father?"
"You never want to let down your parents, it's your family."
"Love you. I think your parents actually like us."
"You've really outdone yourself this time; you made our family proud, son."
"My kids say he's a good guy, so that's all I care about."
"You are entirely allowed to form your own path without your parents' approval."
"Great job, Christopher, you're my pride and joy," Michael declared, his words washing over me with warmth.
"My parents being proud of me is probably like the biggest thing that I want out of life."
"I stood up to an idea and stood up for myself, but I didn't get any confirmation that that was okay until my dad said it was."
"She allows Rento to continue dating her daughter, asking him to take care of Hakari."
"Would you rather date a girl whose parents absolutely hate you, or would you rather date a girl that doesn't really treat you the best but her parents are really nice to you?"
"When we're very young, the only approval we need is from our parents."
"I'm so happy, and I'm so grateful that Mum let me get all this."
"Everybody wants their parents to say 'I'm proud of you.'"
"Your dad would be so proud right now."
"She really wanted to make her parents proud."
"If Christine KK's parents had still been alive, they would not have approved of the company she was presently keeping."
"Do not be afraid of your parents being upset with you because you want to go out and live your own life."
"My dad... he never told me he was proud of me, man, until after he got into prison this last time."