Becky Lynch

My whole 'WWE' career has been rebuilding myself and finding the confidence that I once had. It's been one hell of a journey. There have been times I felt like the prodigal son because I left wrestling and abandoned this thing that I loved.

Irish Athlete

Hjalmar Branting

I do not overlook the fact that the appearance of these new, free nations in the European political community not only celebrates the return of the prodigal son but also creates new sources of friction here and there.

Swedish Statesman

Kayleigh McEnany

We all know the story of the prodigal son. Confident he knows what is best for him, he recklessly squanders his inheritance. The Occupy Wall Streeters are just that, the prodigal protesters.

American Public Servant

Anne Graham Lotz

Every time I see my brother, I just praise God for God's grace in his life. Because if God can change Franklin from a prodigal into a man of God, he can do it for anybody.

American Clergyman

Vance Havner

If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a sandwich and he never would have gone home.

Vikram

I don't see coming to Kerala as a commercial exercise; it's a human venture. Every film I make, I come here. I am the prodigal son.

Indian Actor

John Ciardi

Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.

English Dramatist

Sean Evans

Prodigal sons like Barack Obama, Kanye West, and Michael Jordan only come back to Chicago to sell their homes.

American Entertainer

Han Fei

The severe household has no fierce slaves, while it is the affectionate mother who has the prodigal son.

Chinese Philosopher

Edwin Louis Cole

The pattern of the prodigal is: rebellion, ruin, repentance, reconciliation, restoration.

American Author

The word implies a negative judgment about spending habits; it's often a criticism.

Negative Connotation

Used in moral lessons, 'prodigal' can suggest the downfall that follows reckless spending.

Moral Lesson

'Prodigal son' often references the Biblical parable teaching about forgiveness and repentance.

Cultural Reference

'Prodigal' can express something positive, like an abundance or lavishness that's appreciated.

Positive Context

Using 'prodigal' to describe nature evokes images of lushness and rich growth.

Vivid Imagery

The term is often linked to stories where characters return home, transformed after an absence.

Literary Reference

'Prodigal' is sometimes used figuratively to imply waste in areas other than money.

Figurative Use

 The return of the prodigal sons, hungry and humiliated.