Children Quotes

Small: Every single decision I make about what material I do, what Im putting out in the world, is because of my chil
"Every single decision I make about what material I do, what I'm putting out in the world, is because of my children"
Meryl Streep, Actress
Small: And a special thank you to the citizens of Massachusetts: You are paying all the taxes, creating all the jobs,
"And a special thank you to the citizens of Massachusetts: You are paying all the taxes, creating all the jobs, raising all the children. This government is yours. Thank you for letting me serve you. I love this job"
Mitt Romney, Politician
Small: What is sad for women of my generation is that they werent supposed to work if they had families. What were th
Jackie Kennedy
"What is sad for women of my generation is that they weren't supposed to work if they had families. What were they going to do when the children are grown - watch the raindrops coming down the window pane?"
Jackie Kennedy, First Lady
Small: The children have been a wonderful gift to me, and Im thankful to have once again seen our world through their
Jackie Kennedy
"The children have been a wonderful gift to me, and I'm thankful to have once again seen our world through their eyes. They restore my faith in the family's future"
Jackie Kennedy, First Lady
Small: Its always been my feeling that God lends you your children until theyre about eighteen years old. If you have
Betty Ford
"It's always been my feeling that God lends you your children until they're about eighteen years old. If you haven't made your points with them by then, it's too late"
Betty Ford, First Lady
Small: Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children
Sitting Bull
"Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children"
Sitting Bull, Statesman
Small: There is nothing less to our credit than our neglect of the foreigner and his children, unless it be the arrog
"There is nothing less to our credit than our neglect of the foreigner and his children, unless it be the arrogance most of us betray when we set out to "Americanize" him"
Charles Horton Cooley, Sociologist
Small: The dogs did bark, the children screamed, Up flew the windows all And every soul bawled out, Well done! As lou
"The dogs did bark, the children screamed, Up flew the windows all; And every soul bawled out, Well done! As loud as he could bawl"
William Cowper, Poet
Small: I went to public schools, and while Gary was, like most American cities, racially segregated, it was at least
"I went to public schools, and while Gary was, like most American cities, racially segregated, it was at least socially integrated - a cross section of children from families of all walks of life"
Joseph Stiglitz, Economist
Small: In the span of my own lifetime I observed such wondrous progress in plant evolution that I look forward optimi
"In the span of my own lifetime I observed such wondrous progress in plant evolution that I look forward optimistically to a healthy, happy world as soon as its children are taught the principles of simple and rational living"
Luther Burbank, Environmentalist
Small: If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungl
"If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weed"
Luther Burbank, Environmentalist
Small: We are the children of our landscape it dictates behavior and even thought in the measure to which we are resp
"We are the children of our landscape; it dictates behavior and even thought in the measure to which we are responsive to it"
Lawrence Durrell, Writer
Small: You know, my children go to a local, local catholic school just down the road
"You know, my children go to a local, local catholic school just down the road"
John Deacon, Musician
Small: We are all dreamers creating the next world, the next beautiful world for ourselves and for our children
Yoko Ono
"We are all dreamers creating the next world, the next beautiful world for ourselves and for our children"
Yoko Ono, Artist
Small: So long as I can stay mentally alert - inquiring, curious - I want to keep going. I love my wife and my childr
"So long as I can stay mentally alert - inquiring, curious - I want to keep going. I love my wife and my children, but I don't want to sit around at home with them. We go on safaris and things like that. I can do that for a couple of weeks a year. I'm just not ready to stop, to die"
Rupert Murdoch, Publisher
Small: You must write for children in the same way as you do for adults, only better
"You must write for children in the same way as you do for adults, only better"
Maxim Gorky, Novelist
Small: Only mothers can think of the future - because they give birth to it in their children
"Only mothers can think of the future - because they give birth to it in their children"
Maxim Gorky, Novelist
Small: A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surr
"A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with books, if he has the means to buy them"
Horace Mann, Educator
Small: We need to teach the next generation of children from day one that they are responsible for their lives.
"We need to teach the next generation of children from day one that they are responsible for their lives. Mankind's greatest gift, also its greatest curse, is that we have free choice. We can make our choices built from love or from fear"
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Psychologist
Small: Ive told my children that when I die, to release balloons in the sky to celebrate that I graduated. For me, de
"I've told my children that when I die, to release balloons in the sky to celebrate that I graduated. For me, death is a graduation"
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Psychologist
Small: I want to build a country where our children can grow up without fear and where they can have a bright future
Volodymyr Zelensky
"I want to build a country where our children can grow up without fear and where they can have a bright future"
Volodymyr Zelensky, President
Small: I only have so much energy, so something had to go. This is why, at the end of the day, Ive preserved my sanit
"I only have so much energy, so something had to go. This is why, at the end of the day, I've preserved my sanity for the children and also manage to do my best at work"
Kiri Te Kanawa, Musician
Small: What do you mean you have my children at the police station? Why are my kids at the police station?
"What do you mean you have my children at the police station? Why are my kids at the police station?"
O. J. Simpson, Athlete
Small: You can never spend enough time with children
Dwayne Hickman
"You can never spend enough time with children"
Dwayne Hickman, Actor
Small: It is commonly agreed that children spend more hours per year watching television than in the classroom, and f
"It is commonly agreed that children spend more hours per year watching television than in the classroom, and far less in actual conversation with their parents"
Paul Weyrich, Critic
Small: Children do not have to learn that streets are dangerous places by potentially fatal trial and error
"Children do not have to learn that streets are dangerous places by potentially fatal trial and error"
Keith Henson, Scientist
Small: Again, with two small children its incredibly hard to commit yourself to anything because youre just getting i
"Again, with two small children it's incredibly hard to commit yourself to anything because you're just getting interested in it and someone comes along and goes I want Thomas The Tank Engine on, and screams the place down until you put it on"
Jo Brand, Comedian
Small: Taking the time to read to children is not only a worthwhile investment but also a wonderful experience.
"Taking the time to read to children is not only a worthwhile investment but also a wonderful experience. I have visited 119 schools in Maine, and these visits are among the most rewarding experiences in my career in public service"
Susan Collins, Politician
Small: My father felt that children should make their own way
"My father felt that children should make their own way"
Ron Reagan, Journalist
Small: You heard on all sides that the brightest Jewish children were turned down if the examining officers did not l
"You heard on all sides that the brightest Jewish children were turned down if the examining officers did not like the turn of their noses"
Mary Antin, Activist
Small: Words of wisdom are spoken by children at least as often as scientists
"Words of wisdom are spoken by children at least as often as scientists"
James Newman, Astronaut
Small: When Jane and I spoke out, people thought, What ungrateful children those two kids are to be that nasty about
"When Jane and I spoke out, people thought, What ungrateful children those two kids are to be that nasty about their father"
Peter Fonda, Actor
Small: The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of yo
Jessica Lange
"The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children"
Jessica Lange, Actress
Small: I preferred sewing to bossing little children
"I preferred sewing to bossing little children"
Mother Jones, Activist
Small: You know, I am mainstream America, and it really doesnt matter what party youre in. When you call your childre
"You know, I am mainstream America, and it really doesn't matter what party you're in. When you call your children and you say 'How are you?' - and what you are really asking is, 'Do you still have your job? And are you able to make the mortgage payment?', That resonates across the state, not across party lines"
Sharron Angle, Politician
Small: I cannot think that we are useless or God would not have created us. There is one God looking down on us all.
"I cannot think that we are useless or God would not have created us. There is one God looking down on us all. We are all the children of one God. The sun, the darkness, the winds are all listening to what we have to say"
Geronimo, Statesman
Small: Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is
"Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh"
Leonard Cohen, Musician
Small: More than ever, we as parents and a nation must do something about the growth of obesity in our children.
"More than ever, we as parents and a nation must do something about the growth of obesity in our children. We must do more than just talk, we must be concerned enough to act"
Lee Haney, Athlete
Small: There are hours when I must force the novel out of my mind and be interested in the children
"There are hours when I must force the novel out of my mind and be interested in the children"
Zane Grey, Author
Small: Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful
Jack Prelutsky
"Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career"
Jack Prelutsky, Poet
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