Children Quotes

Small: Some autistic children cannot stand the sound of certain voices. I have come across cases where teachers tell
"Some autistic children cannot stand the sound of certain voices. I have come across cases where teachers tell me that certain children have problems with their voice or another person's voice. This problem tends to be related to high-pitched ladies' voices"
Temple Grandin, Educator
Small: The fear of failure is so great, it is no wonder that the desire to do right by ones children has led to a who
Bruno Bettelheim
"The fear of failure is so great, it is no wonder that the desire to do right by one's children has led to a whole library of books offering advice on how to raise them"
Bruno Bettelheim, Writer
Small: Raising children is a creative endeavor, an art rather than a science
Bruno Bettelheim
"Raising children is a creative endeavor, an art rather than a science"
Bruno Bettelheim, Writer
Small: Not only is our love for our children sometimes tinged with annoyance, discouragement, and disappointment, the
Bruno Bettelheim
"Not only is our love for our children sometimes tinged with annoyance, discouragement, and disappointment, the same is true for the love our children feel for us"
Bruno Bettelheim, Writer
Small: After the outbreak of war, in April 1940, we left Geneva with our three children aged 4 years, 2 years and 2 w
"After the outbreak of war, in April 1940, we left Geneva with our three children aged 4 years, 2 years and 2 weeks only to become part of the disordered refugee crowds fleeing across France from the German army"
James Meade, Economist
Small: A good book written for children can be read by adults
"A good book written for children can be read by adults"
Norton Juster, Architect
Small: The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence
"The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence"
Denis Waitley, Writer
Small: I have no political ambitions for myself or my children
"I have no political ambitions for myself or my children"
Joseph P. Kennedy, Diplomat
Small: He that loves not his wife and children feeds a lioness at home, and broods a nest of sorrows
"He that loves not his wife and children feeds a lioness at home, and broods a nest of sorrows"
Jeremy Taylor, Clergyman
Small: Its a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when their growing powers of o
"It's a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when their growing powers of observation and discrimination excite in them a desire to know about things"
Anne Sullivan, Educator
Small: Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction
"Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction"
Anne Sullivan, Educator
Small: Women are only children of a larger growth. A man of sense only trifles with them, plays with them, humours an
"Women are only children of a larger growth. A man of sense only trifles with them, plays with them, humours and flatters them, as he does with a sprightly and forward child; but he neither consults them about, nor trusts them with, serious matters"
Philip Stanhope, Statesman
Small: Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as theirs, And full as craving too, an
"Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as theirs, And full as craving too, and full as vain"
Diane Arbus, Photographer
Small: Children between the ages of five to ten years are even more variable. They are going to vary from very high f
"Children between the ages of five to ten years are even more variable. They are going to vary from very high functioning, capable of doing normal school work, to nonverbal who have all kinds of neurological problems"
Temple Grandin, Educator
Small: As you may know, some of the stereotyped behaviors exhibited by autistic children are also found in zoo animal
"As you may know, some of the stereotyped behaviors exhibited by autistic children are also found in zoo animals who are raised in a barren environment"
Temple Grandin, Educator
Small: A treatment method or an educational method that will work for one child may not work for another child.
"A treatment method or an educational method that will work for one child may not work for another child. The one common denominator for all of the young children is that early intervention does work, and it seems to improve the prognosis"
Temple Grandin, Educator
Small: I dont mind being a grandfather Ive been a mother for so many years. You just cant believe what its like being
"I don't mind being a grandfather; I've been a mother for so many years. You just can't believe what it's like being a father. Especially when you come out of the chaos of the road to getting married and having children"
Steven Tyler, Musician
Small: The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, The children are now working as if I did n
"The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist.""
Maria Montessori, Educator
Small: If help and salvation are to come, they can only come from the children, for the children are the makers of me
"If help and salvation are to come, they can only come from the children, for the children are the makers of men"
Maria Montessori, Educator
Small: We serial killers are your sons, we are your husbands, we are everywhere. And there will be more of your child
Ted Bundy
"We serial killers are your sons, we are your husbands, we are everywhere. And there will be more of your children dead tomorrow"
Ted Bundy, Criminal
Small: As we move forward, we must not forget the lessons of our past. We must learn from our mistakes and build a be
Alassane Ouattara
"As we move forward, we must not forget the lessons of our past. We must learn from our mistakes and build a better future for our children and grandchildren"
Alassane Ouattara, President
Small: We are the children of a technological age. We have found streamlined ways of doing much of our routine work.
Lawrence Clark Powell
"We are the children of a technological age. We have found streamlined ways of doing much of our routine work. Printing is no longer the only way of reproducing books. Reading them, however, has not changed"
Lawrence Clark Powell
Small: Believe me, my children have more stamina than a power station
"Believe me, my children have more stamina than a power station"
Robbie Coltrane, Actor
Small: When school children start paying union dues, that s when Ill start representing the interests of school child
"When school children start paying union dues, that 's when I'll start representing the interests of school children"
Albert Shanker, Educator
Small: Allowing children to spew forth whatever is on their minds in the name of openness only creates an illusion of
"Allowing children to spew forth whatever is on their minds in the name of openness only creates an illusion of family closeness"
Neil Kurshan
Small: Adams abduction was our private hell - but it was not an isolated incident. On any given day, any number of ch
"Adam's abduction was our private hell - but it was not an isolated incident. On any given day, any number of children are absent from their homes for diverse and numerous reasons"
John Walsh, Entertainer
Small: We expect teachers to handle teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, and the failings of the family. Then we expec
"We expect teachers to handle teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, and the failings of the family. Then we expect them to educate our children"
John Sculley, Businessman
Small: The best lesson we can teach our children is to have fun. Its infectious, its contagious
"The best lesson we can teach our children is to have fun. It's infectious, it's contagious"
Vince Poscente
Small: We burned to death 100,000 Japanese civilians in Tokyo - men, women and children. LeMay recognized that what h
"We burned to death 100,000 Japanese civilians in Tokyo - men, women and children. LeMay recognized that what he was doing would be thought immoral if his side had lost. But what makes it immoral if you lose and not immoral if you win?"
Robert McNamara, Public Servant
Small: Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children now I have six children, and no theories
"Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children, and no theories"
John Wilmot, Writer
Small: Children are far more interesting to work with than grownups. Theyre incredibly honest. Theyll tell you exactl
Tim Sample
"Children are far more interesting to work with than grownups. They're incredibly honest. They'll tell you exactly what they think"
Tim Sample, Comedian
Small: I tell my children to avoid theatre and go into cinema and TV
"I tell my children to avoid theatre and go into cinema and TV"
Peter O'Toole, Actor
Small: Only those who look with the eyes of children can lose themselves in the object of their wonder
"Only those who look with the eyes of children can lose themselves in the object of their wonder"
Eberhard Arnold, Theologian
Small: My children are 10 and three, and the longing and the need for them is incredibly powerful
"My children are 10 and three, and the longing and the need for them is incredibly powerful"
Treat Williams, Actor
Small: I just cant think how I would go on without children having lost Edith already... Its too upsetting for me to
Otto Frank
"I just can't think how I would go on without children having lost Edith already... It's too upsetting for me to write about them. Naturally, I still hope, and wait, wait, wait"
Otto Frank, Celebrity
Small: I knew I wanted children in my life. The acting was always in relation to it. Life at home is chaos. Theyre wo
Annette Bening
"I knew I wanted children in my life. The acting was always in relation to it. Life at home is chaos. They're wonderful. They're such interesting human beings. I just love it. I'm lucky"
Annette Bening, Actress
Small: But I do believe that a womans truest place is in a home, with a husband and with children, and with large fre
"But I do believe that a woman's truest place is in a home, with a husband and with children, and with large freedom, pecuniary freedom, personal freedom, and the right to vote"
Lucy Stone, Activist
Small: Under these conditions it is not astonishing that learning was highly prized in fact, my parents made sacrific
"Under these conditions it is not astonishing that learning was highly prized; in fact, my parents made sacrifices to be able to give their children a good education"
Simon van der Meer, Physicist
Small: No I dont miss fighting, I still got my wits about me and there are a lot of people who do it and get beat up,
Michael Moorer
"No I don't miss fighting, I still got my wits about me and there are a lot of people who do it and get beat up, and I don't want to be one of them, I have children to raise"
Michael Moorer, Athlete
Small: Seems like God dont see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams - but He did give us children to make the
"Seems like God don't see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams - but He did give us children to make them dreams seem worthwhile"
Lorraine Hansberry, Playwright
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