Children Quotes

Small: I am certain that the Lord, who notes the fall of a sparrow, looks with compassion upon those who have been ca
"I am certain that the Lord, who notes the fall of a sparrow, looks with compassion upon those who have been called upon to part, even temporarily, from their precious children"
Thomas S. Monson, Clergyman
Small: It is a violent sport that we choose as men, and that we as parents allow our children to play
Troy Vincent
"It is a violent sport that we choose as men, and that we as parents allow our children to play"
Troy Vincent, Athlete
Small: I think we actually punish children out of their relationship with their bodies... we categorically separate m
"I think we actually punish children out of their relationship with their bodies... we categorically separate mind and body and emotion and intellect"
Susan Griffin, Writer
Small: I made a conscious decision that I was not going to have children. I didnt want others raising them, and looki
"I made a conscious decision that I was not going to have children. I didn't want others raising them, and looking after them myself would get in the way of being a musician and writer"
Stevie Nicks, Musician
Small: Unborn children do not have a voice, but they are young members of the human family. It is time to look at the
"Unborn children do not have a voice, but they are young members of the human family. It is time to look at the unborn child, and recognize that it is really a young human, who can feel pain and should be treated with care"
Sam Brownback, Politician
Small: Before I married, I had three theories about raising children and no children. Now, I have three children and
"Before I married, I had three theories about raising children and no children. Now, I have three children and no theories"
John Wilmot, Writer
Small: Throughout the world, terrorists are actively seeking their next recruit. Alarmingly, terrorist organizations
"Throughout the world, terrorists are actively seeking their next recruit. Alarmingly, terrorist organizations are increasingly targeting school-age children as the next generation of terrorists"
Pat Roberts, Politician
Small: Women now have choices. They can be married, not married, have a job, not have a job, be married with children
"Women now have choices. They can be married, not married, have a job, not have a job, be married with children, unmarried with children. Men have the same choice we've always had: work, or prison"
Tim Allen, Comedian
Small: It is impossible to treat a child too well. Children are spoiled by being ignored too much or by harshness, no
"It is impossible to treat a child too well. Children are spoiled by being ignored too much or by harshness, not by kindness"
Sloan Wilson, Novelist
Small: I mean, I had probably an illusion of being the wife that, you know, I wanted to create a home. I wanted to ha
Priscilla Presley
"I mean, I had probably an illusion of being the wife that, you know, I wanted to create a home. I wanted to have children. I wanted him to be a husband. It was never going to be that way. It couldn't be that way"
Priscilla Presley, Actress
Small: I am poor and naked, but I am the chief of the nation. We do not want riches but we do want to train our child
"I am poor and naked, but I am the chief of the nation. We do not want riches but we do want to train our children right. Riches would do us no good. We could not take them with us to the other world. We do not want riches. We want peace and love"
Red Cloud, Statesman
Small: I am writing my second novel for children for Simon and Schuster
"I am writing my second novel for children for Simon and Schuster"
Marlee Matlin, Actress
Small: Because I had children relatively late - in my 40s rather than in my 20s - it wasnt anything I ever knew that
"Because I had children relatively late - in my 40s rather than in my 20s - it wasn't anything I ever knew that I would do. It kind of happened to me: I met the right woman and we had children. It was a revelation because it suddenly makes me realize, 'Oh, I get it. Now I know what to do with the rest of my life.'"
Mark Strong, Actor
Small: You remember all those phrases about how these people - Asians - dont value human life like we do. Well if you
"You remember all those phrases about how "these people" - Asians - don't value human life like we do. Well if you spend any time around them, you discover that they love their children just as much as we love ours. That is certainly true of the Vietnamese"
Neil Sheehan, Journalist
Small: Its the continuation of everyones childhood to see these young children who grow up full of life, full of inte
"It's the continuation of everyone's childhood to see these young children who grow up full of life, full of intelligence, full of a sense of wonder. And within an instant they're gone from this world. It's terrible"
Lucien Bouchard, Lawyer
Small: You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then
"You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children"
Madeleine L'Engle, Novelist
Small: As they work hard for our children, Americas teachers often reach into their own pockets to make sure they hav
"As they work hard for our children, America's teachers often reach into their own pockets to make sure they have the best classroom supplies. I feel strongly that the federal government should help make up for their personal financial burden"
John Warner, Politician
Small: That difficult start drove me on to inspire children and let them know that it is never to late to repair a ba
"That difficult start drove me on to inspire children and let them know that it is never to late to repair a bad experience at school, and once you get your head down and start to read books, you can really achieve"
Johnny Ball, Entertainer
Small: Im a virgin and I brought up all my children to be the same
"I'm a virgin and I brought up all my children to be the same"
Shirley Bassey, Musician
Small: Children do not give up their innate imagination, curiosity, dreaminess easily. You have to love them to get t
"Children do not give up their innate imagination, curiosity, dreaminess easily. You have to love them to get them to do that"
R. D. Laing, Psychologist
Small: Toffee Crisp was my downfall. I once ate five at a sitting. Do you really need that third helping, Harry? My p
Harry Melling
"Toffee Crisp was my downfall. I once ate five at a sitting. Do you really need that third helping, Harry? My parents didn't overfeed me, nor did they make an issue of it. That's when things go wrong. It doesn't have to be a problem for children to be fat, but it does affect you: you aren't as happy in that skin"
Harry Melling, Actor
Small: Well, I love having kids. But I have the advantage of having a lot of help, a real hands-on husband and small
"Well, I love having kids. But I have the advantage of having a lot of help, a real hands-on husband and small children whom I can easily manipulate"
Jane Kaczmarek, Actress
Small: The more we shelter children from every disappointment, the more devastating future disappointments will be
"The more we shelter children from every disappointment, the more devastating future disappointments will be"
Fred G. Gosman
Small: Children laugh an average of three hundred or more times a day adults laugh an average of five times a day, we
"Children laugh an average of three hundred or more times a day; adults laugh an average of five times a day, we have a lot of catching up to do"
Heather King, Journalist
Small: The promise of education reform can never be fulfilled without adequate funding, and by shortchanging our scho
"The promise of education reform can never be fulfilled without adequate funding, and by shortchanging our schools, President Bush is breaking his promise to our children"
Joe Lieberman, Politician
Small: I have a beautiful wife and two beautiful children, and every day I am paid to do what I love
"I have a beautiful wife and two beautiful children, and every day I am paid to do what I love"
Treat Williams, Actor
Small: Lately, I cant shake the feeling that Ive been living a dream for the last 10 years or so I cant account for m
"Lately, I can't shake the feeling that I've been living a dream for the last 10 years or so; I can't account for most of my 20s, and I have to continually remind myself that certain people are dead now and many of my friends have children"
Chris Ware, Artist
Small: That children shall be compelled to receive religious instruction which is in antagonism to the wishes of thei
"That children shall be compelled to receive religious instruction which is in antagonism to the wishes of their parents, is what no man with say sense of justice would suggest"
Charles Tupper, Statesman
Small: Now we are raising the debt limit 3 times, up to 8 trillion, so that our children and our grandchildren will h
"Now we are raising the debt limit 3 times, up to $8 trillion, so that our children and our grandchildren will have to pay for the cost of our expenditures"
Chaka Fattah, Politician
Small: If we were really tough on crime, wed try to save our children from the desperation and deprivation that leave
"If we were really tough on crime, we'd try to save our children from the desperation and deprivation that leave them primed for a life of crime"
Carrie P. Meek, Politician
Small: When I got a telly we had no aerial, but I discovered that if I or one of the children stood by it you could g
"When I got a telly we had no aerial, but I discovered that if I or one of the children stood by it you could get a picture. So I had to make a statue that could stand by the telly"
Beryl Bainbridge, Novelist
Small: Ive never been drawn to the feminist movement. I was brought up to believe that men had little to do with the
"I've never been drawn to the feminist movement. I was brought up to believe that men had little to do with the home or children - except to bring in the money"
Beryl Bainbridge, Novelist
Small: They are always very lax about putting restrictions on violence for childrens movies, which I think is much mo
"They are always very lax about putting restrictions on violence for children's movies, which I think is much more harrowing than sexuality for children"
Philip Kaufman, Director
Small: Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives
"Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children"
Alex Haley, Novelist
Small: Let us take our children seriously! Everything else follows from this... only the best is good enough for a ch
"Let us take our children seriously! Everything else follows from this... only the best is good enough for a child"
Zoltan Kodaly, Composer
Small: Having children made us look differently at all these things that we take for granted, like taking your child
"Having children made us look differently at all these things that we take for granted, like taking your child to get a vaccine against measles or polio"
Melinda Gates, Clergyman
Small: Children see things very well sometimes - and idealists even better
"Children see things very well sometimes - and idealists even better"
Lorraine Hansberry, Playwright
Small: What a dichotomy. What conflicting ideas that we love and embrace these women, and entrust them to raise our c
"What a dichotomy. What conflicting ideas that we love and embrace these women, and entrust them to raise our children and to feed us and to bathe us, but we keep something as silly as a bathroom separate"
Kathryn Stockett, Novelist
Small: As children, we looked up to our maids and our nannies, who were playing in some ways the role of our mothers.
"As children, we looked up to our maids and our nannies, who were playing in some ways the role of our mothers. They were paid to be nice to us, to look after us, teach us things and take time out of their day to be with us. As a child you think of these people as an extension of your mother"
Kathryn Stockett, Novelist
Small: Children are our second chance to have a great parent-child relationship
"Children are our second chance to have a great parent-child relationship"
Laura Schlessinger, Writer
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