Quotes about chi
children two three
Out loud I said I had two children. Silently I said three. I always felt like apologizing to her for that. Alice Sebold
children father lovely-bones
There was one thing my murderer didn't understand; he didn't understand how much a father could love his child.
children worry age
I know from having had a child, and from having been a child myself, that children will copy you. So, the best way to get them to read, is to read. The best way to get them to do anything is to do it yourself, and they will absolutely copy you. That way, you don't have to worry about what's supposedly age appropriate, a child will pick something up when the child is ready. Alice Walker
children book writing
I started writing as a child. But I didn't think of myself, actually writing until I was in college. And I had gone to Africa as a sophomore or something, no maybe junior and wrote a book of poems. And that was my beginning. I published that book.
children real thinking
I feel a little peculiar around the children. For one thing, they grown. And I see they think me and Nettie and Shug and Albert and Samuel and Harpo and Sofia and Jack and Odessa real old and don't know much what going on. But I don't think us feel old at all. And us so happy. Matter of fact, I think this the youngest us ever felt.
children dangerous grown-children
A grown child is a dangerous thing.
children writing criticism
It is healthier, in any case, to write for the adults one's children will become than for the children one's 'mature' critics often are.
children believe teaching
We must, I believe, start teaching our children the sanity of nonviolence much earlier.
children animal adults
human animals and nonhuman animals can communicate quite well; if we are brought up around animals as children we take this for granted. By the time we are adults we no longer remember.
children animal color
HELPED are those who love all the colors of all the human beings, as they love all the colors of the animals and plants; none of their children, nor any of their ancestors, nor any parts of themselves, shall be hidden from them.
children grandparent people
I love my own culture. I love my African-American culture very deeply, and I know it deserves to be honored. You have to be aware that people are suffering unjustly, and given our own history we have a duty to stand for the people who are being treated like our parents and grandparents and children were treated.
children humanity care
I see children, all children, as humanity's most precious resource, because it will be to them that the care of the planet will always be left.
children people genius
We are a people. A people do not throw their geniuses away. If they do, it is our duty as witnesses for the future to collect them again for the sake of our children. If necessary, bone by bone.
children years tragedy
She had always assumed that she would have years to sort out the meaning of life... As she bent over the child she realized that the tragedy of death had to do entirely with what was left unfulfilled. Abraham Verghese
children father character
Let every man remember that to violate the law, is to trample on the blood of his father, and to tear the character of his own, and his children's liberty. Abraham Lincoln
children father government
Nowhere in the world is presented a government of so much liberty and equality. To the humblest and poorest amongst us are held out the highest privileges and positions. The present moment finds me at the White House, yet there is as good a chance for your children as there was for my father's.
children people adopted
The seventies was a time when a lot of people didn't tell their children they were adopted. Anika Noni Rose
children doctors looks
I have as many pictures of my vocal cords as I do of my children. I have a great ear, nose and throat doctor, and we look at them - if there's some redness, maybe I'll take a little time off. Anita Baker
children creativity ideas
I knew naturally as a child not to forfeit my creativity to a world that's all laid out for me. I'll look at everything around me and vow to keep in mind that alla this is just someone's idea. It could have just as well been mine. Ani Difranco
children animal feminist
The minute my child was born, I was reborn as a feminist. It's so incredible what women can do... birthing naturally, as most women do around the globe, is a superhuman act. You leave behind the comforts of being human and plunge back into being an animal...
children dad home
When my career first began, I didn't have children - so there's a whole lot of difference in the way I choose roles now. Not just films for my children, but how long I'm going to be away, and is Dad going to be home while I'm gone. That sort-of factor plays a part. Amy Irving
children moving media
Just as we teach our children how to ride a bike, we need to teach them how to navigate social media and make the right moves that will help them. The physical world is similar to the virtual world in many cases. It's about being aware. We can prevent many debacles if we're educated. Amy Jo Martin
children cancer fighting
Families fighting childhood cancer should not have to worry about where they're going to get the next dose of the drug they need to save their child's life. Amy Klobuchar
children apology people
Shame makes people abandon their children and drink themselves to death. It also keeps us from true happiness. An apology is a glorious release. Amy Poehler
children heart oxygen
When your children arrive, the best you can hope for is that they break open everything about you. Your mind floods with oxygen. Your heart becomes a room with wide-open windows. You laugh hard every day...
children instinct should
You should always trust the instincts of children. Ally Carter
children glasses knowing
I wrapped my arms around my knees and stared through the window's wavy glass. The red velvet curtains were drawn around the tiny alcove, and I was enveloped by an odd sense of peace, knowing that in twenty minutes, the halls were going to be crowded; music was going to be blaring; and I was going to go from being an only child to one of a hundred sisters, so I knew to savor the silence while it lasted.
children play kind
As an early child, I tried to play every kind of music that I heard. I thought everyone was doing that. Allen Toussaint
children mean piano-music
As a young child, I thought that all pianists played everything. I mean, I thought anything on piano - any piano music, all pianists played it.
children toys boxes
To a child, often the box a toy came in is more appealing than the toy itself. Allen Klein
children treasure difficult-times
Children remind us to treasure the smallest of gifts, even in the most difficult times.
children sleep dark
I never dreamed the sea so deep, The earth so dark; so long my sleep, I have become another child. I wake to see the world go wild. Allen Ginsberg
children hard-work pride
Always be prepared; always work hard and take pride in your work no matter what it is. I still follow that advice and have already tried to pass it on to my children. They, of course, ignored me. Allen Covert