Famous Quotes & Sayings

I have three children, a daughter Caroline by my first husband, and two sons by Mark Elvin. All now are over 35, grown up with children of their own.

I heard many parents complain that their children have lost interest in study after they were intoxicated by such websites.

I heard children cry, families scream. Some children were yelling for their mothers and fathers.

Jason Reitman

I hear the way people talk about the children of famous people. They're not treated very well. The presumptions are usually quite awful. So I tried to establish myself with a couple of movies. After 'Juno' I thought: 'I think I've defined myself enough as my own director that I'd love to work with my father.'

I haven't heard back from those particular beauticians. It's sad when you see people volunteer to help poor children, but they select which poor children to help.

Richard Riley

I have said that if every parent read with their children at least 30 minutes a night, it would really revolutionize education in this country, ... Early Edition.

Mike DeWine

I put a lot of emphasis on children's issues. Children are many times ignored because they don't vote, and they don't have lobby groups.

In times of tragedy and disaster, children sometimes display symptoms that are akin to post-traumatic stress disorder.

In times like these, when the suffering of children is immeasurable, ... it is encouraging to meet so many people who are willing to sacrifice for the sake of one little child.

Ian Mckellen

In the past, kids didn't tell their parents they were gay, so there were never the bust-ups. Some parents react so strongly to the news that their children are gay that the reaction is, 'Get out of our house.' There's a residue of old prejudices that are going to die hard.

In that very moment when I had the reality of knowing that six of my children were gone, God did something very precious, ... The Garden of Prayer.

In places like Congo, children starve for their entire lives. We only have to do it for 30 hours, but it is still pretty hard. Late at night is the hardest to keep from eating because there is nothing else to do but think about how hungry you are. You get through it by thinking about those kids that have to go hungry all the time.

If you're sick, stay home. If your children are sick, keep them out of school.

If you want a family - and most people want a couple of children - and you are going to complete your childbearing by 35 and leave time for recovery in between, you would be wise to start before 30.

I gave my children what my parents didn't give me, and that's stability. I'd like to give that to my youngest child, and I think it's extremely unfair for you to take that away from him.

Mariella Frostrup

In my late teens and early twenties, I thought having children was possibly the most irresponsible thing you could do because I thought that the world was a dreadful place; I thought the sooner we all got off the planet, the better.

In fact, it's very important for children to be hungry so that they can learn to eat new foods. And they learn if they don't eat new foods, they're going to be hungry.

In adults who commit serious and heinous crimes, we see some psychopaths who are evil people with evil intent and actually enjoy a degree of pleasure from committing serious crimes, ... We don't see this in children. Children very rarely are evil or bad.

If the judgement had gone the other way, it would have serious consequences for schools and communities that want their children to wear a uniform.

Adam Hughes

I think all children draw, as soon as they figure out the thumb and can grab crayons. The only difference with people like myself is that we never stopped drawing.

Manmohan Singh

I suffered a lot. But I'm excited. I'm happy that I'll see my wife and children again,

I just love children of this age. There is no edge to them at all, they are delightful.

Spike Lee

I'm blessed, I can afford to send my children to private school.

I personally feel we would be shooting a negative message to those parents with children with disabilities. Research is clear. Early intervention is money well-spent, particularly when you are dealing with at-risk populations.

Maurice Sendak

I only have one subject. The question I am obsessed with is: How do children survive?

If you don't have a pool in Las Vegas, you have to put your children in the icebox.

Blanche Lincoln

If we are to give working mothers, fathers and their children an opportunity to live the American dream we must invest in their future.

If you have a fence and an alarm, that's not enough. You need to supervise your children.

If you don't take pets, or if your house is not set up for small children, we need to know.

If you have a very young child, many may not be able to say their name or tell you who they are, and that's an obstacle. You've also got children who may be shy or too frightened and may not be able to talk to somebody right away.

Jasper Fforde

If you give children the freedom to do very little, quite a lot will do very little.

Marian Edelman

If you as parents cut corners, your children will too. If you lie, they will too. If you spend all your money on yourselves and tithe no portion of it for charities, colleges, churches, synagogues, and civic causes, your children won't either. And if parents snicker at racial and gender jokes, another generation will pass on the poison adults still have not had the courage to snuff out.

Erwin McManus

If you look at it from just a pure economic basis, technology is replacing all of the jobs robots can do, and machinery is replacing the jobs that humans once held. If we don't train our children to imagine, to create, they're going to be unemployable.