Quotes about children
children sunshine destiny
If we buy a plant of a horticulturist we ask him many questions as to its needs, whether it thrives best in sunshine or in shade, whether it needs much or little water, what degrees of heat or cold; but when we hold in our arms for the first time a being of infinite possibilities, in whose wisdom may rest the destiny of a nation, we take it for granted that the laws governing its life, health, and happiness are intuitively understood, that there is nothing new to be learned in regard to it. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
children fall race
The new religion will teach the dignity of human nature and its infinite possibilities for development. It will teach the solidarity of the race: that all must rise and fall as one. Its creed will be justice, liberty, equality for all the children of earth.
children ambition mind
A mind always in contact with children and servants, whose aspirations and ambitions rise no higher than the roof that shelters it, is necessarily dwarfed in its proportions.
children men soul
Men can never understand the fear of everlasting punishment that fills the souls of women and children. The orthodox religion, as drawn from the Bible and expounded by the church, is enough to drive the most imaginative and sensitive natures to despair and death.
children holiday eye
Well, another female child is born into the world! Last Sunday afternoon, Harriot Eaton Stanton - oh! the little heretic thus to desecrate that holy holiday - opened her soft blue eyes on this mundane sphere.
children abortion pro-life
When we consider that women are treated as property it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property to be disposed of as we see fit.
children blood vampire
When one creates phantoms for oneself, one puts vampires into the world, and one must nourish these children of a voluntary nightmare with one's blood, one's life, one's intellegence, and one's reason, without ever satisfying them. Eliphas Levi
children global-warming natural
Global warming threatens our health, our economy, our natural resources, and our children's future. It is clear we must act. Eliot Spitzer
children mistake women
Women age early, and their mistake is not knowing where to hide all the time that lies behind them so that no one sees it. What are they to do, devour it like the umbilical cords of their children? Hell and damnation! Elfriede Jelinek
children hands parent
As is said about most writers: on the one hand all I ever did from when I was a child was read, and I was a loner, which was furthered by my parents and my upbringing.
children men long
As long as we can be just the sidelight, the side issue, issues that deal with human beings, both men and women and children that should be given more prominence are not. Eleanor Smeal
children sick unions
We are the trade union for pensioners and children, the trade union for the disabled and the sick... the trade union for the nation as a whole. Edward Heath
children infinite weak
When you feel small and weak, remind yourself that you are a child of the universe who is connected to the infinite source. Deepak Chopra
children fall expression
If you could really see that tree over there," Merlin said, "you would be so astounded that you'd fall over." "Really? But why?" asked Arthur. "It's just a tree." "No," Merlin said, "It's just a tree in your mind. To another mind it is an expression of infinite spirit and beauty. In God's mind it is a dear child, sweeter than anything you can imagine.
children moving well-being
Well-being changes as we move through life, which is why a child's version of it cannot be the same as an old person's.
children math people
If a child is poor in math but good at tennis, most people would hire a math tutor. I would rather hire a tennis coach.
children italian ideas
I had no idea what they were saying in Italian as a child, they spoke too quickly on the radio. But I realized that language was very funny. Dominic Chianese
children kids people
There's this thing that you're not meant to have too many children - for global warming, it's bad. But I know lots of crappy people, and I would rather that good people have lots of kids and outnumber the baddies. Domhnall Gleeson
children parent want
Of course parents want their children to confide in them. Dirk Nowitzki
children self-esteem self-confidence
Experts say that if children can't read by the end of the fifth grade, they lose self-confidence and self-esteem, making them more likely to enter the juvenile justice system. Dirk Kempthorne
children law drug
Methamphetamine is a hideous drug. Meth makes a person become paranoid, violent, and aggressive - making them a serious threat to society and law enforcement. And maybe more importantly, meth users are a threat to their own children and families.
children destiny parent
There is a divine moment in our lives when we become One. It is called pro-creation and it is reborn continually and forever in the future we call children. They are our destiny and we are theirs. The extent to which we fail as parents... we fail as God's Children. Dirk Benedict
children believe years
I believe that the first 8 years are most important and the time in a child's life when parents must be absolutely and completely present.
children responsibility destiny
Children... are our legacy. Our responsibility. They are our destiny and we are theirs. The extent to which we fail as parents, we fail as Gods children.
children home emotional
Children who cling to parents or who don't want to leave home are stunted in their emotional, psychological growth.
children actors radio
I was a child actor in radio, and there's not many of us left. Dick Van Patten
children firsts instinct
When anything is wrong with your child, your first instinct is to make it better. Didi Conn
children thinking media
I think that we have created a new kind of person in a way. We have created a child who will be so exposed to the media that he will be lost to his parents by the time he is 12. David Bowie
children grateful race
I don't expect the human race to progress in too many areas. However, having a child with an ear infection makes one hugely grateful for antibiotics.
children trying world
... And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds are immune to your consultations. They're quite aware of what they're going through...
children people abuse
What distresses me at times is that I meet a lot of people in their 40's, 50's, 60's, who still say they're a victim of child abuse. Dave Pelzer
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One Child's courage to survive
children hate play
Inside, my soul became so cold I hated everything. I even despised the sun, for I knew I would never be able to play in its warm presence. I cringed with hate whenever I heard other children laughing, as they played outside. My stomach coiled whenever I smelled food that was about to be served to somebody else, knowing it wasn't for me.