Quotes about children
children writing choices
Just write. If you have to make a choice, if you say, 'Oh well, I'm going to put the writing away until my children are grown,' then you don't really want to be a writer. If you want to be a writer, you do your writing... If you don't do it, you probably don't want to be a writer, you just want to have written and be famous—which is very different. Jane Yolen
children book dark
A child who can love the oddities of a fantasy book cannot possibly be xenophobic as an adult. What is a different color, a different culture, a different tongue for a child who has already mastered Elvish, respected Puddleglums, or fallen under the spell of dark-skinned Ged? Jane Yolen
children life-changing book
Childrens books change lives. Stories pour into the hearts of children and help make them what they become. Jane Yolen
children father believe
When I went to first grade and the other children said that their fathers were farmers, I simply didn't believe them. I agreed in order to be polite, but in my heart I knew that those men were impostors, as farmers and as fathers, too. In my youthful estimation, Laurence Cook defined both categories. To really believe that others even existed in either category was to break the First Commandment. Jane Smiley
children real thinking
I say, when your hair turns gray and your children think they know who you are, do the thing that shakes up who you think you are, even who you had prided yourself on being. When all those around you say they simply don't recognize you any longer, that's the real compliment. Jane Smiley
children self anxiety
I have reared, or helped to rear, five children and the scariest bit, bar none, is the learning-to-drive part. It has filled me with anxiety not only about the children, but also about my former self and my friends. Jane Smiley
children believe parent
I was an only child. I've known only children. From this experience, I do believe that the children should outnumber the parents. Jane Smiley
children nuclear four
Combined families often get bad reviews, but the family my children got when they traded away 'the suffocating four-person' nuclear one is one that has benefited all of them. Jane Smiley
children driving introducing
There are several methods for introducing your children to driving, and all of them are bad. Probably the worst is to put it off. Jane Smiley
children house noise
I loved the house the way you would any new house, because it is populated by your future, the family of children who will fill it with noise or chaos and satisfying busy pleasures. Jane Smiley
children fall writing
Even if my marriage is falling apart and my children are unhappy, there is still a part of me that says, 'God, this is fascinating!' Jane Smiley
children ideas may
A child who is protected from all controversial ideas is as vulnerable as a child who is protected from every germ. The infection, when it comes- and it will come- may overwhelm the system, be it the immune system or the belief system. Jane Smiley
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Parents are working more than ever before and unable to monitor what kids are eating at home, and schools are selling astronomical amounts of junk food in order to supplement shrinking budgets. It's a ticking time bomb, and America's children are exploding. Lisa Ling
children
What we're doing is important for the future, for our children and our children's children.
children citizens dealing drive immigrants
What we're dealing with are the children of immigrants who drive a lot of these costs. Most of the children of immigrants are U.S. citizens. They are us.
children cost fear psychic
There is a psychic cost children bear when they grow up in fear.
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I am really excited to see all the kids so excited. The main reason we are here tonight is to recognize these children that have worked so hard all year.
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I am thrilled to launch the Dream Catchers series -- this offers us another way to reach out and help children in distress. Through this series, we were able to work with inspirational kids, representative of the thousands of children whose lives the Moyer Foundation touches throughout the year.
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I am very excited about the home and the grounds. Paul compared his reaction to when we had our two children - that is how excited he is about the home (and grounds).
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I am sure that if people had to choose between living where the noise of children never stopped and where it was never heard, all the good-natured and sound people would prefer the incessant noise to the incessant silence. George Bernard Shaw
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I always worked hard to maintain respect for the children. We never made them out to be fools. We treat them with dignity. They can be funny and heart warming. But, we treat them like people. Martin Charnin
children fortunate lives parents
Certainly, parents are very fortunate to be parents, to have children and to be employed. But we have to find a better way to make our lives balanced.
children preserving
Careers, children and homemaking all come above preserving your appearance. Self-preservation is at the bottom of the scale. Trinny Woodall
children families harder looking
Basically, theyre looking for families with children because its going to be a little harder for them to get on their feet,
children gifts privacy
Because of the privacy laws, we were not able to give the gifts to the children directly.
children denies god hands imagine morning nation stand teachers
Imagine every morning if the teachers had the children stand up, place their hands over their hearts, and say, 'We are one nation that denies God exists, Michael Newdow
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I'm a liberal where children are concerned, a libertarian where adults are concerned - and thinking very seriously about running for the House of Representatives, for whatever that's worth. Daniel Keys Moran
children father lost
I lost my child. Her children lost their mother. Her father lost a daughter. Her grandmother lost a grandchild.
children dad loves value wants
My dad wanted Gumby back on TV. He did Gumby because he loves children. He wants children to have something of value on TV.
children dad loves value wants
My dad wanted Gumby back on TV, ... He did Gumby because he loves children. He wants children to have something of value on TV.
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m working with the White House Task Force on Hurricane Katrina Response in order to find ways that we can help these children in any way we can. We will stick with these communities for as long as it takes to get them back on their feet. Margaret Spellings
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More than 35 percent of the children exposed to a single traumatic event will develop serious mental health problems ... The real crisis of Katrina is the hundreds of thousands of ravaged, displaced and traumatized children.
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More women are participating in hunting, shooting and other outdoor sports every year. These women purchase equipment, food and other supplies while providing jobs and economic opportunities for local communities. They also support the future of hunting by encouraging children to hunt.