Quotes about children
children conquer-the-world single-life
A great industrial nation may conquer the world in the span of a single life, but its Achilles' heel is time. Its children, what of them? Charles Lindbergh
children men race
The idea of racial inferiority or superiority is foreign to me. I can't feel inferior or superior to another man because of race, or in any way antagonistic to him. I judge by the individual, not by his race, and have always done so. I would rather have one of my children marry into a good family of any race than into a bad family of any other race.
children adventure flames
Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could you ask of life? Aviation combined all the elements I loved. There was science in each curve of an airfoil, in each angle between strut and wire, in the gap of a spark plug or the color of the exhaust flame. There was freedom in the unlimited horizon, on the open fields where one landed. A pilot was surrounded by beauty of earth and sky. He brushed treetops with the birds, leapt valleys and rivers, explored the cloud canyons he had gazed at as a child. Adventure lay in each puff of wind.
children party school
[I]t is more than slightly ironic that Democrats, the fiercely pro-choice party, reserve free choice for aborting a fetus, while denying it for such matters as choosing your child's school or joining a union. Charles Krauthammer
children wife serial-killer
May your wife and children get raped, right in the ass. (to the jurors who convicted her) Aileen Wuornos
children more-to-life
For me, now, working and children is it. Theres nothing more to life. Aidan Gillen
children knowing mind
All of us deserve a greater peace of mind, knowing that our children are better protected wherever they are. Bob Ney
children fun successful
I think you should be a child for as long as you can. I have been successful for 74 years being able to do that. Don't rush into adulthood, it isn't all that much fun. Bob Newhart
children thinking generations
I was raised in a time where children were still seen and not heard basically, so I think a lot of us in my generation went the other way and just tried to be as much more liberal and open and we're still paying for it. Blythe Danner
children air grandparent
Just look at my face. Its an extraordinary experience. All of my friends who are grandparents have been saying, just wait, a bit cynically, but its just extraordinary. You feel like a child again yourself. Just walking on air.
children giving world
I feel that its our children who do give us hope because they are the ones who are going to save the world.
children future generations
We all have an obligation as citizens of this earth to leave the world a healthier, cleaner, and better place for our children and future generations.
children elderly needs
Many Americans are unaware that we still have a large population of working families, elderly, and children who rely on emergency food pantries, shelters, and other resources to meet their nutritional needs. Blanche Lincoln
children issues goal
In Arkansas alone, approximately three quarters of a million people are at risk of going hungry, and one in four children does not get enough to eat, so my goal is to bring awareness to this tragic issue.
children educational opportunity
Whether it's making sure that families have access to quality health care and child care, or making sure that our children receive the best educational opportunities we can give them, we must remain committed to these needs because our children are our future.
children believe responsibility
I believe that the fight against crime starts in the home. Parents must take responsibility for their children and show them love and guidance from an early age so they learn to respect the rights of others.
children war independent
'Our parents' generation had it a lot tougher than we did. They had to live through the Depression, World War II, and then they had to, you know, try to pick up the pieces of their lives and bring up their children. And, it was a great example for us. I guess we grew up with a certain amount of the ethics our parents had, which is, you know: work hard, make your own way, be independent. Billy Joel
children reality boredom
I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
children lying eye
She can kill with a smile. She can wound with her eyes. She can ruin your faith with her casual lies. And she only reveals what she wants you to see. She hides like a child, but she's always a woman to me.
children men flags
Every child had a pretty good shot, to get at least as far as their old man got. But something happened on the way to that place. They threw an American flag in our face.
children would-be journalism
Choosing my favorite moment in journalism would be like picking a favorite among my children. I can't pick one favorite. Bill Keller
children believe humility
Doesn’t it honor Him more when His children no longer see themselves only as sinners saved by grace, but now as heirs of God? Isn’t it a greater form of humility to believe Him when He says we are precious in His sight when we don’t feel very precious? Bill Johnson
children our-world government
Governments do not have the answers. Indeed quite the reversal. A lot of times they not only do not have the answers, they themselves are the problem. If we are committed to helping our world's children, then we must begin to create solutions from the bottom up. Betty Williams
children home play
We want for our children, as we want for ourselves, lives at home, at work and at play to be lives of joy and peace.
children world carnage
In a world that we know can feed itself, upwards of 40,000 children die very day from conditions of malnutrition. Surely we must question why we are allowing this carnage to continue
children believe hard-times
I have a very hard time with this word 'non-violence,' because I don't believe that I am non-violent. ... Right now, I would love to kill George Bush. I don't know how I ever got a Nobel Peace Prize, because when I see children die, the anger in me is just beyond belief. It's our duty as human beings, whatever age we are, to become the protectors of human life.
children memorable ease
The Lourie Center eases the burden of children and their families through early intervention and diagnoses and treatment. Beverly Sills
children book people
People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don't really read children's books. Beverly Cleary
children book want
I feel sometimes that in children's books there are more and more grim problems, but I don't know that I want to burden third- and fourth-graders with them.
children growing-up growing
What interests me is what children go through while growing up.
children book children-book
As a child, I disliked books in which children learned to be 'better' children.
children want grownups
Children want to do what grownups do.
children writing giving
I didn't start out writing to give children hope, but I'm glad some of them found it.