Think of the universe as a benevolent parent. A child may want a tub of ice-cream and marshmallows, but a wise parent… — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
What I'm about to say won't be popular, but it's true: If being a television showrunner is the job you want, and… — Courtney A. Kemp Copy Share Image
I'm thinking of writing a children's story about a leaf on a tree who arrogantly insists he's a self-made, independent leaf. Then… — Chuck Lorre Copy Share Image
“Sitting in his old schoolroom on the sofa with little cushions on the arms and looking into Natasha's wildly eager eyes, Rostov… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“The Christian, the child of God, the Christ man who has committed his body as well as his spirit and soul to… — John G. Lake Copy Share Image
The most common criticism I get is that I'm being manipulated and you shouldn't use children in political ways, because that is… — Greta Thunburg Copy Share Image
“To feel the tender skin of sensitive child-fingers thicken; to feel the sex organs develop and call loudly to the flesh; to… — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
I suspect that religion is a necessary evil in the childhood of our particular species. And that's one of the interesting things… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
We need to raise our sons more like our daughters. We need to relieve them of this burden of the idea that… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
If someone would ask me to choose between TV and films, I would go for TV. I am content with it. Also,… — Sonali Bendre Copy Share Image
The cloud which appeared to the prophet Ezekiel carried with it winds and storms, but it was environed with a golden circle,… — Nicolas Caussin Copy Share Image
Letting my 13 year old daughter watch four seasons of South Park while we were in Hawaii. That's pretty bad. And we… — Leslie Mann Copy Share Image
I love this truth-filled reminder that the victory is already ours, the battle is already won; we have more than conquered whatever… — Christine Caine Copy Share Image
“I have a real issue with anyone trying to protect children from their own imaginations. If we cannot acknowledge that a lot… — J.K. Rowling Copy Share Image
“When a child is forced to prove himself as capable, results are often disastrous. A child needs love, acceptance, and understanding. He… — Virgina M. Axline Copy Share Image
“I spent my whole life wantin' to take care of children. You a blessing, not a burden." She looked at me hard.… — susan crandall Copy Share Image
“It is through hearing about wicked stepmothers, lost children, good but misguided kings… that children learn or mislearn what a child and… — Michael Ward Copy Share Image
Love for Kuwait is always prior to self-love, money, and children.. In the heart of every Kuwaiti, Kuwait's love grew it's seeds,… — Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Copy Share Image
I was filled with rage. These same people who accuse Planned Parenthood of ‘targeting’ African-American children, they care about you only while… — Gwen Moore Copy Share Image
I used to believe, like many people who come from poor backgrounds, that it gave me an edge, but I think that's… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
I believe that investing in our children's development from the earliest age is the single most important contribution we can make to… — Jay Weatherill Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's good to not be able to buy everything, because then it gives you something to look forward to. That's why… — Fredric Brandt Copy Share Image
“Mothers are strong enough to let their daughters find out who they really are, and daughters are stong enough to realize that… — Linda Francis Lee Copy Share Image
I felt very maternal around eight months. And I thought I couldn't become any more until I saw the baby... But it… — Beyonce Knowles Copy Share Image
“He had known it often enough. A delightful child, even a delightful early adolescent, interested in everything, alive,affectionate, would turn into a… — Patrick O'Brian Copy Share Image
We would be doing the children of South Asia a great disservice if we allowed ourselves to believe that the need of… — Mary Landrieu Copy Share Image
“In his imagination he had thought that all the huts were full of happy families, some of whom sat outside on rocking… — John Boyne Copy Share Image
Social justice is what faces you in the morning. It is awakening in a house with adequate water supply, cooking facilities and… — Mick Dodson Copy Share Image
“Taking time to show your daughter your love, fills the tapestry of her live with memories she will keep forever and builds… — Tasha Chen Copy Share Image
There's an old actor's saying about how you don't work with children or animals. I disagree with both of them. Some of… — Liam Cunningham Copy Share Image
Hardworking women are the foundation of Arkansas's success. But we must do more to ensure that all of our mothers, sisters, and… — Conner Eldridge Copy Share Image
I would suppose I learned how to write when I was very young indeed. When I read a child's book about the… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
“The psychic said I would have two children. This makes me shake my head. I know you are not supposed to leave… — Amy Hempel Copy Share Image
Aren’t you a little old for your mom to be picking out your clothes for you? Really? Shopping at the Children’s Place… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
My mom was a sub teacher her whole life. My aunt was a teacher her whole life. So that wasn't hard to… — Matt Snell Copy Share Image
When the boys come into my yard for leave to gather horse-chestnuts, I own I enter into nature's game, and affect to… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Before doing 'Midnight's Children,' I didn't really have a chance to explore my Indian side. The Indian side of my heritage was… — Satya Bhabha Copy Share Image
It is common sense that in our immigration courts, where children fleeing devastating violence abroad often find themselves, kids need lawyers to… — Patrick Leahy Copy Share Image
I do feel guilty. I do. Especially about my family, my children. I write about them, and I know that this will… — Karl Ove Knausgaard Copy Share Image
Women and LBGT people have the advantage that they are everybody's son, daughter, cousin, nephew, aunt, uncle. They are in a position… — Linda Hirshman Copy Share Image
