“She'd been a beautiful woman in her day, delicate and trim, blue-eyed and fair-haired. There was a certain power beautiful mothers held… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
As a single parent, it can really be tough if the father's not in the picture much. Physically, emotionally and financially, you… — Laila Rouass Copy Share Image
Here is a fearful enemy of God and man — the liquor traffic; it makes ruthless war upon the people; it blasts… — Neal S. Dow Copy Share Image
I didn't trust adults because I thought they were all kind of corrupted. I thought children were pure and innocent, and that… — Mara Wilson Copy Share Image
To me, Stephen was my husband and the father of my children; one does not say to one's husband, 'Oh, you're so… — Jane Hawking Copy Share Image
I am also very proud to be a liberal. Why is that so terrible these days? The liberals were liberatorsthey fought slavery,… — Barbra Streisand Copy Share Image
In many parts of the world, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan, terrorism, war and conflict stop children to go to their schools. We… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
“I have, to begin with, an incurably romantic imagination. The practice of throwing a bottle into the sea with an important document… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
As a skilled psychologist, Dr. Reznick draws from her wealth of experience to offer children and parents a treasure trove of skills… — Judith Orloff Copy Share Image
Whenever I read statistical reports, I try to imagine my unfortunate contemporary, the Average Person, who, according to these reports, has 0.66… — Kató Lomb Copy Share Image
We put [young children] into kindergarten where their reasoning powers are ruined; or, if we can afford it, we buyMontessori outfits that… — Katharine Fullerton Gerould Copy Share Image
I have yet to hear anyone afflicted with the "gun control" disability dial 9-1-1 and specify, "Now please be sure to send… — Vin Suprynowicz Copy Share Image
People say how unbelievable and enjoyable this whole thing must be. But watching your children play quarterback, putting themselves on the line… — Archie Manning Copy Share Image
“I hope, that in the days, and weeks, and years to come, the question of where the dividing lines between adult and… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Thou shalt not commit adultry is a command which makes no distinction between the following persons. They are all required to obey… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I did this Super-8 film at art school called 'Tissues,' this black comedy about a family whose father has been arrested for… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
“It seems to be typical of life in America, where opportunities, real and fancied, are thicker than anywhere else on the globe,… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
Reading 'IT' again as an adult, you understand it from a different perspective. It is basically a love letter to childhood and… — Andy Muschietti Copy Share Image
You loved people and you came to depend on their being there. but people died or changed or went away and it… — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
“To live for the hope of something isn’t really living at all, and so, like a child putting away its toys and… — Mark A. Rayner Copy Share Image
“Analogy of scientist who try to reach the higher speed: A child ant is tired after the long walk in a body… — Toba Beta Copy Share Image
I love the fact that little kids think I'm a witch. A mum might come over and say 'I'm sorry to disturb… — Natalia Tena Copy Share Image
We have a society that monumentally conspires against the pursuit of health. We have wave after wave of labor-saving technology that says… — David Katz Copy Share Image
Come into our home, daughters of Earth; dwell in our tunnels, harvest our fields; what we cannot do, you are now our… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
I don't think it's a coincidence that comic books appeal so strongly to children. Not that it negates any of their power… — Seth Copy Share Image
Your children are your retirement plan. Because of that, all parents want their children, their only children, to do really well financially,… — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
When I started to paint, I painted children because I just felt that I wanted to take their side. What always upset… — Gottfried Helnwein Copy Share Image
There is a scene that I wrote with the line, 'It's a terrible day when a man's daughter brings a boy home… — Ol Parker Copy Share Image
As a child, I lived with being punier than other boys in class. The only consolation was my parents' empathy - they… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
“As children grow, they have an increasing need to orient: to have a sense of who they are, of what is real,… — Gordon Neufeld Copy Share Image
“She looks to be about three, the same age as his daughter at home in California...the girl's eyes are open. She seems… — Evan Wright Copy Share Image
Most aspiring child actors or child stars have a passion for it. But as easy as it is for me to say… — Nick Cannon Copy Share Image
I believe you came into the world to accomplish something, and that the something you came to accomplish is not small or… — Paul Solomon Copy Share Image
“Since the 1980s, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) has been on the rise, not just among children, but now among the adult population… — Jeff Davidson Copy Share Image
We have opted for petty determinisms - childhood trauma, genetic inheritance, social conditioning, etc. - that have made us comparatively passive. We… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
The problem is that the way [President] Bush has done it over the last eight years is to take out a credit… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Do not count the days, do not count the miles. Count only the Germans you have killed. Kill the German - this… — Ilya Ehrenburg Copy Share Image
“I don't know how these couples do it, spend hours each night tucking their kids in, reading them books about misguided kittens… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
“Normally I don't approve of children staying up late,' he said finally, 'unless they are reading a very good book, seeing a… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
I don't like to design single objects. I like my pieces to have a relationship to each other. They can be mother… — Eva Zeisel Copy Share Image