Our great mistake in education is ... the worship of book-learning-the confusion of instruction and education. We strain the memory instead of… — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
“All her life she would associate liquor with her childhood. When she was alone and did not wish to be, a drink… — Pamela Moore Copy Share Image
My dad had a spell when he came out of coaching doing some work with underprivileged children on quite a rough council… — Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Copy Share Image
I used to meditate all the time in bed. That was when I was raising my daughter, and I'd get her up… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
“As it is, I guess I find “Jack & Diane” a little disgusting. As a child of immigrant professionals, I can’t help… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
There aren't many children's books about black characters that are just going on adventures. My library has over 2,000 children's books in… — Martellus Bennett Copy Share Image
“The night was still and quiet as the three companions slept deeply. Then, a slight shudder could be felt below the earth… — Sara C. Roethle Copy Share Image
“Why do we focus on certain things at the expense of others? We will risk our lives to save a person from… — Graeme Simsion Copy Share Image
“On the other side of the curtain, children were squabbling, a baby was crying, and there was the smell of rat-and-cabbage casserole.… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Since many of you do not belong to the Catholic Church and others are non-believers, from the bottom of my heart I… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I cannot be alone in being pretty nauseated by Red Nose Day, or at least its television manifestation. Do I think that… — Simon Hoggart Copy Share Image
The Super Bowl isn't for kids, I had a great time though and it was worth every nickel of it because by… — Andy Rooney Copy Share Image
“Whereas the will is made of titanium and steel, the human spirit is a million times more delicate. It reflects the self-concept… — James C. Dobson Copy Share Image
“This framing accents the importance of building a tidier system, one that incorporates the array of existing child care centers, then pushes… — Bruce Fuller Copy Share Image
“The broad principle, which appears throughout this book, bears repeating. Healthy parenting can be boiled down to those two essential ingredients: love… — James C. Dobson Copy Share Image
As a retired educator I have seen first-hand the impact a great education can have on a young person's life. I will… — Alma Adams Copy Share Image
It seems to me that the most fundamental mistake most parents make with children is to expect them to be grateful. Children… — Billie Burke Copy Share Image
“The shock of her death froze something in me. The child I loved, was gone, but I kept looking for her -… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
Tradition sometimes excludes the girl child from inheriting; or single women may not want to be perceived as pursuing too much property.… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
“Mrs. Ellis was a stately, regal woman, always surrounded by three gelatinous orbs floating about her person, each containing a likeness of… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“...life brings you everything at once. You can be in misery because of the misery of your daughter at the same time… — Brian Morton Copy Share Image
We're in a digital age where it's cool to be on your iPhone all the time. All of out-of-school activities my daughter… — Ludacris Copy Share Image
“But I think parents aren't teachers anymore. Parents -- or a whole lot of us, at least -- lead by mouth instead… — Robert R. McCammon Copy Share Image
I've been sober for two-and-a-half years, My children are happy. In August, my wife and I will celebrate our fifteenth wedding anniversary.… — Trey Anastasio Copy Share Image
“The choice not to have sex, not to be hurt. The choice not to risk pregnancy. And then... what if she had… — China Miéville Copy Share Image
I wonder how many parents realize that by the so-called education they are giving their children, they are only driving them into… — Isadora Duncan Copy Share Image
For sure, and we haven't found it yet. I understand why we have come to a time and place where we cannot… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
From an evolutionary perspective children are, literally, designed to learn. Childhood is a special period of protected immaturity. It gives the young… — Alison Gopnik Copy Share Image
“This enemy you cannot kill,” I murmured. He nodded and finished the quote for me. “You can only drive it back damaged… — Richard K. Morgan Copy Share Image
“As our children turn even five or six degrees away from us, we have to be aware of our fear and our… — Daniel Gottlieb Copy Share Image
I didn't quite understand the DVD thing and why my husband was mailing it back. I couldn't quite wrap my head around… — Carrie-Anne Moss Copy Share Image
~i've cried myself to sleep for days when you told me you couldn't help me with anything because you're a father figure… — She's_gone Copy Share Image
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is the perfect place for a dialogue that brings together industry, civil society, U.N. agencies, and… — Seth Berkley Copy Share Image
I don't totally believe that all of the politicians see a problem with the gap between the scores of black children and… — Barry Williams Copy Share Image
For time and eternity there have been fathers like Nathan who simply can see no way to have a daughter but to… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
The umlaut isn't on my birth certificate. I had this book as a child called Chloe and Maude, and there was an… — Chloe Sevigny Copy Share Image
In the psychological realm of relationship between teacher and child, the teacher's part and its techniques are analogous to those of the… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
Like all mystics (and many novelists, not least the present one) he is baffled, a child, before the real now; far happier… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
“Selfish persons can live without chick or child, they can live without all mankind except perhaps the barber and the apothecary; but… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People who have children, by and large, want children. People who don't want children are people who, by and large, don't want… — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
