Children Quotes · Page 449

“Men rarely (if ever) manage to dream up a god superior to themselves. Most gods have the manners and morals of a…

— Harlan Ellison

Medicine comes with hope: the hope of having a healthy child, the hope of being able to raise your family.

— Annie Lennox

Thou hast her, France; let her be thine, for we Have no such daughter, nor shall ever see That face of hers…

— William Shakespeare

I think about my daughter when I'm doing stuff, and I want to see it through her eyes, and I want her…

— John Rzeznik

Snape's patronus was a doe,' said Harry, 'the same as my mother's because he loved her for nearly all of his life,…

— Anonymous

It is a dream from my childhood: I always wanted to play in the Premier League, which is one of the best…

— Richarlison

A Daughter: The companion, the friend, and the confidant of her mother, and the object of a pleasure something like the love…

— Richard Steele

With awareness and a social movement against extremism, we can prevent our children from becoming terrorists.

— Sheikh Hasina

“Her face flamed and her breasts prickled. She did not think again of the sheriff or of his unmarried daughter. She thought…

— Jennifer Roberson

I started writing as a child. But I didn't think of myself actually writing until I was in college. And I had…

— Alice Walker

“Children," Mrs. Oakenfeld sighed. "I do not want you to be good to avoid being punished. I do not want you to…

— Dale Peck

As a mom, I understand how important it is to ensure kids start their day right and always make sure my kids…

— Monica Potter

My parents were very traditional Nigerians who wanted doctor, lawyer, teacher [children], but when I actually had a dream and I presented…

— Chukwudi Iwuji

You want to have a loving, safe relationship with your child, but you can't because you have to do these things to…

— Jack Coleman

“If a political party or a religious sect had even a fraction of the influence that the advertising industry has on us…

— Rutger Bregman

“Vasilisa had not seen her daughter for four years. Her daughter, Yefimya, had gone after her wedding to Petersburg, had sent them…

— Leo Tolstoy

“America teaches its children that every passion can be transmuted into an occasion to buy.”

— John Updike

You can't avoid orphan stories, child. Every story is an orphan story. We are all orphaned sooner or later.

— Gabrielle Zevin

We will make yogurt with all kinds of nutritious elements. We want to provide nutrition to the poor and children.

— Muhammad Yunus

I hated to read. My mother could not get me to read. I'm going through the same thing with my daughter now.…

— Dorothy Hamill

I have family connections with Salisbury through my godmother. Her sister lived there, so I have very fond memories of visiting the…

— Alice Roberts

Teacher: "If your daughter knew her spelling words as well as her Bible stories she'd get into Harvard." Me: "I'll settle for…

— Mark Hart

Many of us go from being taken care of as children to taking care of others as adults. Shouldn't there be a…

— Bill Crawford

The unvarnished truth is that we have spent the last decade funding the machinery of war, and our children have been sacrificed.

— LeVar Burton

The essence of war is insanity. Destruction, death, women widowed, children orphaned, lands plundered, property destroyed, lives decimated - it's all bad.

— Gary Paulsen

“To increase the odds of being thanked, some people compliment some people; some make kids.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Now if I lived in my land, which I do, if I lived in Iceland, if I lived in Greensland I'd still…

— Devendra Banhart

I think I can allow myself one child - and from then on, I think I would have to adopt. It makes…

— Evangeline Lilly

I grew up with probably three different authors having a seminal influence on my childhood, Dr. Seuss being one and Maurice Sendak…

— Chris Meledandri

Well you know I've attracted a lot of criticism by, for example, suggesting that child benefit should be taken away from higher…

— George Osborne

The children with the streamlets sing, When April stops at last her weeping; And every happy growing thing Laughs like a babe…

— Lucy Larcom

'A Child Called It' was a story about resilience, it was never about boo hoo hoo, it was about a kid that…

— Dave Pelzer

I think Dad didn't really treat us like children; he treated us more like little adults. We were good kids.

— Willie Robertson

“Every time my daughter smiles or calls me daddy, those are the sweetest sounds of my life. It is heavenly joy.”

— Debasish Mridha

The truth is that contraception saves lives, prevents unplanned pregnancies, improves outcomes for children and reduces the number of abortions.

— Ann McLane Kuster

A high-quality childhood education program has long lasting benefits on our society as a whole.

— Kay Ivey

If you want to make your children a successful doctor, engineer or a sportsperson then you will have to put in double…

— Milkha Singh

Indeed, the only truly serious questions are ones that even a child can formulate. Only the most naive of questions are truly…

— Milan Kundera

My mom called me a spoiled brat...well mother, that's what happens when you buy your child's love.

— Anonymous

“So, yeah, the psychopath might cry when his dog dies and you think that’s misplaced because he doesn’t cry when his daughter…

— Jon Ronson