My son took many years to learn the simple truth. You…

I am certain that children always know more than they are able to tell, and that makes the big difference between them and adults,…

— Jacques Lusseyran

Behind every successful child is an adult who believed in him.

— Rick Warren

Gratitude isn't just a feeling, it's an action. Expressing gratitude by writing in a journal, taking a photo, or shooting a video creates a…

— Janice Kaplan

The thing about hitting kids is, think about if you were doing the same thing to another adult. Hitting your kid is really the…

— Zach Braff

Plainly, the environment must be a living one, directed by a higher intelligence, arranged by an adult who is prepared for his mission.

— Maria Montessori

Almost everywhere we find . . . the use of various coercive measures, to rid ourselves as quickly as possible of the child withinus--i.e.,…

— Alice Miller

Education, for most people, means trying to lead the child to resemble the typical adult of his society . . . but for me…

— Jean Piaget

I do not believe in public shaming. I do believe that young adults go to college to learn things, and that this process will…

— Gene Weingarten

The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance”: “The differences between expert performers and normal adults are not immutable, that is,…

— K. Anders Ericsson

Part of life is doing stuff that you don't want to do.

— One Who Does Not Wish To Be Named

He [an earnest young reporter] seemed to share the view of many intelligent, well-educated, well-meaning people that, while adult literature may aim to be…

— Katherine Paterson

Kids, if anything, are harder to write for because they are a more discerning audience. They will not stay with you if you go…

— Rick Riordan

On the one hand, we had great filmic spectacles that brought in big audiences, adults as well as primary and secondary school students. On…

— Andrzej Wajda

It's hard to change adults, and it's hard to change it from a political position or a perceived political position.

— Michelle Obama

When I was a child at sixteen, I was just a child. All sixteen year-olds are just children. As much as we like them…

— Frank Abagnale