It takes a caring community to raise a child that will be…

You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.

— Toni Morrison

“This leaves us with the urgent question: How can we be or become a caring community, a community of people not trying to cover…

— Henri J.M. Nouwen

“No accomplishment has taken place without trial, and no growth could have occurred without unwavering love. This is the story of how it took…

— Regina Calcaterra

It really takes a community to raise children, no matter how much money one has. Nobody can do it well alone. And it's the…

— Marian Wright Edelman

It takes someone really brave to be a mother, someone strong to raise a child and someone special to love someone more than herself.

— Anonymous

Making a film is like raising a child. You cannot raise a child to be liked by everyone. You raise a child to excel,…

— Guillermo del Toro

When you raise a child, you don't sit down and take all the rules of life, write them into a big catalog, and start…

— Sebastian Thrun

Raise a child to understand how to relate well with other people, don't raise him to be egocentric. Instill in him the knowledge of…

— Simon Quperlier

I don't think one parent can raise a child. I don't think two parents can raise a child. You really need the whole village.

— Toni Morrison

If you raise a child, there's no time, you can't be a great parent.

— Geoffrey Canada

It is going to take more than just a couple of good-hearted souls to raise this child. It will take a graveyard.

— Neil Gaiman

“First you be a hero and then raise your child to be a hero.”

— Amit Kalantri

Nobody knows how to raise your child better than you do. They're yours. Use some instincts. Be willing to listen to others.

— Anonymous

It takes compromise to raise a child, especially with a schedule like mine.

— Future

The urge that most people feel to have kids is the exact same as the urge that I have to not have kids. I…

— Jen Kirkman