I have chosen not to have children.

“If you are a woman who has chosen not to have children, society will always ask you to justify it.”

— Gloria Steinem

“Passed through fire and plunged through salt water and offered to the winds of the air; thus were names sealed to these chosen children.”

— Robin Hobb

You want a child who never makes you anything but proud? Please. Don't bother taking on parenthood if you can't handle the fact that…

— Alice Dreger

Parents who are stressed or disturbed will have more difficulty in meeting their children's needs. Parents who have little support--from friends, relatives, neighbors, or…

— Sheila Kamerman

Bring up your children in the way you think other peoples children should go.

— Vikrant Parsai

if we center our lives on BMWs, RVs, VCRs, PCs and the other acronyms of consumerism, we cannot expect our children to do otherwise.

— Johnnetta B. Cole

Since I was a little child, my nose - I think it's too big.

— Celine Dion

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

To assist a child we must provide him with an environment which will enable him to develop freely.

— Maria Montessori

“Every child is born as angel.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

I'm a weirdo and an only child. That comes together to create one-woman shows.

— Amanda Seales

We're raising children who have little tolerance for disappointment

— Brené Brown

I would have done well as a gypsy child, I think. A circus baby. I coulda played a great street urchin or ragamuffin. Or…

— Natasha Lyonne

“As parents who make every effort we can to raise our children in loving security, we do not need to feel more guilt than…

— Gabor Maté

“Children's lives are always beginning and adults' lives are always ending. Or is it the opposite? Your childhood is always ending and your adult…

— Alison Espach