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title: "19 Better Children Quotes by 18 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Better Children quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Better Children sayings and thoughts."
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> [All things considered, there's nobody better for children than parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peterson/all-things-considered-there-s-nobody-better-for-children-than-parents/)

[Jordan Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peterson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8a/jordan-peterson-4688_better_all-things-considered-there-s-nobody-bet_2777783.png)

> [It's better to have nothing,' the children were saying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilynne-robinson/it-s-better-to-have-nothing-the-children-were-saying/)

[Marilynne Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilynne-robinson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41d/marilynne-robinson-602_beauty_it-s-better-to-have-nothing-the-children_2278879.png)

> [As a child, I disliked books in which children learned to be 'better' children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beverly-cleary/as-a-child-i-disliked-books-in-which-children-learned-to-be-better/)

[Beverly Cleary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beverly-cleary/)

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> [The world today is changing rapidly, and we are helping to make it better for our children's future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginny-brown-waite/the-world-today-is-changing-rapidly-and-we-are-helping-to-make-it/)

[Ginny Brown-Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginny-brown-waite/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19c/ginny-brown-waite-22874_change_the-world-today-is-changing-rapidly-and_2342488.png)

> [I love being a father, and I couldn't ask for better children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-ariza/i-love-being-a-father-and-i-couldn-t-ask-for-better-children/)

[Trevor Ariza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-ariza/)

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> [It is better to give children a rule to break than to give them no rules at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tipper-gore/it-is-better-to-give-children-a-rule-to-break-than-to-give-them-no/)

[Tipper Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tipper-gore/)

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> [I feel better now after two children - I think I look better; I feel better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessie-james-decker/i-feel-better-now-after-two-children-i-think-i-look-better-i-feel/)

[Jessie James Decker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessie-james-decker/)

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> [“The instinct to tell our children that they are better than someone else’s children, based on nothing more than the color of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aberjhani/the-instinct-to-tell-our-children-that-they-are-better-than-someone/)

[Aberjhani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aberjhani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/aberjhani-1814_children_the-instinct-to-tell-our-children-that-t_2192507.png)

> [They want everything to be better for their children. I think athletes are starting to see that and that's why they're starting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/they-want-everything-to-be-better-for-their-children-i-think-athletes/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

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> [Because we believe ourselves to be better parents than our parents, we expect to produce better children than they produced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-viorst/because-we-believe-ourselves-to-be-better-parents-than-our-parents-we/)

[Judith Viorst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-viorst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/197/judith-viorst-3988_believe_because-we-believe-ourselves-to-be-bette_416380.png)

> [Most people try to make a better world for our children when what they should be doing is making better children for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-slim/most-people-try-to-make-a-better-world-for-our-children-when-what/)

[Carlos Slim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-slim/)

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> [It's important to give a better country to your children, but it is more important to give better children to your country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-slim/it-s-important-to-give-a-better-country-to-your-children-but-it-is/)

[Carlos Slim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-slim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/554/carlos-slim-13936_children_it-s-important-to-give-a-better-country_927926.png)

> [And, that's what I truly believe that we're doing when we're advancing scientific knowledge is we're someday making the world better. Not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duane-g-carey/and-that-s-what-i-truly-believe-that-we-re-doing-when-we-re-advancing/)

[Duane G. Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duane-g-carey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d06/duane-g-carey-20526_advancing_and-that-s-what-i-truly-believe-that-we_2729290.png)

> [In the Biden-Harris Administration, we believe that the most solemn responsibility of the government is to make life better for children in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neera-tanden/in-the-biden-harris-administration-we-believe-that-the-most-solemn/)

[Neera Tanden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neera-tanden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ce/neera-tanden-4361_better_in-the-biden-harris-administration-we-be_2790010.jpg)

> [I believe it would be much better for everyone if children were given their start in education at home. No one understands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ingalls-wilder/i-believe-it-would-be-much-better-for-everyone-if-children-were-given/)

[Laura Ingalls Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ingalls-wilder/)

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> [the higher the development of women, the more they suffer from the 'patriotic' mandate to bear many children to replace the nation's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-key/the-higher-the-development-of-women-the-more-they-suffer-from-the/)

[Ellen Key](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-key/)

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> [I'm attached to my children with whatever flaws they have, and if some glorious angel broke through the living room ceiling and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-solomon/i-m-attached-to-my-children-with-whatever-flaws-they-have-and-if-some/)

[Andrew Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-solomon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d1/andrew-solomon-1140_angel_i-m-attached-to-my-children-with-whateve_334680.jpg)

> [“Be careful, fathers, when you inordinately desire things to be better for your children than they were for you. Do not, however…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-a-maxwell/be-careful-fathers-when-you-inordinately-desire-things-to-be-better/)

[Neal A. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-a-maxwell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac3/neal-a-maxwell-925_children_be-careful-fathers-when-you-inordinately_465772.png)

> [What could you do better for your children and your children's children than to record the story of your life, your triumphs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spencer-w-kimball/what-could-you-do-better-for-your-children-and-your-children-s/)

[Spencer W. Kimball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spencer-w-kimball/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0d/spencer-w-kimball-1179_adversity_what-could-you-do-better-for-your-childr_1276838.jpg)

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