Child Quotes · Page 103

But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland. It becomes a hell.

— Louise Bogan

“A child thinks life is fair. A man stands by the consequences of his deeds.”

— Mary Stewart

“People only talk about how wonderful youth is when they have forgotten how hard it was.”

— Louis L'Amour

Normal children often pass through stages of passionate cruelty, laziness, lying and thievery.

— G. Stanley Hall

Children die every day because millions of us tell ourselves that caring is just as good as doing.

— David Wong

I grew up playing the piano, but you know, as a rebellious child, I convinced myself that I hated it.

— Aimee Osbourne

Anyone who has brought up children knows that consistency has absolutely nothing to do with discipline.

— Bill Cosby

I think when you have children, it just changes your worldview.

— Ben Affleck

“The trouble with child training is that parents teach their children not how to behave, but how not to behave.”

— Evan Esar

I've never regretted not having children. My mindset in that regard has been constant. I objected to being born, and I refuse…

— Robert Smith

It is difficult to give children a sense of security unless you have it yourself. If you have it, they catch it…

— William C. Menninger

“Bad emotions, bad parents, and bad feedback have more impact than good ones, and bad information is processed more thoroughly than good.…

— Daniel Kahneman

Kids today are looking for idols, but sometimes they look too far ... They don't have to look any farther than their…

— Bobby Bonilla

“Everybody has it wrong way round. Parents don’t make children—children make parents. They shape our behavior from the first wail. Mold us…

— Lois McMaster Bujold

After having your first child, it's a massive shock to the system. I work in an industry where people judge you and…

— Louise Nurding

I think that's important for all ages, to not be afraid of being an individual. I grew up on my own, as…

— Noel Clarke

Mother, when your children are irritable, do not make them more so by scolding and fault-finding, but correct their irritability by good…

— Herbert Spencer

Parents sometimes simply don't have enough hands and time and attention to do all that is urgent. But in all things there…

— Richard L. Evans

Every time I make a new game, I put all of my effort completely into that game. It's like putting all your…

— Hideo Kojima

“They still live. They breathe, they love each other, they find joy in the world around them for no other reason than…

— Amelia Fisher

“We parents are in the process of losing parts of ourselves, of waking up each morning to find ourselves changed by our…

— Daniel Gottlieb

“They say watch the breathing, watch the diet and for God’s sake make that kid go quiet. But they never say: “I…

— Mircea Popister

Parenting involves two separate activities. You have to change your child in that you need to educate your child and instill moral…

— Andrew Solomon

Let's start working towards wellness, a healing in our community, a healing in relationships, so male and female can finally sit down…

— Pam Grier

I love to be alone, and I did as a child as well, especially if I was outside.

— Aurora Aksnes

Kids are perfect people till grownups get their hands on them.

— John Irving

“Parents do tend to judge each other. I don’t know why. Maybe because none of us really know what we’re doing?”

— Anonymous

Children are not unforgiving. You can punish them and they will hug you in a few minutes.

— T. D. Jakes

How often do we not see children ruined through the virtues, real or supposed, of their parents?

— Samuel Butler

Ever since I was a child, I wanted to excel in everything.

— Robert Mondavi

“Parents now are not expected to live at all, but to exist altogether for their children.”

— Leo Tolstoy

I am a child but I have to think and act like a woman, this business forces you to.

— Rihanna

One of the most important gifts a parent can give a child is the gift of accepting that child's uniqueness.

— Fred Rogers

If your child is more important than your vision of your child, life becomes easier.

— Sandra Dodd

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

— Celine Dion

“You can not lead a child to a place of healing if you do not know the way yourself.”

— Karyn Purvis

The activity of the child has always been looked upon as an expression of his vitality.

— Maria Montessori

“plage, various seaside chairs and stools supported the parents”

— Vladimir Nabokov

“as a child there was either books or pain. i chose books. -how i became a writer”

— Nayyirah Waheed

We don't infantilize our kids. If they ask us a question that's tough, we answer it honestly.

— Jason Jones