Child Quotes · Page 140

“If you could stay as stubborn as when you were a child then you need not to compromise on your dreams.”

— Amit Kalantri

The soul of a child is the loveliest flower that grows in the garden of God.

— Elizabeth George

K to 12 is partly about babysitting the kids so the parents can do other things.

— Bill Gates

The most important thing with children is to give them your time. Actually, that's all that matters.

— Monica Bellucci

Well, our children do know what this industry is about, but they have a good grip on who they are.

— Morgan Brittany

As children, we develop some scorn for our parents and their imperfections.

— Maya Soetoro-Ng

I am very wealthy and I could nurture a child very well.

— Toyah Willcox

Having one child makes you a parent; having two you are a referee.

— David Frost

I don't think that anyone can prepare for raising a child. I think it's one of those jobs that is far more…

— Lisa Edelstein

Because it's not only that a child is inseparable from the family in which he lives, but that the lives of families…

— Bernice Weissbourd

Perhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny; he thinks he is in the world for something important,…

— Benjamin Spock

I think there is a time in every person's life where they have to let their parents go and figure out what…

— Chris Sullivan

These things you're gonna onto and, you're just a mere child who growing so wild you need protection, some love and direction.

— Sugar Minott

I think you lose your innocence when you have kids, because the world suddenly becomes a much more dangerous place.

— Jon Stewart

You can't make your kids what you want them to be. They are who they are and you have to help them…

— Cyndi Lauper

Parents always make their worst mistakes with their oldest children. That's when parents know the least and care the most, so they're…

— Orson Scott Card

“See as much as you can see, I guess. Rachel Carson said most of us go through life "unseeing." I do that…

— Jim Lynch

That certainly is one approach to take. My own is to acknowledge the inner child and try to work with my first…

— James Gunn

“Memories particularly of when they weren’t being what parents are nine-tenths of the time, the taskmasters, the examples, the moral authorities, the…

— Philip Roth

The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one’s self. Adults work to finish a task, but the…

— Maria Montessori

“Respect your children. Treat them like the person you admire most on earth. I really mean that as a way of life.…

— Thandie Newton

I didn't tell my kids, 'You have to play viola, and you have to play piano.' They chose these things on their…

— Angela Duckworth

Always praise your kid even if he/she is unresponsive to learning. By insulting them and putting them down, you will only push…

— Suzy Kassem

“As adults, these kids are mostly what you’d expect. Low IQ and poor cognitive skills. Problems with forming attachments, often bordering on…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

How you treat your parents now, is how your kids will treat you when you're a parent

— Ritu Ghatourey

We like little children, because they tear out as soon as they get what they want.

— Kin Hubbard

I was a pedantic child. I'd get really annoyed at the logic of small things that don't bother anyone else.

— Peter Baynham

When I was a child, I had wax in my ears. Dad didn't take me to the doctor, he used me as…

— Les Dawson

Parents fear for their children. Absolutely, I think it's a deep and troubling theme to explore.

— James Watkins

Most people's problems start as children when their parents, especially mothers, cause them to become angry.

— Jesse Lee Peterson

I believe that children have to grow up as all-round personalities, but it cannot be at the cost of academics.

— Nita Ambani

I recommend it to all people: Get down on the floor and look at the world from where the child looks at…

— Jamie Lee Curtis

Laughter was a part of the church services I attended as a child.

— Bil Keane

Being a parent means learning to be thankful, every single moment of your life.

— Anonymous

Here's to the kids who can't go a day without talking to that one person.

— Anonymous

I had to force myself not to be overly protective because I had lost one child.

— Diane Ladd

A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty. -Nesha

— Anonymous

Your children will become what you are; so be what you want them to be

— David Bly

You've got to keep the child alive; you can't create without it.

— Joni Mitchell

Your children will see what you're all about by what you live rather than what you say.

— Wayne Dyer