Child Quotes · Page 164

I hope I have a child with flair on my hands. That's all you can hope, right?

— Tommaso Ciampa

The worst thing is the world is a defensive my-kid-can't-do-anything-wrong parent.

— Laura Schlessinger

But wasn't there some sort of rule that said parents had to be smarter than their kids? It didn't seem fair.

— Ruta Sepetys

Raising a child is an on-the-job kind of thing. There aren't a whole lot of manuals for that.

— Larry Elder

Religion originates in the child's and young mankind's fears and need for help. It cannot be otherwise.

— Sigmund Freud

Some children have the most disagreeable way of getting grown-up

— Lewis Carroll

“One's past can't be erased, it can only be learned from, the child taught her.”

— H. L. Balcomb

Because I was an only child, I don't like many people around, and that's why I don't have any servants.

— Charles Nelson Reilly

Having small children, you start thinking about how everything in your life revolves around doing the best you can for this little…

— Chris Thile

If children know there is someone standing over them who knows all the answers, they are less inclined to find the answers…

— Sugata Mitra

The biggest mistake in helping undeserved kids is not raising the bar high enough. Children will believe if you believe in them.

— Oprah Winfrey

“Children don't ever have the privilege to ask to come into our world...yet they are truly our blessings! Empower them with love…

— Timothy Pina

A child convinced against his will is of the same opinion still. The reward for a thing well done, is to have…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I don't ever want to bring a child into this world without being as healthy as I can be; it's as simple…

— LeAnn Rimes

With all the stories that we have, it's still rare that we get to see what goes on in the minds of…

— Rachel House

“We must love our adult children enough to let them go. This is what tough love is. We must hope that their…

— Allison Bottke

Every accountable child of God needs to set goals, short- and long-range goals. A man who is pressing forward to accomplish worthy…

— Ezra Taft Benson

What is it that is done to our children that their puberty should deform them? They have the joy of movement; they…

— Kurt Hahn

Certainly parents play a crucial role in the lives of individuals who are intellectually gifted or creatively talented. But this role is…

— David Elkind

“Now hold up your left palm (you may have to put down this book for a minute) and picture your Wild Child…

— Martha N. Beck

“There are many children like Frank in this world—too many kids that have to bypass their youth in order to provide themselves…

— Harold Robbins

A child in his earliest years, when he is only two or a little more, is capable of tremendous achievements simply through…

— Maria Montessori

“Children need to see delight in the eyes of adults, if only to give them a sense that happiness is within reach,…

— Adriana Trigiani

By suggestion and example, I believe children can be helped to hear the many voices about them. Take Time to listen and…

— Rachel Carson

I was a very unpredictable child. I'd pack a bag and go off and do a hike in the mountains for 10 days.

— Kiesza

“Parents should keep their kids engaged in positive activities as much as possible.”

— Malik Wade

You can't have a child just to keep a relationship together, can you?

— George Michael

I have a confession to make. When I was a child, I was a chronic, repeat doodler.

— Charlie Sykes

I grew up as a child who felt she was very inferior to everyone else.

— Rita Moreno

You can't regulate child labor. You can't regulate slavery. Some things are just wrong.

— Michael Moore

“A child is like a ship. One can never be too young to be steered to the right course.”

— Regan Walker

A sparkling house is a fine thing if the children aren't robbed of their luster in keeping it that way.

— Marcelene Cox

Children's lack of self esteem which they want to acquire and improve by becoming a father or mother.

— Anonymous

Some people never grow up and you have to accept them for the child they are.

— Anonymous

Are kids smarter than adults? All evidence points to that being true.

— Natalie Jeremijenko

And therefore is love said to be a child, Because in choice he is so oft beguil'd

— William Shakespeare

Our children and grandchildren are not merely statistics towards which we can be indifferent.

— John F. Kennedy

THE BIGGEST TEST FOR PARENTS IS NOT HOW THEY PARENT, BUT HOW THEY RESPOND TO DISORDER AND UNPREDICTABILITY

— Sarah Newton

“For you, I am like a child. For others, I am very wise.”

— Santosh Kalwar

I was the eldest child, so I know how it feels to have attention shared with a sibling.

— Suriya