Children Quotes · Page 133

Our nation's children are our greatest asset and our most precious treasure.

— Christopher Dodd

With kids, the days are long, but the years are short.

— John Leguizamo

“I would like to be free, totaly free... free like an aborted child.”

— Emil Cioran

A mother does a thankless job; they take care of their children unconditionally.

— Shoojit Sircar

When I'm not governing my country any more, I'll go back to taking care of children.

— Indira Gandhi

A truthful daddy is his childrens real buddy.

— Anuj Somany

Want to raise children who will be happy adults? Teach them not to whine.

— Dennis Prager

Having a dog is my favorite way to avoid the responsibility of having children.

— Anonymous

Women had always fought for men, and for their children. Now they were ready to fight for their own human rights. Our…

— Emmeline Pankhurst

There was one thing my murderer didn't understand; he didn't understand how much a father could love his child.

— Alice Sebold

My childhood is a part of my story, and it's why I'm who I am today and why my career is what…

— Misty Copeland

Given my family background, whenever, as a child, I was asked about becoming an actor, I used to answer in the negative.

— Prabhas

Having kids sets a bomb off in your life. It really makes you examine who you are, what you believe in and…

— Jamie Cullum

Obedience is the gateway through which knowledge, yes, and love, too, enter the mind of the child.

— Anne Sullivan Macy

Missouri families deserve the best early childhood system our state can provide. This is also a critical area of workforce development for…

— Mike Parson

“Children have a more restricted and yet a more intense feeling for nature than grown-ups.”

— Hermann Broch

“That thought—that she was carrying his babe—steadied him enough to start off again. It was a strange but not unwelcome feeling to…

— Elizabeth Hoyt

You've just got to have a sense of respect for the person you have children with. Anger doesn't help anybody. Ultimately you…

— Nicole Kidman

Given the amount of work and time my mum devoted to my sister, it left me a lot of time to play…

— Alex Kingston

My dear children!" Nellie whopped him upside the head with her backpack. "Ow!" Uncle Alistair curled over, cupping his hand over his…

— Rick Riordan

Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit,…

— Marlo Thomas

I also tried to focus on songs that Billie Holiday wrote, songs that she had a hand in shaping, like "Strange Fruit";…

— Jose James

Curiosity in children ... is but an appetite after knowledge and therefore ought to be encouraged in them, not only as a…

— John Locke

Did I ever tell my constituents that if they liked their plan they could keep it? I would have if I'd ever…

— Nancy Pelosi

I remember being alone a lot as a child, and I still love to be alone.

— Cindy Williams

“Adults are nothing more than decadent children.”

— Sravani Saha Nakhro

“Your prayers for your children are the greatest legacy you can leave.”

— Mark Batterson

I have been doing good deeds since I was just a small child.

— Chen Guangbiao

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.

— Maria Montessori

Children today know more about sex than I or my father did.

— Bill Cosby

We want our children to be educated, not indoctrinated.

— Katie Britt

When you're the child of undocumented immigrants, you learn to keep your mouth shut.

— Diane Guerrero

Freedom [is] the first-born daughter of science

— Thomas Jefferson

“A mother never abandons her child, even when he seems to want it”

— Elizabeth Hoyt

“I take my children everywhere. Unfortunately, they find a way home.”

— Robert Orben

Vegetables are something God invented to let women get even with their children.

— P. J. O'Rourke

“Not leaving: an act of trust and love, often deciphered by children.”

— Markus Zusak

You learn as much from your kids as they learn from you.

— Tom Waits

“Because the child bound us together; but the link became a chain.”

— August Strindberg

Spending time with children is more important than spending money on children.

— Anthony D. Williams