--- title: "9 Children Expect Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Children Expect quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Children Expect sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/875/dolly-parton-366_children_my-songs-are-like-my-children-i-expect-t_794732.jpg" --- > [My songs are like my children - I expect them to support me when I'm old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/my-songs-are-like-my-children-i-expect-them-to-support-me-when-i-m-old/) [Dolly Parton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dolly-parton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/875/dolly-parton-366_children_my-songs-are-like-my-children-i-expect-t_794732.jpg) > [Never try to fool children, they expect nothing, and therefore see everything...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-houdini/never-try-to-fool-children-they-expect-nothing-and-therefore-see/) [Harry Houdini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-houdini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/harry-houdini-12485_children_never-try-to-fool-children-they-expect-n_1417001.jpg) > [Children now expect their parents to audition for approval.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mason-cooley/children-now-expect-their-parents-to-audition-for-approval/) [Mason Cooley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mason-cooley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/mason-cooley-92_approval_children-now-expect-their-parents-to-aud_2095113.png) > [You should be an example for your children. I show my three children what I am and expect them to live by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-j-yesudas/you-should-be-an-example-for-your-children-i-show-my-three-children/) [K. J. Yesudas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-j-yesudas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b2/k-j-yesudas-27900_child_you-should-be-an-example-for-your-childr_183290.jpg) > [I don't plan to take a formal, cold approach with my children, but I expect a lot. I don't want my children…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivanka-trump/i-don-t-plan-to-take-a-formal-cold-approach-with-my-children-but-i/) [Ivanka Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivanka-trump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abb/ivanka-trump-7658_approach_i-don-t-plan-to-take-a-formal-cold-appro_2978061.png) > [“We are children of a large family, and must learn, as such children do, not to expect that our little hurts will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-eliot/we-are-children-of-a-large-family-and-must-learn-as-such-children-do-2/) [George Eliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-eliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/380/george-eliot-84_children_we-are-children-of-a-large-family-and-mu_2022451.png) > [Children expect their mothers to love them, no matter what. Those who don't get this tend to feel cheated the rest of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bella-pollen/children-expect-their-mothers-to-love-them-no-matter-what-those-who/) [Bella Pollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bella-pollen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/bella-pollen-40001_cheated_children-expect-their-mothers-to-love-th_2759334.png) > [We are children of a large family, and must learn, as such children do, not to expect that our hurts will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/we-are-children-of-a-large-family-and-must-learn-as-such-children-do/) [Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/ritu-ghatourey-5_children_we-are-children-of-a-large-family-and-mu_1318910.jpg) > [I imagine I will spend my days traveling from country to country to visit our children, who I expect will live around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/i-imagine-i-will-spend-my-days-traveling-from-country-to-country-to/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b62/angelina-jolie-468_around-the-world_i-imagine-i-will-spend-my-days-traveling_425167.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children-expect/#itemlist", "name": "Children Expect Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My songs are like my children - I expect them to support me when I'm old.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dolly Parton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dolly-parton/my-songs-are-like-my-children-i-expect-them-to-support-me-when-i-m-old/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/875/dolly-parton-366_children_my-songs-are-like-my-children-i-expect-t_794732.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/875/dolly-parton-366_children_my-songs-are-like-my-children-i-expect-t_794732.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/875/dolly-parton-366_children_my-songs-are-like-my-children-i-expect-t_794732.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My songs are like my children - I expect them to support me when I'm old.” — Dolly Parton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Never try to fool children, they expect nothing, and therefore see everything...", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Harry Houdini" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-houdini/never-try-to-fool-children-they-expect-nothing-and-therefore-see/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/harry-houdini-12485_children_never-try-to-fool-children-they-expect-n_1417001.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/harry-houdini-12485_children_never-try-to-fool-children-they-expect-n_1417001.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/harry-houdini-12485_children_never-try-to-fool-children-they-expect-n_1417001.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Never try to fool children, they expect nothing, and therefore see everything...” — Harry Houdini", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Children now expect their parents to audition for approval.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mason Cooley" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mason-cooley/children-now-expect-their-parents-to-audition-for-approval/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/mason-cooley-92_approval_children-now-expect-their-parents-to-aud_2095113.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/mason-cooley-92_approval_children-now-expect-their-parents-to-aud_2095113.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/mason-cooley-92_approval_children-now-expect-their-parents-to-aud_2095113.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Children now expect their parents to audition for approval.” — Mason Cooley", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You should be an example for your children. 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