“He had promised Charles Danvers that he would stay away from his daughter and he had willfully and recklessly broke that vow… — Kathryn Smith Copy Share Image
Women's thoughts are impelled by their feelings. Hence the sharp-sightedness, the direct instinct, the quick perceptions; hence also their warmer prejudices and… — Antoinette Brown Blackwell Copy Share Image
Four long but amazing years of my life have been spent with All My Children, and I will always look back on… — Leven Rambin Copy Share Image
My daughter, I can't give up because she's watching and she's here and she's waiting for me to be an example. So,… — Brandy Norwood Copy Share Image
“One is free from depression,” writes Alice Miller in The Drama of the Gifted Child, “when self-esteem is based on the authenticity… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
Discovering that with every child, your heart grows bigger and stronger - that there is no limit to how much or how… — Yasmin Le Bon Copy Share Image
While 15-year-olds in China blitz their peers in the West in math, reading and science, we are warping the minds of our… — Miranda Devine Copy Share Image
Think about one of the most powerful influences on a young child's life - the absence of a father figure. Look back… — Jeff Greenfield Copy Share Image
If you never allow your children to exceed what they can do, how are they ever going to manage adult life -… — Ellen Galinsky Copy Share Image
The biggest challenge is to convince a woman that it's not her fault. My daughter is 25; my stepdaughter is 22. As… — Debbie Stabenow Copy Share Image
I think actors always retain one foot in the cradle. We're switched on to our youth, to our childhood. We have to… — Derek Jacobi Copy Share Image
“It is very likely an anxiety dream, brought on by your move out of your childhood home and the comfort of the… — Jacquelyn Frank Copy Share Image
Your name is Lily Whitney. You are the woman I want at my side night and day. I want you to be… — Christine Feehan Copy Share Image
“I tried to give her my best “I Am A Demon Princess” look, which was quite the challenge, seeing as how my… — Rachel Hawkins Copy Share Image
EDUCATION, n. The bringing up, as of a child; instruction; formation of manners. Education comprehends all that series of instruction and discipline… — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
The first step to change,... is accepting your reality right now. Honoring your process. Compassionate self-awareness leads to change; harsh self-criticism only… — Dan Millman Copy Share Image
With 'The Sea,' I was just thinking about loss, about the impact losing your father would have on you as a child,… — Corinne Bailey Rae Copy Share Image
As damaging as the obsessive emphasis on testing often proves to be for kids in general, I believe that the effects are… — Jonathan Kozol Copy Share Image
For half of the world's population, roughly three billion people around the world living on less than two dollars a day, an… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I was sitting in a caf in London with my husband and baby daughter when my phone rang with the news! I… — Mireille Enos Copy Share Image
“Residents of the squatter community of Christiana, Denmark, for example, have a Christmastide ritual where they dress in Santa suits, take toys… — David Graeber Copy Share Image
The most racist, nastiest act by America, after human slavery, was the bombing of Nagasaki. Not of Hiroshima, which might have had… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“It's easy, given the times we live in and the implicit messages we absorb each day, to equeate a good life with… — Katrina Kenison Copy Share Image
Look, Mother, I am never going to be thin. I'm Norwegian. If you wanted a thin daughter, you should not have married… — Jennifer Crusie Copy Share Image
We cannot rest while Brazilians are going hungry, while families are living in the streets, while poor children are abandoned to their… — Dilma Rousseff Copy Share Image
It means caring for one another in our families: husbands and wives first protect one another, and then, as parents, they care… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
How much will you give for the lives of your childrens children, which is yourself? How much are people willing to give… — Lynette Fromme Copy Share Image
“Mrs March knew that experience was an excellent teacher, and, when it was possible, she left her children to learn alone the… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
“Oh, she had loved him – no-one could ever have loved more: she’d been too young to withstand it, a child intoxicated… — Sarah Perry Copy Share Image
For a good part of my childhood, we were super poor and lived in government housing. I don't characterize the American dream… — Hong Chau Copy Share Image
“Mary adored her mother with a hopeless affection, like an unrequited crush. She understood this feeling was common in middle children, as… — Justin Cronin Copy Share Image
Sara Scherr and Jeff McNeely have given us a thoughtful, sensible book about a topic of great importance to the world. There… — Ismail Serageldin Copy Share Image
I would give up the unessential; I would give up my money, I would give up my life for my children; but… — Kate Chopin Copy Share Image
Greet everyone you meet with a warm smile. No matter how busy you are, don't rush encounters with coworkers, family, and friends.… — Sarah Ban Breathnach Copy Share Image
You spend all this time, as a child, coming up with these fantasy stories, and here I am, sleeping in a treehouse,… — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
As Commander in Chief of the United States Military, I will never send our sons and daughters and our brothers and sisters… — Howard Dean Copy Share Image
“DEAR MISS MANNERS: I a tired of being treated like a child. My father says it's because I am a child--I am… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
Clearly, rules governing advertising aimed at children differ dramatically from one country to another. At the same time, multinational companies are selling… — Sucheta Dalal Copy Share Image
My parents were born and brought up in New York City. My father was trained as an electrical engineer, and my mother… — David Lee Copy Share Image
Don't live vicariously through your kids or try to shape them into who you wanted to be, like the popular kid or… — Joan Cusack Copy Share Image
