I think human beings are almost, by definition, religious people,in the sense that we ask questions of meaning, we anticipate future events,… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
Nothing is nicer than diving with your eyes open. Diving down as far as the shimmering legs of your mother and father… — Jenny Erpenbeck Copy Share Image
Adults trying to protect children from reality, right? And adults always trying to fill children with fantasy - the tooth fairy, Santa,… — Shane Warren Jones Copy Share Image
“The colonel nodded. "Our childhood seems so far away now. All this" - he gestured out of the vehicle - "so much… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
For me, even if I'm not a fan of the band in general or maybe it's not the style of music I… — Jon Foreman Copy Share Image
Children need both latitude of expression and firmly enforced limits on their behaviors, in a blend that results in calm, patientmanagement. The… — Sandra Scarr Copy Share Image
In teaching, regard must be had to the faculties possessed by the pupil. In childhood, memory; in youth, the understanding; in mature… — Joseph P. Bradley Copy Share Image
I have what's known as a 'spirited' child. Mia has run me ragged since she knew how to walk. She'd run across… — Stephanie Land Copy Share Image
My success set me up for life, and it meant that I could retire from the music industry at 27 to spend… — Rick Astley Copy Share Image
The concentration of a small child at play is analogous to the concentration of the artist of any discipline. In real play,… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
It really takes a community to raise children, no matter how much money one has. Nobody can do it well alone. And… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
“Movement is the province of the muscular system: a child who needs to inhibit his or her natural feelings, whether for healthy… — Elliot Greene Copy Share Image
I adore children, but I was never that interested in new born babies. It's a terrible thing to have to admit, and… — Jane Green Copy Share Image
Children grow rapidly, forget the centuries-long embrace from their parents, which to them lasted but seconds. Children become adults, live far from… — Alan Lightman Copy Share Image
When we're children we're told love is going to be great: Just fall in love, the rest will take care of itself… — Jewel Copy Share Image
It has always been my belief that children inherit the suppressed tendencies of their parents. A clergyman's son frequently shows abnormal tastes… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox Copy Share Image
Why do children love to hide and seek? Ask any person who has a passion to explore and discover and create. The… — William P. Young Copy Share Image
“I give you my word that, until I started to tramp the place with this child, I never had a notion that… — P.G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
My mother was incredibly strict, especially when we moved to New York. Compared with most of the American parents, who seemed so… — Mark Ronson Copy Share Image
I'm very musically inclined. My parents were opera singers. As a young child, I could hear operas and I knew if they… — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
There is always something left to love. And if you ain't learned that, you ain't learned nothing. Have you cried for that… — Lorraine Hansberry Copy Share Image
“Book banning satisfied their need to feel in control of their children's lives. Those who censored were easily frightened. They were afraid… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
“So what, exactly, is the positive reinforcement that’s being suspended when a child is given a time-out? Sometimes he’s doing something fun… — Alfie Kohn Copy Share Image
“If you had to give a child just one piece of advice upon entering a shopping mall, a good suggestion might be… — Joseph Heath Copy Share Image
But we made our own fun, mostly. I recall a time, many years later, when American children seemed unable to amuse themselves… — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
It is often argued that religion is valuable because it makes men good, but even if this were true it would not… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I was a child of the '60s basically, which is a real blank. I really started growing up, I think, in the… — Gavin Friday Copy Share Image
I'm extremely surprised to learn that a story, which has become familiar to children through the medium of comic strips and many… — Orson Welles Copy Share Image
“[from an excerpt by her daughter Camille] Living on the land that has grown my food gives me a sense of security… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
I didn't fight this fight for the blacks, the whites or the Spanish, I fought th fight for the people. We're all… — Larry Holmes Copy Share Image
As long as there are people in education making excuses for failure, cursing future generations with a culture of low expectations, denying… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
“The most important gift you can give your child is to help them begin a walk of faith with the God of… — Sally Clarkson Copy Share Image
I'd never stop traveling, and I love bringing my family along with me. My children have points of reference everywhere, friends from… — Valeria Mazza Copy Share Image
I tell you one thing that's great about children. They don't need a show to have fun. What do they need? A… — Dave Attell Copy Share Image
Many of the twisted minds and crippled characters in the world were made by careless parents who kept their children away from… — Gilbert Highet Copy Share Image
“...my object is to show that the chief function of the child--his business in the world during the first six or seven… — Charlotte Mason Copy Share Image
Having a child makes you strong and gives you chutzpah. It relaxed my attitude to the job; my center of focus shifted,… — Imelda Staunton Copy Share Image
An english baron wed to my daughter? I'll die first, I will." Johanna quit rubbing Claire's shoulder and stepped forward. "A very… — Julie Garwood Copy Share Image
“Is it just me, or do you also think this is unnatural behavior in a female parent? Isn't there a federal law… — A.E. Cannon Copy Share Image
“Our oldest friends, their faces, never really change, as we both travel at the same speed of life. Parents and children are… — David Gilbert Copy Share Image
![“[from an excerpt by her daughter Camille] Living on the land that has grown my food gives me a sense of security I'm lucky to have. Feeling safe isn't so easy for people my age, who face odious threats like global warming, overpopulation, and chemical warfare in our future. But even as the world…” quote by Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f87/barbara-kingsolver-200_chemical-warfare_from-an-excerpt-by-her-daughter-camille_615587.png)
