--- title: "10 Disabled children Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Disabled children quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Disabled children sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b30/emily-oster-12697_about_prenatal-testing-is-a-complicated-decisi_483152.png" --- > [Prenatal testing is a complicated decision for many women, forcing us to confront concerns about a disabled child and risks of miscarriage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-oster/prenatal-testing-is-a-complicated-decision-for-many-women-forcing-us/) [Emily Oster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-oster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b30/emily-oster-12697_about_prenatal-testing-is-a-complicated-decisi_483152.png) > [My plan B, if acting doesn't work out, is to work with disabled children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-valverde/my-plan-b-if-acting-doesn-t-work-out-is-to-work-with-disabled-children/) [Maria Valverde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-valverde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64a/maria-valverde-51076_acting_my-plan-b-if-acting-doesn-t-work-out-is_3154782.jpg) > [Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/disabled-children-are-equally-entitled-to-an-exciting-and-brilliant/) [Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ac/nelson-mandela-248_brilliant_disabled-children-are-equally-entitled-t_1359764.jpg) > [Families with disabled children are praying for their kids to die before them because they have no support systems. They are very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/safak-pavey/families-with-disabled-children-are-praying-for-their-kids-to-die/) [Safak Pavey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/safak-pavey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dd/safak-pavey-35035_about_families-with-disabled-children-are-pray_2906857.jpg) > [I was a disabled child. So, people made fun of me, don't pretend like this never happens. But at the same time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-williams/i-was-a-disabled-child-so-people-made-fun-of-me-don-t-pretend-like/) [Brad Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c4/brad-williams-11029_children_i-was-a-disabled-child-so-people-made-fu_810940.jpg) > [I don't think child care is ever going to be much of a federal effort. Just like education. Six or 7 percent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-zigler/i-don-t-think-child-care-is-ever-going-to-be-much-of-a-federal-effort/) [Edward Zigler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-zigler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/926/edward-zigler-27708_care_i-don-t-think-child-care-is-ever-going-t_2451372.jpg) > [I've been involved with disability activities for over 40 years. I have done programs with several disabled children and involving them makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-banerjee/i-ve-been-involved-with-disability-activities-for-over-40-years-i/) [Victor Banerjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-banerjee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b5/victor-banerjee-6245_children_i-ve-been-involved-with-disability-activ_2288288.jpg) > [I believe that we should, on biblical grounds, tell all parents of mentally disabled children that God loves their children, regrets terribly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-b-smedes/i-believe-that-we-should-on-biblical-grounds-tell-all-parents-of/) [Lewis B. Smedes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-b-smedes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/488/lewis-b-smedes-4850_believe_i-believe-that-we-should-on-biblical-gro_1944719.png) > [ \[Madness\] happened so frequently. I think what I was most maddest about - and it's in the book \[Speaking Freely: A Memoir\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nat-hentoff/madness-happened-so-frequently-i-think-what-i-was-most-maddest-about/) [Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nat-hentoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbb/nat-hentoff-1615_bills_madness-happened-so-frequently-i-think-w_1571691.jpg) > [If you help disabled children, it's very appealing. If you help kids with cancer, those are the things you get credit for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-brown/if-you-help-disabled-children-it-s-very-appealing-if-you-help-kids/) [Jim Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cd/jim-brown-2991_appealing_if-you-help-disabled-children-it-s-very_1170711.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disabled-children/#itemlist", "name": "Disabled children Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Prenatal testing is a complicated decision for many women, forcing us to confront concerns about a disabled child and risks of miscarriage.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Emily Oster" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-oster/prenatal-testing-is-a-complicated-decision-for-many-women-forcing-us/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b30/emily-oster-12697_about_prenatal-testing-is-a-complicated-decisi_483152.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b30/emily-oster-12697_about_prenatal-testing-is-a-complicated-decisi_483152.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b30/emily-oster-12697_about_prenatal-testing-is-a-complicated-decisi_483152.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Prenatal testing is a complicated decision for many women, forcing us to confront concerns about a disabled…” — Emily Oster", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My plan B, if acting doesn't work out, is to work with disabled children.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maria Valverde" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-valverde/my-plan-b-if-acting-doesn-t-work-out-is-to-work-with-disabled-children/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64a/maria-valverde-51076_acting_my-plan-b-if-acting-doesn-t-work-out-is_3154782.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64a/maria-valverde-51076_acting_my-plan-b-if-acting-doesn-t-work-out-is_3154782.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64a/maria-valverde-51076_acting_my-plan-b-if-acting-doesn-t-work-out-is_3154782.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My plan B, if acting doesn't work out, is to work with disabled children.” — Maria Valverde", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nelson Mandela" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/disabled-children-are-equally-entitled-to-an-exciting-and-brilliant/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ac/nelson-mandela-248_brilliant_disabled-children-are-equally-entitled-t_1359764.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ac/nelson-mandela-248_brilliant_disabled-children-are-equally-entitled-t_1359764.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ac/nelson-mandela-248_brilliant_disabled-children-are-equally-entitled-t_1359764.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future.” — Nelson Mandela", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Families with disabled children are praying for their kids to die before them because they have no support systems. 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Pay that piece of it for poor or developmentally disabled children.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Edward Zigler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-zigler/i-don-t-think-child-care-is-ever-going-to-be-much-of-a-federal-effort/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/926/edward-zigler-27708_care_i-don-t-think-child-care-is-ever-going-t_2451372.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/926/edward-zigler-27708_care_i-don-t-think-child-care-is-ever-going-t_2451372.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/926/edward-zigler-27708_care_i-don-t-think-child-care-is-ever-going-t_2451372.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't think child care is ever going to be much of a federal effort. Just like education. 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