--- title: "11 Giving Child Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Giving Child quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Giving Child sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d2/hillary-clinton-51_best-work_giving-every-child-a-chance-to-reach-the_1379062.jpg" --- > [Giving every child a chance to reach their full potential is the best work anyone can do](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/giving-every-child-a-chance-to-reach-their-full-potential-is-the-best/) [Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d2/hillary-clinton-51_best-work_giving-every-child-a-chance-to-reach-the_1379062.jpg) > [Don't forget that the most effective form of child abuse is giving a child everything they want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/don-t-forget-that-the-most-effective-form-of-child-abuse-is-giving-a/) [Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e0/randy-alcorn-1180_abuse_don-t-forget-that-the-most-effective-for_67738.png) > [“Giving a child a book is better than any toy you can buy, even a fidget spinner.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-cunningham-leverette/giving-a-child-a-book-is-better-than-any-toy-you-can-buy-even-a/) [Sonia Cunningham Leverette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-cunningham-leverette/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6df/sonia-cunningham-leverette-676_books_giving-a-child-a-book-is-better-than-any_3167694.jpg) > [Giving a child an education is by far one of the most important investments we can make.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/usher/giving-a-child-an-education-is-by-far-one-of-the-most-important/) [Usher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/usher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fae/usher-4264_children_giving-a-child-an-education-is-by-far-on_2666952.png) > [I just think that giving a child a chance and sharing what you have with a child is one of the greatest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/i-just-think-that-giving-a-child-a-chance-and-sharing-what-you-have/) [Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/hillary-clinton-51_chance_i-just-think-that-giving-a-child-a-chanc_899682.jpg) > [“Don’t trouble yourself with the woes of life, for they will only prevent you from giving all of yourself to others. A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dannika-dark/don-t-trouble-yourself-with-the-woes-of-life-for-they-will-only/) [Dannika Dark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dannika-dark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/203/dannika-dark-7863_children_don-t-trouble-yourself-with-the-woes-of_2894873.jpg) > [I could not identify with harming my child or giving up my child. But I could identify with giving up my child…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drea-de-matteo/i-could-not-identify-with-harming-my-child-or-giving-up-my-child-but/) [Drea De Matteo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drea-de-matteo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/026/drea-de-matteo-19836_best_i-could-not-identify-with-harming-my-chi_2593.png) > [If you can show your child what its like to be charming and giving, show your child what love is really all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-assaraf/if-you-can-show-your-child-what-its-like-to-be-charming-and-giving/) [John Assaraf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-assaraf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/john-assaraf-7221_caring_if-you-can-show-your-child-what-its-like_3017272.jpg) > [When you're further along in your career, you probably have more money and more means; you have to stop yourself from giving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pamela-druckerman/when-you-re-further-along-in-your-career-you-probably-have-more-money/) [Pamela Druckerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pamela-druckerman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcd/pamela-druckerman-3030_career_when-you-re-further-along-in-your-career_502000.jpg) > [“Is God somehow responsible for the suffering of this world? In this indirect way, yes. But giving a child a pair of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-yancey/is-god-somehow-responsible-for-the-suffering-of-this-world-in-this/) [Philip Yancey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-yancey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59b/philip-yancey-840_children_is-god-somehow-responsible-for-the-suffe_2432827.png) > [“Sheridan bit back a teary smile at his quip, afraid to believe him, afraid to trust him, and unable to stop herself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-mcnaught/sheridan-bit-back-a-teary-smile-at-his-quip-afraid-to-believe-him/) [Judith McNaught](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-mcnaught/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c07/judith-mcnaught-687_every-day_sheridan-bit-back-a-teary-smile-at-his-q_708225.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/giving-child/#itemlist", "name": "Giving Child Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": 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