My dogs, the only creatures on the planet marked by my singular nurturing imprint, have all turned out to be rude and… — Merrill Markoe Copy Share Image
A child is not a bargaining chip or a learning tool. Your focus, if you adopt a child of a different race,… — Mallory Ortberg Copy Share Image
My abortion was so long ago I didn't think I needed help. I hoped God had forgiven me but I hadn't realized… — Barbara Copy Share Image
“Parenting isn’t about creating someone in your own image; it’s about giving them the clay to shape themselves as they see fit,… — Mikki Brammer Copy Share Image
I think - I think you have a conscience growing up in a loving family with a nurturing community. And I think… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
Consider the "new" woman. She's trying to be Pollyanna Borgia, clearly a conflict of interest. She's supposed to be a ruthless winner… — Rita Mae Brown Copy Share Image
Are we Darwinists - where we live and let live? Or are we nurturing as a society? There has to be a… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
Looking back, I realize that nurturing curiosity and the instinct to seek solutions are perhaps the most important contributions education can make. — Paul Berg Copy Share Image
“Sometimes people appear in your life unexpectedly like a gift from the Universe. You didn’t even know you needed them, or that… — Riitta Klint Copy Share Image
We have the power to defy the selfish genes of our birth and, if necessary, the selfish memes of our indoctrination. We… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
The tragedy is that in the name of resisting the internal deterioration of faith and the corruption of the world around them,… — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image
A stable and nurturing childhood is essential for the healthy psycho-emotional and spiritual development of a human being. While we may understand… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
“You seem to like helping, taking care of people," he said. "That is admirable." "You enjoy being nurtured?" "Well, that isn’t all… — Greg Bear Copy Share Image
No matter what you read or hear, no matter what the difference of circumstances you observe in the lives of women about… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
Only when peace lives within each of us, will it live outside of us. We must be the wombs for a new… — Ming-Dao Deng Copy Share Image
The thing I adore about Mariah the most is she's probably the most nurturing person I've ever met, like one of those… — Nick Cannon Copy Share Image
Anything short of the discipline and honesty of a true gold coin standard will inevitably self-destruct, consuming our wealth and liberties, and… — Lawrence Reed Copy Share Image
I commend you on all you've done for PETA, wrestling the one-eyed trouser snake with your bare hands, gently cuddling it in… — Sarah Silverman Copy Share Image
“Nurturing gratitude is preparation for the worst of days, the building of a compass that will be necessary to get back to… — Hugh Hewitt Copy Share Image
I grew up as an only child, and my mother was a single mom. It's always been "us." If it weren't for… — Edwina Findley Copy Share Image
I know that there's a cultural expectation that women be nurturing, delicate flowers. And I am. So delicate. But that doesn't mean… — Chelsea Cain Copy Share Image
Nurturing a child’s sense of personal worth and therefore hope and dreams for a wonderful future is perhaps the most important responsibility… — Wess Stafford Copy Share Image
Friends are "annuals" that need seasonal nurturing to bear blossoms. Family is a "perennial" that comes up year after year, enduring the… — Erma Bombeck Copy Share Image
“Letting go of expectation when it comes to one’s children is close to impossible. The entire premise of our love for them… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
Of all the definitions of love that abound in our universe, a special favorite of mine is... “the will to extend one's… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The successful editor is one who is constantly finding newwriters, nurturing their talents, and publishing them with critical and financial success. — A. Scott Berg Copy Share Image
What does it mean to be a father? It's not about how much support you pay nor that a child bares your… — Eugene Nathaniel Butler Copy Share Image
There was a time when watching a cartoon was a nurturing experience. You would watch a Warner Bros. cartoon, and at the… — Tony Danza Copy Share Image
A journal of the 'subjective' kind I have always thought foolish, as nurturing a morbid self -consciousness in the writer; and yet,… — Lucy Larcom Copy Share Image
Nurturing and fulfilling, Marsala is a natural fit for the kitchen and dining room – making it ideal for tabletop, small appliances,… — Leatrice Eiseman Copy Share Image
It's strange, because it seems that society is kind of promoting or nurturing this kind of ostracized existence. People are kind of… — Toni Collette Copy Share Image
I don't think feminism, as I understand the definition, implies the rejection of maternal values, nurturing children, caring about the men in… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
“Quite often what people call talent is simply hard work. Talent cannot function without nurturing. Nurturing is hard work. So work hard,… — Martin Rutere Copy Share Image
Sometimes coaching is being hard on them, but there's a balance. I'm fine with the word nurturing. It's teaching in a positive… — Mike Budenholzer Copy Share Image
Women have a connection to life force and nurturing. They have a connection that men don't have. It doesn't mean one's better… — Peter Buffett Copy Share Image
Really in technology, it's about the people, getting the best people, retaining them, nurturing a creative environment and helping to find a… — Marissa Mayer Copy Share Image
We all have the seeds of love in us.We can develop this wonderful source of energy, nurturing the unconditional love that does… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Because my parents took a risk on me not knowing a thing about me.They believed that in everyone there is potential -… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
I love green. Green is the color of nature, trees. I'm a tree freak. I spend a lot of my time planting… — John Boorman Copy Share Image
Is that what we think of women when they have a baby? That they're nurturing and warm, but if they haven't got… — Asher Keddie Copy Share Image