Roots and wings Quotes

11 quotes from 9 authors

When parents try to give their kids both stability and the freedom to soar, the tension between roots and wings becomes a vivid theme. A handful of voices—teachers, poets, child‑development experts—show how grounding and encouragement can coexist. If you like this, check out Parenting and Resilience pages for more.

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A good parent gives their child roots and wings.

Jonas Salk

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There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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“I’d never told anyone the future I imagined for my sister and me, dreams that had been part of me as far…

Jessica Taylor

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Good parents give their children Roots and Wings. Roots to know where home is, wings to fly away and exercise what's been…

Jonas Salk

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My favourite poem is called 'Roots and Wings' - it's a very moving poem about how if you've got real roots you…

David Miliband

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Temple mirrors of eternity remind us that each human being has "divine nature and destiny"; that "sacred ordinances and covenants available in…

Gerrit W. Gong

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There are two things parents should give their children roots and wings. Roots to give them bearing and a sense of belonging,…

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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“It's been said that parents should give their children roots and wings. That was a perfect description of my parents. Even in…

Richard Paul Evans

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“The inner woman is the source of healing. The inner woman is the source of silence. The inner woman is the source…

Swami Dhyan Giten

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“I know I should try harder to make her feel necessary in my life. It totally freaked her when I said I…

Kate Klise

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“Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg has written a comprehensive and perhaps definitive text on building resilience in children—Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving…

Julie Lythcott-Haims

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