Adulthood Quote by Benjamin Kunkel

We need to teach our children empathy and care and love and communication and social responsibility in preparation for adulthood.

— Maya Soetoro-Ng

“Sometimes your kids will say the nastiest things, won't they, Rose? You want to ask,'Whose child is this?'" Rose chuckled. "But usually, they're just…

— Mitch Albom

Children are inspiring because they are open and a lot more intelligent than grown ups. They also have contagious playfulness and joy. For me…

— Olof Arnalds

“The writer Elizabeth Stone says that having a child is like deciding to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

After having your first child, it's a massive shock to the system. I work in an industry where people judge you and the way…

— Louise Nurding

When we found out we were having a child, I was like I want the child to be healthy, but when asked do you…

— Tommaso Ciampa

Having a child made him a daddy, taking care of that child will make him a man.

— Tyler Perry

There's something really magical about having a child - it's like permission to begin again, start over, reevaluate some things, check yourself. Recognize yourself.…

— Jill Scott

I feel things more deeply... anything to do with kids. It just makes a big difference in my life... Having a child is like…

— Ben Affleck

I was an unhappy child, and that puts me off having a child of my own.

— Meg Cabot

I have a friend who does everything, travels all over the world, goes everywhere, and he says that no matter where in the world…

— Nia Peeples

The idea that because you're born in Haiti you could die having a child. The idea that because you're born in you know Malawi…

— Paul Farmer