Child Quotes

7828 Child quotes by 4374 unique authors

When I was a child I liked the games of Capablanca, and later I was captivated by Alekhine's play. — Vladimir Kramnik
Some people are afraid of change and [feel] that getting older is a bad thing, but I really love maturing and gaining wisdom, and the… — Christina Aguilera
I was a Catholic boy, I went to church every Sunday. A church has a certain magic and mystery for a child. It still shows… — Robert Mapplethorpe
Photography has always reminded me of the second child.. trying to prove itself. The fact that it wasn't really considered an art.. that it was… — Richard Avedon
Train your child in the way in which you know you should have gone yourself. — Charles Spurgeon
The young child approaching a new subject or anew problem is like the scientist operating at the edge of his chosen field. — Jerome Bruner
The true wisdom of the philosopher ought to insist in enjoying everything. Yet we apply ourselves to dissecting and destroying everything that is good in… — Eugene Delacroix
In the spangled sky, the rainbow, the woodland hung with diamonds, the sward sown with pearly dew, the rosy dawn, the golden clouds of even,… — Thomas Guthrie
The statement "I am in pain" may be one piece of evidence for the conclusion that the speaker is in pain, but it is not… — Peter Singer
The priest has just baptized you a Christian with water; and I baptize you a Frenchman, daring child, with a dewdrop of champagne on your… — Paul Claudel
I got so tired of hearing those proverbs when I was a child. Now I use them all the time. Sometimes they are the best… — Marva Collins
The human body represents to me the same universal innocence, timelessness and purity of all seed pods, suggesting the mother as well as the child,… — Ruth Bernhard
I think a child should be allowed to take his father's or mother's name at will on coming of age. Paternity is a legal fiction. — James Joyce
No matter where life takes me, you'll find me with a smile. Presumed to be happy, always laughing like a child. I never thought life… — Mac Miller
Once upon a time a man whose ax was missing suspected his neighbor's son. The boy walked like a thief, looked like a thief and… — Laozi
You have a teacher talking about his gayness. (The elementary school student) goes home then and says "Mom! What's gayness? We had a teacher talking… — Michele Bachmann
I'd be devastated if my son grows up to be a hetero. I mean, I'd still love him ... but as a parent you just… — Debra Messing
Cyprian was not issuing a new decree but was keeping to the most solid belief of the Church in order to correct some who thought… — Saint Augustine
Our "life education" has not necessarily taught us a satisfying way to live. We suffer from a vague sense that there must be something more,… — Shakti Gawain
If you have to be reasoned into Christianity, some wise fellow can reason you out of it! If you come to Christ by a flash… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
I was eight years old when my father was murdered. It is almost impossible to describe the pain of losing a parent to a senseless… — Unknown Author
The moment I realized God existed, I knew that I could not do othewise than to live for Him Alone...Faith strips the mask from the… — Charles de Foucauld
We are bound by ideals that teach us what it means to be citizens. Every child must be taught these ideals. Every citizen must uphold… — George W. Bush
For globalization to work for America, it must work for working people. We should measure the success of our economy by the breadth of our… — John J. Sweeney
When you were a child you had dreams of becoming somebody as an adult. Have you lived up to your dreams? — Deepak Chopra

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