Child Quotes

7828 Child quotes by 4374 unique authors

I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been, and until the end of the… — Pablo Casals
Abortion is defended today as a means of ensuring the equality and independence of women, and as a solution to the problems of single parenting,… — Robert Casey
A 1990 Gallup poll found that 77 percent of Americans polled said abortion was the taking of human life. I agree, and believe that taking… — Robert Casey
Life is a corrupting process from the time a child learns to play his mother off against his father in the politics of when to… — Saul Alinsky
No matter how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative, you're keeping the man-child alive. — John Cassavetes
Since the child knew his parents would give in, he tried the same trick again and again. — Jackie Chan
The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not… — Chanakya
As a child I always had a sense of social conditions and political situations. I think it had to do with the fact that my… — Tracy Chapman
I became a soldier, not because I had a military vocation initially, but because it was the only way that that young, poor-class child from… — Hugo Chavez
From kindergarten to graduation, I went to public schools, and I know that they are a key to being sure that every child has a… — Dick Cheney
A man of sense only trifles with them, plays with them, humors and flatters them, as he does with a sprightly and forward child; but… — Lord Chesterfield
My former bullies pay extra to come backstage and meet me after shows, and I pretend not to know them in front of their friends.… — Margaret Cho
Well-being changes as we move through life, which is why a child's version of it cannot be the same as an old person's. — Deepak Chopra
I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The popular idea that a child forgets easily is not an accurate one. Many people go right through life in the grip of an idea… — Agatha Christie
There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that is yours, and yet is mysteriously a stranger. — Agatha Christie
Don't assume your child is weak. If you, the parent, assume that they can't take anymore, what kind of signal are you sending them? — Amy Chua
I see my upbringing as a great success story. By disciplining me, my parents inculcated self-discipline. And by restricting my choices as a child, they… — Amy Chua
I do believe that when your child does poorly on a test, your first step should not necessarily be to attack the teacher or the… — Amy Chua
To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now,… — Sandra Cisneros
A child, like your stomach, doesn't need all you can afford to give it. — Frank A. Clark
My main point here is that if you are the child of God and God is a part of you, the in your imagination God… — John Henrik Clarke
A people's relationship to their heritage is the same as the relationship of a child to its mother. — John Henrik Clarke

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