Children Quotes

18494 Children quotes by 7563 unique authors

My husband and I had five biological children but we also have been raising 23 foster children. — Michele Bachmann
I thought if anyone need a leg up, it was our foster children. So, I started getting involved in education reform, and that was back… — Michele Bachmann
I'm not only a lawyer, I have a post doctorate degree in federal tax law from William and Mary. I work in serious scholarship and… — Michele Bachmann
I mean the interesting thing I think would be if something happened like, what happened in England where all these kids that all of a… — Lester Bangs
He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. — Francis Bacon
Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter. — Francis Bacon
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the… — Francis Bacon
It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other. — Francis Bacon
In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar with that ancient child in… — Enid Bagnold
A positive attitude can really make dreams come true - it did for me. — David Bailey
I was a terrible father. The most I ever did for my children was to teach them chess. At least they got that. — David Bailey
You have to kind of be invisible when you photograph children, so you use a longer lens. — David Bailey
Don't try to make children grow up to be like you, or they may do it. — Russell Baker
Children rarely want to know who their parents were before they were parents, and when age finally stirs their curiosity, there is no parent left… — Russell Baker
I used to always be putting my hat on children being photographed and then getting home and discovering I was riddled with lice. That used… — Tom Baker
I was a pretty scrappy, tough kid; I got in all sorts of fights at school. I defended myself - boys didn't mess with me.… — Amy Adams
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. — James A. Baldwin
A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. — James A. Baldwin
There is a 'sanctity' involved with bringing a child into this world: it is better than bombing one out of it. — James A. Baldwin
The only defense is offense, which means that you have to kill more women and children more quickly than the enemy if you wish to… — Stanley Baldwin
I'm sometimes scared of everything that has happened to us. We didn't think Desilu Productions would grow so big. We merely wanted to be together… — Lucille Ball
My children - in many dimensions they're as poorly behaved as many other children, but at least on this dimension I've got my kids brainwashed:… — Steve Ballmer
Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character. — Hosea Ballou
Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing. — Honore de Balzac
Children, dear and loving children, can alone console a woman for the loss of her beauty. — Honore de Balzac

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