Children Quotes

18494 Children quotes by 7563 unique authors

Maybe I had three children in the first place so I wouldn't ever have to play board games. In my religion, martyrs die. — Anna Quindlen
She was not, herself, hugely in favour of motherhood in general. Obviously it was necessary, but it wasn't exactly difficult. Even cats managed it. But… — Terry Pratchett
...it is not necessary to the child to awaken to the sense of the strange and humorous by giving a man a luminous nose...to the… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
If you punish a child for being naughty, and reward him for being good, he will do right merely for the sake of the reward;… — Immanuel Kant
Whether or not you have children yourself, you are a parent to the next generation. If we can only stop thinking of children as individual… — Charlotte Sophia Kasl
It takes a village to raise a child. — Hillary Clinton
Vincent Lingiari, I solemnly hand to you these deeds as proof, in Australian law, that these lands belong to the Gurindji people and I put… — Gough Whitlam
In England, pop music seems now to be exclusively for children. If an artist is no good, why is it necessary to have that artist… — Steven Morrissey
Forgiveness is not simply the absolving of an enemy, or one who has done us wrong. Forgiveness must encompass all those things which disturb the… — Barbara Wood
You try to sit down at approximately the same time every day. This is how you train your unconscious to kick in for you creatively.… — Anne Lamott
Being a dad is my most important job because it not only affects my children, but their children and many generations to come. — Mark Dominik
Be there...care...and put your children first in your life. When you are given the awesome responsibility of being a father, that is the most important… — John Harbaugh
A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child. — Confucius
Words There is no good father, that's the rule. Don't lay the blame on men but on the bond of paternity, which is rotten. To… — Jean-Paul Sartre
It is a wise child that knows its own father, and an unusual one that unreservedly approves of him. — Mark Twain
When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes… — Stephen Spender
As a decrepit father takes delight To see his active child do deeds of youth, So I, made lame by fortune's dearest spite, Take all… — William Shakespeare
Every comedian is furious. Age makes me angry. I'm unhappy at not being able to open packages anymore. I'm angry that libraries have gone. I… — Joan Rivers
Society does not need more children; but it does need more loved children. Quite literally, we cannot afford unloved children - but we pay heavily… — Garrett Hardin
If we're going to make progress on this issue [of contraception], we have to be really clear about what our agenda is. We're not talking… — Melinda Gates
The father who would taste the essence of his fatherhood must turn back from the plane of his experience, take with him the fruits of… — Angelo Patri
My father had always said there are four things a child needs: plenty of love, nourishing food, regular sleep, and lots of soap and water.… — Ivy Baker Priest
Reading to children at night, responding to their smiles with a smile, returning their vocalizations with one of your own, touching them, holding them -… — T. Berry Brazelton
Only by being permitted to experience the consequences of his actions will the child acquire a sense of responsibility; and within the limits marked by… — Robert M. Lindner
His heritage to his children wasn't words or possessions, but an unspoken treasure, the treasure of his example as a man and a father. — Unknown Author

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