“The soul is healed by being with children.”
— Fyodor Dostoevsky“Hide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first.”
— Shannon L. Alder“I think when you become a parent you go from being a star in the movie of your own life to the supporting player in the movie of someone else's.”
— Craig Ferguson“Like lost children we live our unfinished adventures.”
— Guy Debord“When beetles fight these battles in a bottle with their paddles and the bottle's on a poodle and the poodle's eating noodles......they call this a muddle puddle tweetle poodle beetle noodle bottle paddle battle.”
— Dr. Seuss“You can't give her that!' she screamed. 'It's not safe!'IT'S A SWORD, said the Hogfather. THEY'RE NOT MEANT TO BE SAFE.'She's a child!' shouted Crumley.IT'S EDUCATIONAL.'What if she cuts herself?'THAT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT LESSON.”
— Terry Pratchett“Having children is like living in a frat house - nobody sleeps, everything's broken, and there's a lot of throwing up.”
— Ray Romano“You have made the moon, The Jester said. That is the moon.”
— James Thurber“Father has a strengthening character like the sun and mother has a soothing temper like the moon.”
— Amit Kalantri“Ô, Wanderess, WanderessWhen did you feel your most euphoric kiss? Was I the source of your greatest bliss?”
— Roman Payne“We hit and we kept on hitting; we were allowed to be what we were, frightened and vengeful — little animals, clawing at what we needed.”
— Justin Torres“When we see an obstacle impossible to cross; God makes a path for us if we let Him be boss.”
— Carolyn Cutler Hughes“God knows everything we need to know, so let God be God and let it all go.”
— Carolyn Cutler Hughes“I've been the oldest child since before you were born”
— E.L. Konigsburg“There is a wisdom in children, a kind of knowing, a kind of believing, that we, as adults, do not have. There is a time when a kingdom needs its children.”
— Adam Gidwitz“When the internet is silent, children will learn that there is a whole new world outside.”
— Anthony T. Hincks“She moved to pinch me again but I blocked her hand. I'm no expert on girls, but when one tries to pinch you four times, I'm pretty sure that's flirting.”
— Ransom Riggs“I feel the only thing you can do about life is to preserve it, by art if you're an artist, by children if you're not.”
— Philip Larkin“Each month is gay,Each season nice,When eatingChicken soupWith rice”
— Maurice Sendak“One! two! and through and throughThe vorpal blade went snickersnack!He left it dead, and with its headHe went galumphing back.”
— Lewis CarrollThe state must declare the child to be the most precious treasure of the people.
— Benito MussoliniYour children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
— Khalil GibranDon't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.
— Rabindranath TagoreThere can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.
— Nelson MandelaChildren are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.
— John F. KennedyChildren are not things to be molded, but people to be unfolded.
— Jess LairA child is a beam of sunlight from the Infinite and Eternal.
— Rabindranath TagoreLet us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.
— A. P. J. Abdul KalamChildren are the keys of paradise.
— Eric HofferThe best way to make children good is to make them happy.
— Oscar WildeEvery child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
— Pablo PicassoIn every real man a child is hidden that wants to play.
— Friedrich NietzscheWhile we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.
— Angela SchwindtTo every child, you are a hero in your own way.
— AnonymousChildren are like wet cement: whatever falls on them makes an impression.
— Haim GinottChildren are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.
— Henry Ward BeecherChildren see magic because they look for it.
— Christopher MooreChildren carry the promise of tomorrow in their eyes.
— AnonymousThe potential of every child is the most intriguing and stimulating thing in all creation.
— Ray L. WilburOne child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.
— Malala YousafzaiEvery child you encounter is a divine appointment.
— Wess StaffordChildren are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate.
— AnonymousChildren need models rather than critics.
— Joseph JoubertThe thing with kids is that they really aren’t interested in who you are, they’re interested in what you’re doing.
— Paul McCartneyThe greatest gift you can give your child is your time.
— A.S. NeillIf you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales.
— A.S. NeillWe must give children the freedom to find themselves.
— A.S. NeillTo educate a child, one must first understand the child.
— A.S. NeillWe must teach our children to be the architects of their own lives.
— A.S. NeillA child is not a vessel to be filled, but a lamp to be lit.
— A.S. Neill