Children Quotes - Page 34

• Children born of married parents in America face a higher risk of seeing them break up than children born of unmarried parents in Sweden.

  Arlie Russell Hochschild

  America, Parent, Risk

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• The more we rely on the market, the more hooked we become on its promises: Do you need a tidier closet? A nicer family picture album? Elderly parents who are truly well cared for? Children who have an edge in school, on tests, in college and beyond? If we can afford the services involved, many if not most of us are prone to say, 'Sure, why not?

  Arlie Russell Hochschild

  School, College, Elderly

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• I would have ten children. I think they are the most fascinating, and it's the only thing in the world that hasn't been overrated.

  Deidre Hall

  Thinking, World, Overrated

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• Divorce is, of course, difficult for a child. I didn't go through it as my parents stayed together, but I have a lot of friends who did.

  Elizabeth Hurley

  Divorce, Parent, Together

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Nobody told me I was a child prodigy.

  Herbie Hancock

  Prodigies

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• I always say, you never know how much your parents loved you until you have a child to love.

  Jennifer Hudson

  Parent, Know How, Knows

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• I don't want to ever say to somebody, 'You don't have to see it. It's not good.' I'm done with that. I'd love to just do things that I respect. That being said, I do have two children to put through school, so we'll see if I can put my money where my mouth is, but I would love to just work with people I respect.

  Kathryn Hahn

  School, Two, People

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• North Carolina is strong because our people are strong. They define our state - by their hard work, commitment to their families and neighbors, their willingness to sacrifice so that their children can have a chance to forge their own path.

  Kay Hagan

  Strong, Hard Work, Commitment

  "Kay Hagan DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 06, 2012.

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• I don't think parents always know where their children are going or what they are doing, what they are up to.

  Nicholas Hoult

  Thinking, Parent, Knows

  Interview With Hannah Pool, www.theguardian.com. January 18, 2007.

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• I think by the time I was born, my parents had pretty well run the gauntlet with their kids. The novelty had kind of worn off by the time the twelfth child was born. I was lucky to get fed and changed, picked up and taken to school.

  Owen Hart

  Running, Taken, School

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• I enjoy helping young children succeed.

  William Hung

  Succeed, Helping, Young

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• When my career first began, I didn't have children - so there's a whole lot of difference in the way I choose roles now. Not just films for my children, but how long I'm going to be away, and is Dad going to be home while I'm gone. That sort-of factor plays a part.

  Amy Irving

  Dad, Home, Differences

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• I had a vague idea of the song's impact in the '60s, but that was tempered by the hate mail and threats I was receiving. It was only about ten years ago, when I finally put it back in my show because so many people were asking for it, that I understood 'Society's Child' real impact.

  Janis Ian

  Song, Hate, Real

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• If you were the boss of a company and some of the employees of your company were known to sexually abuse children, you would fire them instantly.

  Sinead O'Connor

  Fire, Boss, Abuse

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• I sometimes think it ironic for an ex-seaman, longshoreman, truck driver, policeman, bus driver, etc... to find success writing children's novels.

  Brian Jacques

  Writing, Thinking, Ironic

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• I wanted to write something visual that I could read to the children. This was when I created the idea of Redwall Abbey in my imagination. As I wrote, the idea grew, and the manuscript along with it.

  Brian Jacques

  Writing, Ideas, Imagination

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• For some students, school is the only place where they get a hot meal and a warm hug. Teachers are sometimes the only ones who tell our children they can go from an Indian reservation to the Ivy League, from the home of a struggling single mom to the White House.

  Denise Juneau

  Mom, Teacher, Struggle

  "2012 Democratic National Convention: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by The Honorable Denise Juneau". Reuters, September 05, 2012.

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• Teachers do the noble work of educating our children. And we can't thank them enough for the hard work they put in every day to ensure a bright future for all of us.

  Denise Juneau

  Teacher, Hard Work, Noble

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• Frankly, right is right and wrong is wrong, particularly when a parent is talking to a child. A bright line around moral responsibility is very important.

  Edgar Bronfman, Jr.

  Responsibility, Talking, Parent

  "Warner Music CEO Rats Out His Own Kids; RIAA Comes Down On Them With An Iron Slap On The Wrist" by D.J., www.tinymixtapes.com. December 8, 2006.

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• As a child, I always liked dressing up and getting into character, and actors are lucky in being able to retain that playfulness, though we do seem to find it hard to grow up.

  Felicity Jones

  Growing Up, Character, Dressing Up

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• When a woman earns a dollar, the payback is higher. She'll invest in her children, in their education, health care, and basic needs. The impact of a woman's role in the economy benefits society at large.

  Andrea Jung

  Impact, Dollars, Needs

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• I would never encourage my children to be athletes - first because my children are not athletes and second because there are so many people pushing to get to the top in sports that 100 people are crushed for each one who breaks through. This is unfortunate.

  Bill James

  Sports, Athlete, Break Through

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• We are now living in a fast paced technological era where every skill that we teach our children becomes obsolete in the 10 to 15 years due to exponentially growing technological advances.

  Naveen Jain

  Years, Skills, Growing

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• I went freelance in 1996 and my children are now teenagers and it seemed right.

  Rachel Johnson

  Teenager, My Children

  "Rachel Johnson: 'I have a duty not to be boring'". Interview With Emine Saner, www.theguardian.com. April 26, 2010.

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• I teach for the Book Trust, which promotes reading and writing with children.

  Toby Jones

  Book, Reading, Writing

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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