Our Children Quotes - Page 15

• We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in any society – a life free from violence and fear.

  Nelson Mandela

  Education, Children, Fear

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• The past lives within the present, and our ancestors breathe through our children.

  Elif Safak

  Children, Past, Breathe

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• God comes right out and tells us why he gives us more money than we need. It's not so we can find more ways to spend it. It's not so we can indulge ourselves and spoil our children. It's not so we can insulate ourselves from needing God's provision. It's so we can give and give generously (2 Corinthians 8:14; 9:11)

  Randy Alcorn

  Children, Giving, Needs

  Randy Alcorn (2012). “The Treasure Principle, Revised and Updated: Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving”, p.78, Multnomah

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• The only way to gain power in a world that is moving too fast is to learn to slow down. And the only way to spread one’s influence wide to learn how to go deep. The world we want for ourselves and our children will not emerge from electronic speed but rather from a spiritual stillness that takes root in our souls. Then, and only then, will we create a world that reflects the heart instead of shattering it.

  Marianne Williamson

  Spiritual, Children, Moving

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• Watch over our child. Guide him safely from the ways of harm. Keep happy his heart, brave his soul, and rosy his cheeks. Guard with your life his hopes and dreams, for he is all that we have, all that we are, and all that we will ever be.

  William Joyce

  Dream, Children, Heart

  William Joyce (2011). “The Man in the Moon”, p.18, Simon and Schuster

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• You're welcome in my house when this is over. We'll open a cask of Master al'Vere's best brandy. We'll remember those who fell, and we'll tell our children how we stood when the clouds turned black and the world started to die. We'll tell them we stood shoulder to shoulder, and there was just no space for the Shadow to squeeze through.

  Robert Jordan

  Children, Clouds, Space

  Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (2013). “A Memory of Light”, p.277, Macmillan

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• Cure" is one of the most precious words in the English language. It's a short word. A clean and simple word. But it isn't so easy a thing as it sounds. There are questions like: How will this affect us in ten years? In twenty? What will it do to our children? Our children's children?

  Lauren DeStefano

  Children, Simple, Years

  Lauren DeStefano (2013). “Sever”, p.328, Simon and Schuster

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• The real questions for parents should be: "Are you engaged? Are you paying attention?" If so, plan to make lots of mistakes and bad decisions. Imperfect parenting moments turn into gifts as our children watch us try to figure out what went wrong and how we can do better next time. The mandate is not to be perfect and raise happy children. Perfection doesn't exist, and I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.

  Brené Brown

  Children, Real, Mistake

  Brené Brown (2012). “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead”, p.22, Penguin

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• [I]f we can bring our children understanding, comfort, and hopefulness when they need this kind of support, then they are more likely to grow into adults who can find these resources within themselves later on. (from the introduction)

  Fred Rogers

  Children, Support, Understanding

  Fred Rogers (2005). “Mr Rogers Parenting”

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• We have such a brief opportunity to pass on to our children our love for this Earth, and to tell our stories. These are the moments when the world is made whole. In my children's memories, the adventures we've had together in nature will always exist.

  Richard Louv

  Nature, Children, Memories

  Richard Louv (2008). “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder”, p.316, Algonquin Books

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• Most of us, I believe, admire strength. It's something we tend to respect in others, desire for ourselves, and wish for our children. Sometimes, though, I wonder if we confuse strength with other words—like 'aggression' and even 'violence'. Real strength is neither male nor female; but it is, quite simply, one of the finest characteristics that a human being can possess.

  Fred Rogers

  Children, Real, Believe

  Fred Rogers (2003). “The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember”, p.32, Hachette UK

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• Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what we know about parenting.

  Brené Brown

  Children, Stronger, World

  "Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead". Book by Brené Brown, September 11, 2012.

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• We’re suckers for this, Sydney. Men. You’ve got me completely helpless right now. You’re so beautiful and alluring, and we guys can’t help ourselves. We fight wars for you, cajole you . . . and you put up with us. We have it easy here in bed.” She turned my face toward hers. “This wasn’t exactly difficult for me.” “But we still have it easy. You’re the strength, the pillars . . . our defenders, our children’s defenders.

  Richelle Mead

  Beautiful, Children, War

  Richelle Mead (2013). “The Fiery Heart: A Bloodlines Novel”, p.170, Penguin

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• Do not teach your children never to be angry; teach them how to be angry.

  Lyman Abbott

  Baby, Children, Crazy

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• We seem but to linger in manhood to tell the dreams of our childhood, and they vanish out of memory ere we learn the language.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Dream, Time, Memories

  1841 Journal entry, 19 Feb.

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• Your children tell you casually years later what it would have killed you with worry to know at the time.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Time, Children, Years

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.41, BookBaby

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• Our children are better served by speaking not of visitation versus custody, but of parent time.

  Warren Farrell

  Time, Children, Parent

  "Father and Child Reunion: How to Bring the Dads We Need to the Children We Love". Book by Warren Farrell, 2001.

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• There's a time when you have to explain to your children why they're born, and it's a marvelous thing if you know the reason by then.

  Hazel Scott

  Family, Children, Reason

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• It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was left for us, and to leave a legacy that is worthy of our children and of future generations.

  Christine Gregoire

  Children, Feminist, Legacy

  Christine Gregoire's Inaugural Speech in Olympia, Washington, awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu. January 12, 2005.

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• Teach your child to hold his tongue; he'll learn fast enough to speak.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Children, Childhood, Tongue

  Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.18, Barnes & Noble Publishing

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• I promise that if you will keep your journals and records, they will indeed be a source of great inspiration to your families, to your children, your grandchildren, and others, on through the generations. Each of us is important to those who are near and dear to us and as our posterity reads of our life's experiences, they, too, will come to know and love us. And in that glorious day when our families are together in the eternities, we will already be acquainted.

  Spencer W. Kimball

  Children, Memories, Inspiration

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• What will your children remember? We can change the world inside our own houses. Take the gift of this moment and make something beautiful of it. Few worthwhile experiences just happen; memories are made on purpose.

  Gloria Gaither

  Beautiful, Children, Memories

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• You hear people say it all the time, how life changes so drastically. But you can't possibly grasp how beautiful that is until you have your child.

  Pink

  Beautiful, Children, Life Changing

  "Pink's Daughter Willow Sage's First Photo" by Marisa Laudadio, people.com. June 22, 2011.

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• Your children teach you so much. It's a real mirror of yourself.

  Kate Hudson

  Children, Real, Motherhood

  "Celeb Moms Speak Out on Joys of Motherhood". Interview with Donna Freydkin, abcnews.go.com. May 10, 2008.

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• Somewhere along the line of development we discover what we really are and then make our real decision for which we are responsible. Make that decision primarily for yourself because you can never really live anyone else's lie, not even your child's. The influence you exert is through your own life and what you become yourself.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Life, Children, Real

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