Child Quotes

The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher.

I think all Americans believe in human rights. And health is an often overlooked aspect of basic human rights. And it's one that's easily corrected. The reason I say that is that many of the diseases that we treat around the world, I knew when I was a child. My mother was a registered nurse. And they no longer exist in our country.

Child prodigy is a curse because you've got all those terrible possibilities.

A little girl who finds a puzzle frustrating might ask her busy mother (or teacher) for help. The child gets one message if her mother expresses clear pleasure at the request and quite another if mommy responds with a curt 'Don't bother me - I've got important work to do.'

I was extreme... from skateboarder to hip-hopper to rave child to lead singer of a rock band - I did it all, and all at the same time.

The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.

Research has shown time and time again that infants who receive the high-quality child care and early education programs do better in school, have more developed social skills, and display fewer behavior problems.

The unconditional love for you child, it's truly amazing.

When you are caring about your children perhaps you always have to remember at what point you can become over involved because of something you need rather than something the child needs.

I was a very, very serious child... I was valedictorian of my kindergarten and eighth-grade class.

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which mean never losing your enthusiasm.

The art of living does not consist in preserving and clinging to a particular mode of happiness, but in allowing happiness to change its form without being disappointed by the change; happiness, like a child, must be allowed to grow up.

I lost boundaries as a child that I didn't even realize it and it wasn't talked about back then. You know, it was something you just buried and dealt with, and moved forward. What could you do about it?

I didn't know how babies were made until I was pregnant with my fourth child.

You cannot catch a child's spirit by running after it; you must stand still and for love it will soon itself return.

'A Child Called It' was a story about resilience, it was never about boo hoo hoo, it was about a kid that didn't quit.

I was brought up as an only child, and we were very close. But when I was 14, we got evicted. We came home to a padlock, and I looked up at my mom and she was crying, and there was nothing to do.

Every child senses, with all the horse sense that's in him, that any parent is angry inside when children misbehave and they dread more the anger that is rarely or never expressed openly, wondering how awful it might be.

The first idea the child must acquire is that of the difference between good and evil.

My wife had a miscarriage. We have rarely talked about it. It did make me more aware of the sanctity of human life, how precious every child is.

The thing I want more than anything else? I want to have children. I used to feel for every child I had, I would adopt another.

I'm only realizing now that I was a child actress because I always took myself so seriously.

As a child I was the best tree climber in our neighbourhood, I was like a little monkey. I've never been afraid of hurting myself or a little physical discomfort.

I've always been very aware of balance and, even before I had a child, my life always takes priority to my work.

There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child.

No skill shapes a child's future success in school or in life more than the ability to read.

Having one child makes you a parent; having two you are a referee.

I was pretty as a child and I felt that I wasn't very manly and that plagued me for years.

I would certainly choose my jobs depending on the actions of the character. I won't do anything that has to do with child abuse or women's abuse.

Any gifted child can potentially get in real trouble because of the way they are handled.