Quotes About Children

A child walks in to the living room and asks, "Dad, where does poo come from?" Without wanting to be too explicit the father replies, "Well, first Mommy makes us dinner. Then we eat it. Then the body takes away all the goodness from the food to make us strong. Then we sit on the toilet. What's left comes out as poo." Looking horrified the child asks, "But Dad, what about Tigger and Eeyore??

Children connect you to eternity," she wrote us. "They're like notes to be opened after we die.

What has made America amazing has been the fact that throughout our history, throughout the more than 200 years of our history, there have been men and women of courage who stood up and decided it was more important to look out for the future of their children and their grandchildren than their own political futures.

What makes America amazing is that there have always been men and women of courage who were willing to think more about the future of their children and grandchildren than they did about their own political careers.

Justified sinners are destined to be your glorified children (Rom. 8:30).

Dear children, keep yourselves from idols. (1 John 5:21 NIV)

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you would not! (Luke 13:34)

May our zeal against abortion be matched by our zeal for adoption.

People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. But Jesus called the children to him and said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." (Luke 18:15–17 NIV)

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!" The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. (Rom. 8:15–16)

Le brouillard est ici un présage redouté mais l'éclair épelle la bonté universelle et durant les orages les parents suspendent aux arbres leurs enfants emmaillotés.

War in our time is always indiscriminate, a war against innocents, a war against children.

Teach kids not to fight. Can they change taxes? I'd get rid of all the congestion charges, because they've not stopped traffic. They're a waste of time, not that I'm getting all political.

For the longest time, you just sound like a broken record, but you have to be consistent when teaching kids.

I have two children and it's amazing how in tune they are with nature, with light, with smells, with time.

To get a child's trust - you may know or not - is a very hard thing to do. They're so used to not believing adults - because adults tell tales and lies all the time.

Third world nations are producing too many children too fast...it is time to ignore the controversy over family planning and cut out-of-control population growth.

Play is not for every hour of the day, or for any hour taken at random. There is a tide in the affairs of children. Civilization is cruel in sending them to bed at the most stimulating time of dusk.

I'm pretty earthy; I nursed forever because I liked it and my kids liked it, but at the same time I'm very laissez-faire about stuff like bedtimes and food.

The boats came, and they were only taking a few people at a time, so what happened was they took a boat and said, 'We can have two more children', so the boys went.

My first job was baby-sitting. I had a great time because I love kids. Sometimes, when I'm having a bad day, I'm like: "Oh, you know what? I'm going to chuck it in and become a kindergarten teacher!"

My husband has spent more time with our children than I have. I don't think they're better or worse off.

I think that, as with marriage, you just know when it's time to have kids.

If we hope to give our children a chance, it's time we start giving our teachers a chance.