Quotes About Children

I hope my prayers reach you. My imperfect children... The imperfect imitation sun... continues to love you all... now and forever.

Responsibility is a societal creation. No one is truly responsible for another. You do not owe your children anything. They do not owe you anything. If you wish to do, then do. If they wish to do, they may also do. That which comes from the heart is natural and satisfying. That which comes from the idea of responsibility is forced, artificial, and often produces resentment and the expectation for reciprocation.

If Lyudmila could uncover Bastet, the two of them would unite and rule not just a small Soviet satellite, not just the Children of the World, not just ancient Egypt, but – well, the whole Cosmos.

I know that the Duke of Edinburgh's rule was, 'Don't talk about yourself, don't give personal interviews.' I know that, and I know he told his children that because he told me.

Working with children has done well for me. I don't find them intolerable or frustrating. They're just fun, full of energy, and happy to be there.

There's a generation of children who don't like black and white movies. There's a level of impatience or intolerance now.

I learned that five- and-six-year-old kids have already figured out how to be intolerant.

There are certain things I couldn't write because they're not intrinsic to my beliefs. For instance, I couldn't write a hero or heroine who didn't put children first.

Children, if they haven't been introduced to foods by the time they're 3 years old, are afraid of it, as if it would hurt them. They don't really get out of that until they're 6 or 7 - it's a safety mechanism, and you're not going to win.

When I did inventions, I always thought only of the invention itself, but the kids would ask for marketing materials.

When parents are confident that their children will live, they have fewer of them. They invest more in each child's food, health and education.

Illinoisans know that we need to protect our environment, to invest in our future, to make sure that our children have clean air, fresh water, and a good, healthy future.

I'm pretty intentional about being highly invested in my kids' lives.

How do you think we build a future? I think we build it by investing in our kids and investing in education.

Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.

I have 9 children; I'm a big believer in childhood education, but we've got to be smart about getting a good return on the investment of those dollars.

Educating our children and giving them the skills they need to compete in a global economy is a smart investment in our country's future.

It's never too early to involve your kids in giving back. And the more hands-on the experiences are, the better.

I feel we just assume all fathers who no longer have involvement in their children's lives is through choice. I know, first hand, this is absolutely not the case.

When you're making a decision that involves your children a certain amount of clarity comes with it.

But, uh, censorship at that time said that you just absolutely couldn't do anything involving children and so we had to go from there. I don't remember what I changed it to. Duvall is just excellent in it.

Call Me On The Ouija Board' is homage not just to horror movies involving children, but my favorites as a child.

I have an iPhone, but that's just because I need to take pictures of my 5- and 8 1/2-year-old kids. It becomes quite easily an addiction for people who aren't even aware that they're addicted.

I think live music is really, really important. And I think it's very important to do together. It's much more fun to play to music together than the one person listening to their lone iPod Shuffle. I think it's an amazing way to build community and have children do things that are funded that's not a videogame.