My Children Quotes

Years later I would hear my father say the divorce had left him dating his children. That still meant picking us up every Sunday for a matinee and, if he had the money, an early dinner somewhere.

We don't have the money in America to keep paying for the education of everybody else's children from around the world. We simply don't have the financial resources to do that.

Education makes children less dependent upon others and opens doors to better jobs and career possibilities.

Unless children have strong education and strong families and strong communities and decent housing, it's not enough to go sit in at a lunch counter.

Education is very important to me, as is helping children.

All of us deserve a greater peace of mind, knowing that our children are better protected wherever they are.

My children and my husband make me smile. My work makes me smile.

Is Valentine's Day a day to make cupcakes with your children? No, Valentine's is supposed to be a day about romantic love.

I thought about how we need to make children feel that there are times in their lives when they need to be alone and quiet and to be able to accept their aloneness.

One of the most common reasons people renovate their homes is a change in their lifestyle - an upcoming wedding, a new baby, or grown children moving away.

My wish for the new millennium is for all children... to grow up wiser, and stronger and more prosperous for the future than ever before.

I love my children unconditionally.

People in China say: 'If you love your children, send them to New York. If you hate your children, also send them to New York.

Time spent with your children is time wisely spent.

Your children don't have to fear you to respect you.

One thing that all of my children, biological and foster children, have taught me is the unbelievable diversity of talent and giftedness that all people have.

Your child can die from chickenpox.

One [expert] said, 'Always have a baby sitter who is acquainted with your children.' If they were acquainted with my children, they wouldn't sit!

You have your children and it's hard to even hold it in - emotionally.

I'm not making every decision due to my children. But I do hope they never see some movies I'm doing. But I do want to do more family-friendly movies.

I think it's really important to teach our children about their lineage and it especially makes a difference if you share that information while they're young.

I have always loved books, and as a mother, I wanted to share my passion for reading with my children.

Pretty soon I'll start worrying about [my fame] because [my children] carry my name and they have that exposure. The whole thing is, they never asked for it, that kingdom.

At this point in my career, I don't have to deal with audition rejections. So I get my rejection from other things. My children can make me feel rejected. They can humble you pretty quick.

Nowadays we raise our children in a cocoon of domesticated security, far from any sense of risk or adventure.

We have created an educational system, funded throughout the country by taxpayer dollars, that systematically turns our children away from the truth that makes them free.

I had to marry a Greek; I had to stir up the ethnic pot. Otherwise, my children would have been anemic and sickly. Now theyve got some good Mediterranean blood in them.

The two real leads in 'Children of Men' are Clive Owen and the social environment. You know, this same movie without the social environment maybe is just like a generic chase movie.

Ironically, now that my children are older and gone quite a bit, I find it harder to work when they're not around. Too much free time!

Childhood is a fundamental part of all human lives, parents or not, since that's how we all start out. And yet babies and young children are so mysterious and puzzling and even paradoxical.

Always be prepared; always work hard and take pride in your work no matter what it is. I still follow that advice and have already tried to pass it on to my children. They, of course, ignored me.

The world my children are growing up in is so much more sophisticated and exposed - emotionally, intellectually, sexually.

Telling my children was the toughest part. But that's when you get strong, because you have to be strong for other people.

My children, who are almost two: watching them develop has made me pay much closer attention to how we become who we are.

We must all live so that our children do not have to pay for our deeds.

My children and grandchildren loved the secret servicemen and women that served us. I was honoured that they thought I was important enough to protect.

Realizing that my children are the center of the universe and not me is probably one of the greatest ways to acclimatize.

There's no better way to unplug than having children. Changing diapers is one of the most leveling things that has ever happened to me.

Being in a marriage and having children is the greatest pleasure, but it is certainly not the easiest pleasure. It is not like eating ice cream.

The only way I could relax was when I was with my children.

Do not try to live your children's lives out of your own frustrations.

There are so many common occurrences in raising children that people just can't seem to figure out.

Everyone can help. We can educate ourselves and our children about other countries and cultures.

Like every mother, my wish - every birthday - is for my children to stay healthy (and) for my family to remain healthy.

Apart from my children, spending time with refugees was the greatest gift... the greatest life lesson I could ever receive.

I have as many pictures of my vocal cords as I do of my children. I have a great ear, nose and throat doctor, and we look at them - if there's some redness, maybe I'll take a little time off.

Raising children is the hardest job that there is on the face of the Earth.

I think young children in the Western middle classes are objects of incredible anxiety.

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

Young children have no sense of wonder. They bewilder well, but few things surprise them. All of it is new to young children, after all, and equally gratuitous.