Quotes

My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, "You're tearing up the grass." "We're not raising grass," Dad would reply. "We're raising boys." ~Harmon Killebrew



We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. ~Stacia Tauscher



A characteristic of the normal child is he doesn't act that way very often. ~Author Unknown



Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they're going to catch you in next. ~Franklin P. Jones



While we try to teach our children all about life,Our children teach us what life is all about.~Angela Schwindt



Anyone who thinks the art of conversation is dead ought to tell a child to go to bed. ~Robert Gallagher



A brother is a friend given by Nature. ~Jean Baptiste Legouve



We do not remember days; we remember moments. ~Cesare Pavese, The Burning Brand



He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away. ~Raymond Hull



Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. ~Judy Garland



It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. ~e.e. cummings



Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you? ~Fanny Brice



Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss



Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present, and future. ~Gail Lumet Buckley



Life's not always fair. Sometimes you can get a splinter even sliding down a rainbow. ~Cherralea Morgen



Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once. ~Lillian Dickson



There comes a time when a woman needs to stop thinking about her looks and focus her energies on raising her children. This time comes at the moment of conception. A child needs a role model, not a supermodel. ~Astrid Alauda, on the "hot mom" trend



Your children need your presence more than your presents. ~Jesse Jackson



Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. ~Robert Fulghum



Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve. ~Roger Lewin



Seven days without laughter makes one weak. ~Mort Walker