Quotes of: American-children Keyword

If we want our children to value education, then we must show our appreciation for knowledge.

Brad Sherman

When my children were born, I made the choice I wanted them to be raised as Jews and to have a Jewish education.

Steven Spielberg

Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.

Rosa Parks

From the solemn gloom of the temple children run out to sit in the dust, God watches them play and forgets the priest.

Rabindranath Tagore

Ah, how many luxuries has the good God prepared for his Jewish children.

Sholom Aleichem

In Britain, the great hidden secret of talking animals and children's literature is how political it was in its bones, beneath the obvious cuteness.

Andrew O'Hagan

He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief.

Francis Bacon

I have great respect for children. And I have great respect for their ability as writers.

Patricia MacLachlan

If you have a great passion it seems that the logical thing is to see the fruit of it, and the fruit are children.

Roman Polanski

What happens when children reach puberty earlier and adulthood later? The answer is: a good deal of teenage weirdness.

Alison Gopnik

'Good Times' is a story about the loss of innocence, how adults are responsible for their actions but children aren't.

Lynda Barry

We must conserve our environment and pass it on to our children in as good or better condition than it was passed to us.

Mark Kennedy

A good book written for children can be read by adults.

Norton Juster

As a father, physician and nurse, I have a special place in my heart for children, and I know the brief window of opportunity we have to teach them simple lessons that can lead to a lifetime of good health.

Richard Carmona

Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.

Marian Wright Edelman

Our promise to our children should be this: if you do well in school, we will pay for you to obtain a college degree.

Ruth Ann Minner

Children will come out and listen to a writer whose books they like. They don't need a government agency or a medal that says 'laureate' to continue that.

Anthony Browne

I have my strong views and opinions. I really want to transform Illinois government because this state is failing the taxpayers and the children.

Bruce Rauner

My job is to pay attention to my children's genius and allow those leanings to lead them to their future.

Lisa Whelchel

Ensuring a bright future for all our children is the responsibility of the community, the schools, families and like it or not- politicians as well.

Michael N. Castle

A nation that does not stand for its children does not stand for anything and will not stand tall in the future.

Marian Wright Edelman