Quotes of: American-children Keyword

I'm a control freak. And more so now that I have children.

Mariella Frostrup

You must write for children in the same way as you do for adults, only better.

Maxim Gorky

The important thing is that when you correct your children, they see what they've done wrong and why you're upset.

Marcia Gay Harden

Appalling things can happen to children. And even a happy childhood is filled with sadnesses.

Mark Haddon

Bore children, and they stop reading. There's no room for self-indulgence or showing off or setting the scene.

Mark Haddon

My children just want to get at the world; it is so pleasantly surprising to witness that.

Michael Leunig

Children have to be motivated to want to learn to read. Reading must not be taught simply as a school exercise.

Michael Morpurgo

Women and children make you weak; get rid of them when you are in war.

M.F. Moonzajer

Neither of my parents would ever stand in the way of any of their children speaking their minds.

Ron Reagan

If we want parents to be discerning about what children are watching then we need to put stuff in there for them to watch, too.

Steve Burns

I have to say that my husband and my children are so tough, there really is no space for pretension.

Miuccia Prada

All children are born rebels and explorers until they're taught to sit still and obey.

Marty Rubin

There's something in this country that is so opposed to understanding the complexity of children.

Maurice Sendak

I do not remember any proper children's books in my childhood. I was not exposed to them.

Maurice Sendak

People say, When you have children, everything changes. But maybe things are awakened that were already there.

Meryl Streep

I have three beautiful children and a World Series ring. That's all I need.

Mark Teixeira

How can there be too many children? That is like saying there are too many flowers." ~ Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Mother Teresa

I haven't inherited the earth from my parents, I am borrowing it from my children.

Mark Udall

Thank you to the children whose innocent words encouraged me.

Malala Yousafzai

Everyday classroom teaching is not what children will remember, but how you made a difference in their lives.

Nita Ambani

We are living in the 21st century, and children are dying of hunger, so how do we fight it?

Nita Ambani