Quotes of: American-children Keyword

Do not feed children on maudlin sentimentalism or dogmatic religion; give them nature.

Luther Burbank

In America today, the percentage of children and adolescents who are defined as overweight is more than double what it was in the early 1970s.

Lois Capps

Nobody wants to go through divorce, especially when there's young children involved.

Lindsay Davenport

Over 90 percent of parents in Puerto Rico want their children to be totally fluent in English.

Luis Fortuno

History shapes the lives of all men, women and children ... sometimes unraveling humanity into an undesired mess.

Lynda I Fisher

Children are wonderful, but they are not the center of the universe. The sooner their parents make them understand that, the better off we all will be.

LZ Granderson

Children see things very well sometimes - and idealists even better.

Lorraine Hansberry

The God who delivered Hezekiah and the children of Israel is the same God who is eager to act on my behalf.

Lori Hatcher

I'm not terribly conversant with children's literature in general. I tend to read books for adults, being an adult.

Lois Lowry

I was a problem child, and problem children do the seemingly insane because they are trying to find out how to fit into the scheme of things.

Leo McCarey

For my part, I try to do my bit to make people's lives more bearable, in particular children across the globe who are having problems.

Lionel Messi

There are children who are working in textile businesses in Asia who would be prostitutes on the streets if they did not have those jobs.

Lawrence Summers

In raising my children, I have lost my mind but found my soul.

Lisa T. Shepherd

Perhaps I write for no one. Perhaps for the same person children are writing for when they scrawl their names in the snow.

Margaret Atwood

It surprises me how much children like me, you know? If they look at me as an example, I have a big responsibility.

Mario Balotelli

That's so important for children when they're growing up, to have a strong male role model.

Mary Badham

A sparkling house is a fine thing if the children aren't robbed of their luster in keeping it that way.

Marcelene Cox

Well, you know, my wife and I have eight children. We have now 19 grandchildren.

Mike DeWine

My mum was Labour-voting, but wanted us to know we were important. Basically, everyone's equal, but you, my children, are a bit better.

Martin Freeman

I regret the whole worlds that will never come into existence, the children, the grandchildren, all the human possibilities that never were and never will be.

Maggie Gallagher

The minds of small children are more interested in clockwork trains, jumping in puddles and other important childhood endeavours.

Maxwell Grantly