Children astound me with their inquisitive minds. The world is wide and mysterious to them, and as they piece together the puzzle of life, they ask 'Why?' ceaselessly.
'Lord Of The Rings' fandom was massive, worldwide, entrenched. Generally it had been part of the fans' life all their life, because they had it read to them as children; they'd become Tolkien students.
I experienced how foreign aid for large-scale vaccination projects helps to save the life of children and thus give a real input to growth and to escaping poverty.
I had a husband who stayed with me, and small children, and I had no choice but to pull myself together and rebuild a different kind of life. There was no other choice.
We have children to pursue other elements of well-being. We want meaning in life. We want relationships.
My mum has never wanted me to have children. She thinks I would be destroying my life, even now.
The Atlanta Braves are really all that our children know about this crazy baseball life, and we are so thankful for this upbringing for them.
One of the things I teach my children is that I have always invested in myself, and I have never stopped learning, never stopped growing.
As a graduate student, I wrote a long paper connecting the dots between mathematical models of learning and language development in children. It was published in a major journal.
One thing I've learned, in the face of all kinds of indignities, domestic workers take so much pride in their work and love the children they care for.
It's not that I don't love the song. My songs are like my children: some you want around and some you want to send off to college as soon as possible.
My father-in-law is so sensitive. Sometimes I think he displays too much love for my children.
I got married because I fell in love with this woman. I had a baby with her because we wanted to have children. But that's not because of some philosophical ideal at all, no.
Well, I love having kids. But I have the advantage of having a lot of help, a real hands-on husband and small children whom I can easily manipulate.
Mexico has shelters, which care for children trying to cross the border, who have no company with them.
It's a big shame that when you have a platform to write about Save the Children, the media interest lies with my moral alignment.
Its not the label of autism we need for our children, its the help and understanding that comes with that label that we need.
Children are the most wonderful audiences. What's struck me most is that that they watch it so silently, until the end when they shriek and shout and clap.
My unhealthy affection for my second daughter has waned. Now I despise all my seven children equally.
The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them.
Children are easily influenced, and I always want to do things I can be proud to show my kids someday.
