Quotes of: Autistic-children Keyword

Fear is healthy. I wish it came in a pill. I'd bottle it up and sell it to little children and the elderly.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Something ... made him feel small, not in the way of orphans or beggars or children, but in a good way. In the way of souls.

The Thousandfold Thought

What we instill in our children will be the foundation upon which they build their future.

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

Men can never have the true power they were endowed with by creation, until they respect and protect the women and children of the world.

Voice of Reason

Mr. Lisbon had the feeling that he didn't know who she was, that children were only strangers you agreed to live with.

The Virgin Suicides

Do you know a better time than the present for igniting your dreams?

A Whimsical Holiday for Children

Who gave his angels eternal happiness unearned, yet required his other children to earn it?

The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain

Alexander assured her, 'Eva, none of us know our children. Because they are not us.

The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year

If someone does not believe in fairies, he does not need to teach his children 'There are no fairies'; he can omit to teach them the word 'fairy'.

Zettel

I wasn't very good about juggling family and my career. I was interested in who was coming to the children's birthday party, what my son was writing. I was thinking about Legos.

Jill Clayburgh

I married two weeks after my 18th birthday, far too young, and by the time I was 23 I was a single mother of three small children, Sean, Daniel and Victoria, living in a prefab house.

Sue Townsend

You can coddle your child and tell them, 'You're the best no matter what.' But in the end, when they go out into the real world, I think it's pretty tough out there and other children are cruel.

Amy Chua

Being a developmental psychologist didn't make me any better at dealing with my own children, no. I muddled through, and, believe me, fretted and worried with the best of them.

Alison Gopnik

No parent is perfect; we all can look back and think of things we could've done to help our children be better prepared for adulthood. And sometimes it's best to admit it to them and encourage them to learn from our mistakes.

Billy Graham

I think when you are the parents of a gifted athlete, the best thing in the world you can do is to encourage them, in my opinion. My dad didn't push me and I didn't push my children in athletics.

Bob Lilly

A friend suggested that I get a job at a children's book store so I could meet kids and read books, and that turned out to be the single best bit of advice I've ever gotten.

Brian Selznick

My philosophy in life... is to prove myself to myself and not to others. I tried to teach my children that, that I have to respect myself, to prove to myself that I can do the best I can.

Columba Bush

Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends.

Chanakya

There were nine children in my father's family and eight in my mother's. My grandparents did the best with what they had. After the Depression, they were scratching out a living and working hard. They kept the family going.

Cheryl Ladd

When it comes down to it, I believe that, having made the decision to bring children into the world, I owe it to them to be as present as I can in their daily lives and to try my best to stay alive until they've made it through to adulthood.

Deborah Copaken Kogan

I envision presenting parents with a marketplace of school choices - public, private, parochial, charter, virtual, blended, and home education. They then can choose the model that best equips their children for success.

Jeb Bush