From a child's point of view, there is rarely a great time for parents to separate, even if there has been a lot of commotion and fighting.
The three great problems of this century; the degradation of man in the proletariat, the subjection of women through hunger, the atrophy of the child by darkness.
Great comforts do, indeed, bear witness to the truth of thy grace, but not to the degree of it; the weak child is oftener in the lap than the strong one.
Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think you need to do that.
Child welfare ought really to cover all sorts of topics, such as better water and sanitation and good roads, and clean streets and public parks and playgrounds.
I had this inferiority complex as a child, as I was not good at speaking. I was also not good in studies or sports and would often flunk in four-five subjects.
Hate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate it; a child who fears noises becomes a man who hates noise.
The basic premise of 'A Course in Miracles' is that it teaches us to relinquish thoughts based on fear and to accept instead thoughts based on love.
As a child is indulged or checked in its early follies, a ground is generally laid for the happiness or misery of the future man.
My dear child, you must believe in God despite what the clergy tells you.
Every child is a thought in the mind of God, and our task is to recognize this thought and help it toward completion.
Did you ever think that your body is holy? You are a child of God. Your body is His creation.
I just feel very often like a child in an absolutely weird world. I think that life is quite weird sometimes.
I've always been very aware of balance and, even before I had a child, my life always takes priority to my work.
Girls see these defined roles they're supposed to follow in life, but when I was a young child, my parents told me I could be anything.
I said to myself, 'I've waited a long time in my life to have a child, and I'm missing it, I want to continue to have a career, but not this way.'
I really like people and I keep friendships. I have people from all parts of my life.
I have a big life, a small child, I work, I do a lot of things, so I'm often playing catch-up with what's current.
All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child.
Everything we do is infused with the energy in which we do it. If we're frantic, life will be frantic. If we are peaceful, life will be peaceful.
I would never, ever in my life say, 'I want to go to Washington to heal the soul of Washington.'