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Most Famous Children Quotes of All Time!

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When children are small, parents should run their lives and not the other way around.

Quotes by Anna Quindlen

Children should have enough freedom to be themselves - once they've learned the rules.

Quotes by Anna Quindlen

My parents had four children quickly, divorced quickly - when I was two - and my mother remarried quickly. We were suddenly in a different environment with a different father.

Quotes by Anna Chancellor

I'm always crying. I get a lump in my throat when I see intimacy between parents and their children.

Quotes by Anna Chancellor

I'm not sure I have a role model per se, but I do deeply admire every woman who raises children and has to walk for water.

Quotes by Anna D. Shapiro

It is only when parental feelings are ineffective or too ambivalent or when the mother's emotions are temporarily engaged elsewhere that children feel lost.

Quotes by Anna Freud

I am glad that I do not have any children.

Quotes by Anna Freud

Children usually do not blame themselves for getting lost.

Quotes by Anna Freud

I want more children but for the next three years I want to act.

Quotes by Anna Friel

Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals.

Quotes by Ann Oakley

I write pretty much when I can. I used to be very particular about needing certain conditions for writing, but when I had children, I discovered that I was a lot more flexible than I thought.

Quotes by Ann Packer

Sometimes when I'm watching television and something, an image, will come on that has to do with 9/11 or some of these families telling their stories, or children talking about drawing pictures of airplanes flying into towers, you know, I...

Quotes by Ann Richards

We are all children of the same God, and we have to come together to solve our problems and not be fighting so much.

Quotes by Ann Romney

I grew up in Kingston, Jamaica, as the youngest of four children and the only girl. My father died when I was only a year and a half. He was killed in a car accident when he was 26.

Quotes by Ann-Marie Campbell

My grandmother was divorced, and she had 10 children herself. She never finished high school. She started selling lace on the side of the road and then grew that into a multimillion-dollar business - a retail store selling mostly furniture...

Quotes by Ann-Marie Campbell

Some people talk about children wanting to be born as though somewhere out there in the collective unconscious there's a spirit, or a thought or an idea that wants to be born. And I sometimes feel that way about stories......

Quotes by Ann-Marie MacDonald

Courage: Great Russian word, fit for the songs of our children's children, pure on their tongues, and free.

Quotes by Anna Akhmatova

To expose the hardships experienced by children who are deprived of the right to attend school, Camfed has produced a series of films about educational exclusion. 'Every Child Belongs in School' provides a glimpse into the lives of children who...

Quotes by Ann Cotton

All children everywhere deserve the opportunity that is unlocked for them by education.

Quotes by Ann Cotton

If women have an income, they will invest a higher proportion of that income in their children than men do. So you do get those societal returns very quickly.

Quotes by Ann Cotton

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of quotes about children are on this page?
A mix - a filmmaker recalling how shocked audiences reacted to a controversial movie by grabbing their children and leaving the room, a statement about entertainers not being responsible for teaching children life lessons, thoughts on adult responsibility toward children and parents, and a personal note about raising children while working in law.
Is there a quote about parenting responsibility?
Yes, one quote describes being a grownup as assuming responsibility for yourself, for your children, and - as it puts it - "here's the big curve" - for your parents too. For more on family roles, see the Family page.
Is there a quote about entertainment and children?
Yes, one quote argues that entertainers exist to entertain, not "to teach your children the lessons that you haven't bothered to teach them at home yourself" - placing that responsibility squarely on parents. Browse the Father page for more on that theme.
Is there a personal story here about raising children while working?
Yes, one quote comes from someone in private law practice in New York City, describing raising children together with their husband while balancing that career.
Is there a quote about a controversial reaction involving children?
Yes - one quote recalls being "anathema in polite society" after making the film 'Last House,' with people reportedly grabbing their children and leaving the room in reaction. For more on faith and family values connected to children, see the Prayers page, or the Believe page.

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