Quotes about Children
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“Even if people are still very young, they shouldn’t be prevented from saying what they think.” – Anne Frank
“For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself.” – Charles Dickens
“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus.” – Angel Gabriel; Luke 1:30-31 (NCB)
“Let the little children come to me; do not hinder them. For it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” – Jesus; Mark 10:14-15 (NCB)
“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder
“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” – Margaret Mead
“Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.” – Maria Montessori
“Children are literally the lifeblood of our families, our society, and our nation. They should be cherished, never sacrificed for the sake of convenience.” – Mike Pompeo
“Perhaps it’s truer to say that Christmas can speak to the child within us all. Adults, when weighed down with worries, sometimes fail to see the joy in simple things where children do not.” – Queen Elizabeth II
“As a father, these are priceless moments I cherish. Happy birthday, son!” – Steve Scalise
MARGARET MEAD Quote about Children
STEVE SCALISE Quote about Children
“The primary happiness of a child consists in knowing that they are loved. The young must not only be loved, but they must know they are loved.” – Don Bosco
“Children are our most valuable resource.” – Herbert Hoover
“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” – Jesus; Matthew 18:3 (NIV)
“Free the child’s potential, and you will transform him into the world.” – Maria Montessori
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
“I have a niece and a nephew who were born to mothers who didn’t want to keep those babies, but chose to do so and put them up for adoption. My sister adopted them. These are my nephew and my niece – lovely, now-young adults who are really important people because these mothers made this important choice.” – Mike Pompeo
“The child is the beauty of God present in the world, that greatest gift to a family.” – Mother Teresa
“Every child deserves a champion – an adult who will never give up on them.” – Rita Pierson
“Parents should be free to choose what their children are taught and where.” – Steve Scalise
“The first thing every Christian leader must understand is that orphan care is not an optional, peripheral issue. Orphan care is at the heart of our faith and calling.” – Wess Stafford
DON BOSCO Quote about Children
MIKE POMPEO Quote about Children
“Children’s self-regulation assists learning, and self-regulatory skills can be taught.” – Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education
“Remember that education is a matter of the heart, of which God is the sole master….” – Don Bosco
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” – God through Moses; Deuteronomy 6:5-7 (NIV)
“For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” – Isaiah the Prophet; Isaiah 9:6 (NLT)
“The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’” – Maria Montessori
“You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.” – Max Ehrmann
“Pray hard for your children, dedicate yourself to being a good example for them. You won’t get it right every day. I certainly didn’t, but be focused on that. Be disciplined as – to the extent you can be about that. Know that that little boy or that little girl is watching closely not only you but how you interact with your spouse and they are modeling the things that you do. And bring the Lord into their life. If you do those things and do – and try to do them well every day, you’re likely to end up with a child that matures in a way that you’ll be very, very proud of when the years move on.” – Mike Pompeo
“Kids don’t learn from people they don’t like.” – Rita Pierson
“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” – St. Paul; Ephesians 6:4 (NCB)
“Orphan care is our clearest mandate, our universal cause, our greatest need and our greatest opportunity. Don’t miss this.” – Wess Stafford
GOD through MOSES Quote about Children
MAX EHRMANN Quote about Children
“Children are surrounded by many influential models... They observe the people around them behaving in various ways. At a later time, they may imitate the behavior they have observed.” – Albert Bandura
“Clear, explanatory, and timely feedback to children is important for learning.” – Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education
“Where possible, one should not make use of punishments… To strike one in any way, to make one kneel in a painful position, to pull any one’s ears and similar punishments should be absolutely avoided, because they are forbidden by the law of the land, they greatly irritate the young, and they degrade the educator.” – Don Bosco
“Now, the education of our children is of national concern, and if they are not educated properly, it is a national calamity.” – Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglass
“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” – Jesus; Luke 18:16 (NIV)
“I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” – God to Jeremiah; Jeremiah 1:5 (NLT)
“… the people who care most about a child’s education: the parents.” – Mike Pompeo
“Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.” – Neil Postman
“Every child you encounter is a divine appointment.” – Wess Stafford
COALITION FOR PSYCHOLOGY IN SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION Quote about Children
FREDERICK DOUGLASS Quote about Children
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” – Albert Einstein
“Truly, Christmas is for children because the birth of Jesus the Messiah marks the beginning of a new life, with eternal attached to it. It is God’s gift of salvation.” – Alex Moises
“The greatest legacy one can pass on to one’s children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one’s life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.” – Billy Graham
“No man was ever meanly born. About his cradle is the wondrous miracle of like. He may descend into the depths, he may live in infamy and perish miserably, but he is born great.” – Calvin Coolidge
“I believe in preparing the youth of the land intellectually and morally for the responsibilities and leadership they have to assume later in life…. the education of our youth should henceforth lay emphasis on science, industrial and agricultural technology.” – Carlos P. Garcia
“Without confidence and love, there can be no true education. If you want to be loved, you must love yourselves, and make your children feel that you love them.” – Don Bosco
“I say with all the earnestness that I can command, that if American mothers will teach our children that there is no end to the fight for better relationships among the people of the world, we shall have peace.” – Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower
“The soul is healed by being with children.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“Take care that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven gaze continually on the face of my heavenly Father.” – Jesus; Matthew 18:10 (NCB)
“For what are all our contrivings and the wisdom of our books, when compared with your caresses and the gladness of your looks?” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not only me but also my Father who sent me.” – Jesus; Mark 9:37 (NLT)
“The youth is the hope of the Fatherland.” – Jose Rizal
“When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments – tenderness for what he is and respect for what he may become.” – Louis Pasteur
“It is the fundamental right of parents to choose the educational path that is most suitable for their children.” – Mike Lee
“As a parent and former Secretary of State, I know that American security and prosperity depend on our ability to inculcate in each new generation of Americans a genuine understanding of why the American way of life matters.” – Mike Pompeo
FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY Quote about Children
ALEX MOISES Quote about Children
