Children(Related Subjects: Parents, Men And Women, Birth, Age)

There was a time when we expected nothing of our children but obedience, as opposed to the present, when we expect everything of them but obedience. Anatole Broyard Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them. Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900 - 1944), "The Little Prince", 1943 Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home. Bill Cosby (1937 - ) People who get nostalgic about childhood were obviously never children. Bill Watterson (1958 - ), Calvin and Hobbes If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be enthusiasm. Bruce Barton The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children. Clarence Darrow (1857 - 1938) If your parents never had children, chances are you won't, either. Dick Cavett (1936 - ) The best way to keep children home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant--and let the air out of the tires. Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967) Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying. Fran Lebowitz (1950 - ) I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult. Fran Lebowitz (1950 - ) Never have children, only grandchildren. Gore Vidal (1925 - ) A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five. Groucho Marx (1890 - 1977) My mother loved children -- she would have given anything if I had been one. Groucho Marx (1890 - 1977) I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it. Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972) It is not giving children more that spoils them; it is giving them more to avoid confrontation. John Gray, "Children Are From Heaven" You know that children are growing up when they start asking questions that have answers. John J. Plomp Be gentle with the young. Juvenal (55 AD - 127 AD) The thing that impresses me the most about America is the way parents obey their children. King Edward VIII (1894 - 1952) Outings are so much more fun when we can savor them through the children's eyes. Lawana Blackwell, The Courtship of the Vicar's Daughter, 1998 Youth isn't always all it's touted to be. Lawana Blackwell, The Dowry of Miss Lydia Clark, 1999 People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one. Leo J. Burke Children might or might not be a blessing, but to create them and then fail them was surely damnation. Lois McMaster Bujold, "Barrayar", 1991 Our children change us…whether they live or not. Lois McMaster Bujold, "Barrayar", 1991 Some men just aren't cut out for paternity. Better they should realize it before and not after they become responsible for a son. Lois McMaster Bujold, Ethan of Athos, 1986 You don't pay back your parents. You can't. The debt you owe them gets collected by your children, who hand it down in turn. It's a sort of entailment. Or if you don't have children of the body, it's left as a debt to your common humanity. Or to your God, if you possess or are possessed by one. Lois McMaster Bujold, A Civil Campaign, 1999 Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child. Mary MacCracken If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things. Norman Douglas Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them. Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891 Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs. P. J. O'Rourke (1947 - ) Children are the only form of immortality that we can be sure of. Peter Ustinov (1921 - 2004) Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home. Phyllis Diller Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time. Rabbinical Saying Children are all foreigners. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and aggravation later in life. Robert Byrne I take my children everywhere, but they always find their way back home. Robert Orben Never raise your hand to your children; it leaves your midsection unprotected. Robert Orben A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life. Robertson Davies, "What's Bred in the Bone" The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy. Sam Levenson (1911 - 1980) Anyone who uses the phrase 'easy as taking candy from a baby' has never tried taking candy from a baby. Unknown D'you call life a bad job? Never! We've had our ups and downs, we've had our struggles, we've always been poor, but it's been worth it, ay, worth it a hundred times I say when I look round at my children. W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), 'Of Human Bondage', 1915 How sharper than a serpent's tooth it isTo have a thankless child! William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), "King Lear", Act 1 scene 4 It is a wise father that knows his own child. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), "The Merchant of Venice", Act 2 scene 2