"Children are likely to live up to what you believe in them." ~ Lady Bird Johnson
Cherishing children is the mark of a civilized society. ~ Joan Ganz Cooney
You must teach your children...that all things are connected like the blood which unites one family. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth. Man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself. ~ Chief Seattle
Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult. ~ Nadia Boulanger
A child needs your love most when he deserves it least. ~ Erma Bombeck
If we are meant to "love thy neighbor as theyself," then surely we should love the world's children as our own. ~ Audrey Hepburn, Town & Country, May 2003
When you have children yourself, you begin to understand what you owe your parents. ~ Japanese Proverb
Never fear spoiling children by making them happy. Happiness is the atmosphere in which all good affections grow. ~ Ann Eliza Bray
The more you love your children, the more care you should take to neglect them occasionally. The web of affection can be drawn too tight. ~ D. Sutton
Someone once told me that children are like heroin. You always want more. Yet first-borns are special because you'll never have your first child again. ~ Sarah Jessica Parker