Children Quotes and Sayings

I don't want my children to have any kind of ego or entitlement because of what I do. I want them to be good people, and we fight every day so that they'll be that way.

Children • Day • Ego • Every Day • Fight • Good • Good People • Kind • People

The attitude that poetry should not be analyzed is prevalent among many who consider themselves experts on children's literature. But I suspected that kids like to look closely at things and figure out what makes them go.

Attitude • Children • Closely • Kids • Literature • Many • Poetry • Prevalent • Themselves Experts

I have not been a good father, but no father has loved his children more. Like my father, I decided the best thing I could do for my kids was work and provide. Fortunately, I've been able to do that. Unfortunately, my work was on the road, and that's meant a life of one-nighters.

Able • Best • Children • Father • Fortunately • Good • Kids • Life • Onenighters • Road • Thing • Work

I was a regular hand when I was 7. I picked cotton. I drove tractors. Children grew up not thinking that this is what they must do. We thought this was the thing to do to help your family.

Children • Family • Grew • Hand • Help • Regular Hand • Thing • Thinking

I tell my children now that they are older, 'If something happens to me… don't make no big fuss over me. Don't make no big expense on my funeral. Don't put any pressure on the rest of the family. I've loved everybody, and I hope they loved me. But don't create this big expense for the family.'

Big • Big Fuss • Children • Everybody • Expense • Family • Funeral • Hope • Loved • Me • Older • Pressure • Rest • Something

I've been a loner all the time throughout my life… I haven't been the best father… Many times… my children have accused me of not giving them enough attention. And, frankly, I never have been good at handling that.

Best • Children • Father • Frankly • Good • Handling • Life • Loner • Many • Time • Times

Is 'The Wind in the Willows' a children's book? Is 'Alice in Wonderland?' Is 'Treasure Island?' These are masterpieces which we read with pleasure as children, but with how much more pleasure when we are grown-up.

Alan Alexander Milne

Alice • Book • Children • Island • Masterpieces • Treasure • Willows • Wind • Wonderland

I gave up writing children's books. I wanted to escape from them as I had once wanted to escape from 'Punch': as I have always wanted to escape. In vain.

Alan Alexander Milne

Always • Books • Children • Escape • Once • Punch • Up • Writing

I am sure of this: that no one can write a book which children will like unless he write it for himself first.

Alan Alexander Milne

Book • Children • First • I Am • Like • One • Sure • Unless • Will

My parents told me that children were taken from their families in 1941, and my mother had a child taken from her – with the goal of saving him.

Child • Children • Families • Me • Mother • Parents

My personal position is that society must keep children safe.

Children • Children Safe • Keep • Personal • Position • Safe • Society

I am convinced that the norm in Russia should become a family with three children.

Become • Children • Family • I Am • Norm • Three

There's nothing better than having a baby. I've always loved children. I used to work summers at the YMCA and be in charge of, like, 30 preschool kids. I knew that when I had a child, I'd be overwhelmed, and it's true… I can't tell you how much my attitude has changed since we've got Frances. Holding my baby is the best drug in the world.

Attitude • Baby • Best • Better • Charge • Child • Children • Drug • Kids • Nothing • Overwhelmed • Preschool • Summers • True • Work • World • YMCA