Child quotes

“And a special thank you to the citizens of Massachusetts: You are paying all the taxes, creating all the jobs, raising all the children. This government is yours. Thank you for letting me serve you. I love this job.” Mitt Romney

“We are a nation of immigrants. We are the children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the ones who wanted a better life, the driven ones, the ones who woke up at night hearing that voice telling them that life in that place called America could be better.” Mitt Romney

“Now is the moment when we can stand up and say, 'I'm an American. I make my destiny. And we deserve better! My children deserve better! My family deserves better. My country deserves better!' So here we stand. Americans have a choice.” Mitt Romney

“Some of the companies we helped start are names you know. An office supply company called Staples - where I'm pleased to see the Obama campaign has been shopping; The Sports Authority, which became a favorite of my sons. We started an early childhood learning center called Bright Horizons that First Lady Michelle Obama rightly praised.” Mitt Romney

“I am running for president to help create a better future. A future where everyone who wants a job can find one. Where no senior fears for the security of their retirement. An America where every parent knows that their child will get an education that leads them to a good job and a bright horizon.” Mitt Romney

“Massachusetts children cannot only lead the nation in test scores, they can be competitive with the best in the world. And the gap in achievement among races can virtually disappear.” Mitt Romney

“Second, we will give our fellow citizens the skills they need for the jobs of today and the careers of tomorrow. When it comes to the school your child will attend, every parent should have a choice, and every child should have a chance.” Mitt Romney

“You know, my dad served in the President's Cabinet after his time as a governor. He told me he enjoyed being governor a lot more. Now, I understand why. If I do my job well, I can make a difference in people's lives and I can help our children realize their dreams.” Mitt Romney

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” Ronald Reagan

“We have the duty to protect the life of an unborn child.” Ronald Reagan

“Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time in order to save it.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Childhood is the sleep of reason.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“I long remained a child, and I am still one in many respects.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which he will have the most need to know.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“The one thing I want to leave my children is an honorable name.” Theodore Roosevelt

“For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison.” Theodore Roosevelt

“I know I was a generic dysfunctional child, but I think a lot of people are.” Henry Rollins

“I remember thinking quite logically that I didn't want to spoil my children with wealth and so that I would create a foundation, but not knowing exactly what it would focus on.” Bill Gates

“Some men have a necessity to be mean, as if they were exercising a faculty which they had to partially neglect since early childhood.” Francis Scott Fitzgerald

“Though the Jazz Age continued it became less and less an affair of youth. The sequel was like a children's party taken over by the elders.” Francis Scott Fitzgerald

“How true Daddy's words were when he said: all children must look after their own upbringing. Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.” Anne Frank

“Your children will see what you're all about by what you live rather than what you say.” Wayne Dyer

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Frederick Douglass

“Hugs can do great amounts of good - especially for children.” Princess Diana

“I will fight for my children on any level so they can reach their potential as human beings and in their public duties.” Princess Diana

“I want to walk into a room, be it a hospital for the dying or a hospital for the sick children, and feel that I am needed. I want to do, not just to be.” Princess Diana

“If children understand that beliefs should be substantiated with evidence, as opposed to tradition, authority, revelation or faith, they will automatically work out for themselves that they are atheists.” Richard Dawkins

“I suppose if you look back to your early childhood you accept everything people tell you, and that includes a heavy dose of irrationality - you're told about tooth fairies and Father Christmas and things.” Richard Dawkins