Child Quotes

I began to ask two questions while I was reading a book that excited me: not only what was going to happen next, but how is this done? How is it that these words on the page make me feel the way I'm feeling? This is the line of inquiry that I think happens in a child's mind, without him even knowing he has aspirations as a writer.

It's not like I want to hop on a bandwagon, because I said it 15 years ago - bringing a child into your life who is not genetically yours is one of the most beautiful things you can do. But I'm also interested in having my own baby, too.

To outlive one's child is a terrible thing, but to do so because your child has taken his or her life is horrible.

Killing a stag is like killing a child.

My father was the king of the joke-tellers. I was so impressed as a child watching him, holding people in rapt attention.

There are ways we can go do a better job of educating young moms and dads about the vital role they have as the child's first teacher. I think there are ways in which we can partner with local school districts and states to do a better job to provide nutrition options at school.

You can't be too careful what you tell a child because you never know what he'll take hold of and spend the rest of his life remembering you by.

I am told that the first comprehensible word I uttered as a child was 'home.'

We have an incredible national forest service, and we have an incredible child outreach program that the president has put together. I don't see anything wrong with national service for a minimum of two years. If we were to require that, we wouldn't need a draft.

A great artist is a great man in a great child.

These are the influences that everybody has. Some individuals might stand out because of one thing or another, but whether one's perception as a child of what was important or not is accurate, I don't know.