Famous Quotes About Children

"Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate."

Anonymous

"You have to love your children unselfishly. That is hard. But it is the only way."

Barbara Bush, former U.S. first lady

"Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven."

Henry Ward Beecher, reverend and social activist

"The soul is healed by being with children."

English proverb

"If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children."

Mohandas Gandhi, political and spiritual leader in India

"No one has yet fully realized the wealth of sympathy, kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure."

Emma Goldman, author

"Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them."

Lady Bird Johnson, former U.S. first lady

"Children are our most valuable resource."

Herbert Hoover, 31st U.S. president

"Safety and security don't just happen; they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."

Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa

"Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun."

Mignon McLaughlin, journalist and author

"If I could relive my life, I would devote my entire ministry to reaching children for God!"

Dwight L. Moody, evangelist

"A person's a person, no matter how small."

Dr. Seuss, author

"I continue to believe that if children are given the necessary tools to succeed, they will succeed beyond their wildest dreams!"

David Vitter, U.S. senator

"Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see."

John W. Whitehead, founder, Rutherford Institute

"The potential possibilities of any child are the most intriguing and stimulating in all creation."

Ray L. Wilbur, third president of Stanford University

"Every child you encounter is a divine appointment."

Wess Stafford, President, Compassion International