“Perhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny; he thinks he is the world for something important, and it gives him drive and confidence.”

A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.

I would say that the surest measure of a man’s or a woman’s maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he creates in his marriage, and the pleasure and inspiration he provides for his spouse.

To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.

Don’t take too seriously all that the neighbors say. Don’t be overawed by what the experts say. Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.

The loving person makes other people feel good, and he is usually a happy person himself. He is able to form strong, long-lasting friendships.

Respect children because they’re human beings and they deserve respect, and they’ll grow up to be better people.

Physical punishment teaches children that the larger, stronger person has the power to get his way, whether or not he is in the right, and they may resent this in the parent-for life.

Our greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.

It’s not the words but the music that counts.

All the time a person is a child he is both a child and learning to be a parent. After he becomes a parent he becomes predominantly a parent reliving childhood.

How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.

It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…

Sex education, including its spiritual aspects, should be part of a broad health and moral education from kindergarten through grade twelve, ideally carried out harmoniously by parents and teachers.

The more people have studied different methods of bringing up children the more they have come to the conclusion that what good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is the best after all.

Can we make a better world for our children? I believe we can, if enough people are concerned and get involved in changing what is wrong with society.

I’ve come to the realization that a lot of our problems are because of a dearth of spiritual values.