I’ve come to the realization that a lot of our problems are because of a dearth of spiritual values.
BENJAMIN SPOCKI 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.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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Our greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.
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To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
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It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother’s age.
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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.
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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
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It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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Parental trust is extremely important in the guidance of adolescent children as they get further and further away from the direct supervision of their parents and teachers. I don’t mean that trust without clear guidance is enough, but guidance without trust is worthless.
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The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
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I’m not a pacifist. I was very much for the war against Hitler and I also supported the intervention in Korea, but in this war we went in there to steal Vietnam.
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What is the use of physicians like myself trying to help parents to bring up children healthy and happy, to have them killed in such numbers for a cause that is ignoble?
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Children who grow up getting nutrition from plant foods rather than meats have a tremendous health advantage. They are less likely to develop weight problems, diabetes, high blood pressure and some forms of cancer
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If I could make only one wish for a child, I’d wish him the quality of lovingness.
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