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
BENJAMIN SPOCKHaving a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.
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Respect children because they’re human beings and they deserve respect, and they’ll grow up to be better people.
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Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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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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In our country today, very few children are raised to believe that their principal destiny is to serve their family, their country, or God.
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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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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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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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It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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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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It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.
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People have said, “You’ve turned your back on pediatrics.” I said, “No. It took me until I was in my 60s to realize that politics was a part of pediatrics.”
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