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.
BENJAMIN SPOCKPerhaps 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.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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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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I really learned it all from mothers.
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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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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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I agree today that a man has no business trying to tell women what their characteristics are, which ones are inborn, which are more admirable, which will be best utilized by what occupations.
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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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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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Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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Don’t worry about trying to do a perfect job. There is no perfect job. There is no one way of raising your children.
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It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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I was so afraid of being bad and being caught at it.
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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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Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
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How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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