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.
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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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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 not the words but the music that counts.
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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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Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
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The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
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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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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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I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.
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