I really learned it all from mothers.
BENJAMIN SPOCKWhen women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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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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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.
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Don’t be afraid to trust your own common sense.
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Most middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected to police who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and brutal.
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Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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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 so afraid of being bad and being caught at it.
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Biologically and temperamentally… women were made to be concerned firt and foremost with child care, husband care and home care.
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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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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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It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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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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Our greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.
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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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