If I could make only one wish for a child, I’d wish him the quality of lovingness.
BENJAMIN SPOCKHow to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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Can we make a better world for our children? I believe we can, if enough people are concerned and get involved in changing what is wrong with society.
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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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The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
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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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To win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
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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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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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Biologically and temperamentally… women were made to be concerned firt and foremost with child care, husband care and home care.
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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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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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I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.
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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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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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Sex education, including its spiritual aspects, should be part of a broad health and moral education from kindergarten through grade twelve, ideally carried out harmoniously by parents and teachers.
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