Every child senses, with all the horse sense that’s in him, that any parent is angry inside when children misbehave and they dread more the anger that is rarely or never expressed openly, wondering how awful it might be.
BENJAMIN SPOCKTo win in Vietnam, we will have to exterminate a nation.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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I really learned it all from mothers.
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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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A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.
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The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
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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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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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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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Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
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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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What is the use of physicians like myself trying to help parents to bring up children healthy and happy, to have them killed in such numbers for a cause that is ignoble?
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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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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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Our greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.
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I’ve come to the realization that a lot of our problems are because of a dearth of spiritual values.
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