It’s not the words but the music that counts.
BENJAMIN SPOCKI 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.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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I really learned it all from mothers.
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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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Boys and girls need chances to be around their father, to be enjoyed by him and if possible to do things with him. Better to play fifteen minutes enjoyably and then say, ‘Now I’m going to read my paper’ than to spend all day at the zoo crossly.
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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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It’s up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.
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I was so afraid of being bad and being caught at it.
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I love to dance and I’d love to be saying goodbye to my friends while the band was playing and they were dancing…I want them to remember I was a dancing man in my day.
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How to fold a diaper depends on the size of the baby and the diaper.
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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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The loving person makes other people feel good, and he is usually a happy person himself. He is able to form strong, long-lasting friendships.
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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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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.
BENJAMIN SPOCK