The strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
BENJAMIN SPOCKIf I could make only one wish for a child, I’d wish him the quality of lovingness.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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When women are encouraged to be competitive, too many of them become disagreeable.
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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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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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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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I really learned it all from mothers.
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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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Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.
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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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I agree today that a man has no business trying to tell women what their characteristics are, which ones are inborn, which are more admirable, which will be best utilized by what occupations.
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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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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
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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.
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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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