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.
BENJAMIN SPOCKThe strongest rebellion may be expressed in quiet, undramatic behavior.
More Benjamin Spock Quotes
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Grandparents have the freedom to see their grandchildren uncritically.
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Parental trust is extremely important in the guidance of adolescent children as they get further and further away from the direct supervision of their parents and teachers. I don’t mean that trust without clear guidance is enough, but guidance without trust is worthless.
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There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother’s age.
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Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.
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It’s an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States…
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It’s not the words but the music that counts.
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The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
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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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What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.
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Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.
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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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I was so afraid of being bad and being caught at it.
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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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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 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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