"A person can't pick up they children and just squeeze them to which-a-way they wants them to be."

"To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education."

"Give little love to a child, and you get a great deal back."

"Give a little to love a child, and you get a great deal back"

"My son is now an 'entrepreneur.' That's what you're called when you don't have a job."

"The visions we offer our children shape the future."

"The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence."

"I think women are afraid to say that they don't want children because they're going to get shunned. But I think that's changing too now. I have more girlfriends who don't have kids than those that do. And honestly? We don't need any more kids. We have plenty of people on this planet."

"Growing up, I was the plain one. I had no style. I was the tough kid with the comb in the back pocket and the feathered hair."

"I think that women are afraid to say they don't want children because they're going to get shunned."

"I have no intention of selling any more of the historical Apollo 11 items in my possession for the remainder of my life. I intend to pass a portion of these items on to my children and to loan the most important items for permanent display in suitable museums around the country."

"Follow your dreams, work hard, practice and persevere. Make sure you eat a variety of foods, get plenty of exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle."

"Love can produce the children, but it has nothing to do with the raising of the children. I grew up thinking, 'Oh, that's it. All I have to do is fall in love.' You may think love will change everything, but it really is different with children. Children don't necessarily bring you together; they challenge you."

"Childhood is the sleep of reason."

"We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them."

"I've been very hands-on with everything I've done since I had my children. And it's just really important for me to understand the big picture, where everybody's coming from, what's the real purpose of this shoot and this song, or whatever it is in that moment that I'm doing."

"I go through life like a Karate Kid."

"We have to convince the people of Bucharest, who are dog lovers, to treat dogs like they treat their children and not just let them roam the streets."

"I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't find a way of avoiding it."

"I know it's horrible to have to admit that, but I'm not adult enough to take care of a child."

"Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children."

"Come children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out."

"There are two things parents should give their children: roots and wings. Roots to give them bearing and a sense of belonging, but also wings to help free them from constraints and prejudices and give them other ways to travel (or rather, to fly)."

"Unlike grown ups, children have little need to deceive themselves."