QUOTES

"It's Good to Be Good, It's Nice to Be Nice"
Dermot Doran
(The World's Unhealthiest Man, who introduced me to wheatgrass and many other Good Things. Deepest Respect and Love to Mr D)

Responsibility

• "There are no illegitimate children, only illegitimate parents." —Leon R. Yankwich
• "Although there are many trial relationships, there is no such thing as a trial child." —Gail Sheehy
• "Simply having babies does not make mothers and fathers." —Anonymous
• "Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children." —Charles R. Swindoll
• "The most important thing a parent can teach their child is how to get along without them." —Frank A. Clark

Funny

• "Before I got married I had six theories about raising kids. Now I have 6 kids and no theories." —John Wilmot
• "Of all animals the BOY is the most unmanageable." —Plato
• "We spend the first 12 months teaching our children how to walk and talk and then the next 12 telling them to shut up and sit down!" —Phyllis Diller
• "If evolution really works, then why do mothers only have two hands!?!" —Ed Dussault
• "You know when your children are growing up, when they stop asking where they came from and refuse to tell you where they are going." —J.P. O'Rourke

Wise

• "Your children need your presence more than your presents." —Reverend Jesse Jackson
• "To bring up a child in the way they should go, travel that way once in a while yourself." —Josh Billings
• "Ask your children what they want for dinner, only when they are paying." —Fran Lebowitz
• "In bringing up children, spend on them half as much money and twice as much time" —Unknown
• "A child lives with criticism… he learns to condemn,
• A child lives with hostility… he learns to fight,
  A child lives with ridicule… he learns to be shy,
  A child lives with shame… he learns to feel guilty,
  A child lives with tolerance… he learns to be patient,
  A child lives with encouragement… he learns confidence,
  A child lives with praise… he learns to appreciate,
  A child lives with fairness… he learns justice,
  A child lives with security… he learns faith,
  A child lives with approval… he learns to like himself,
  A child lives with acceptance and friendship… he learns to find love in the world." —Dorothy Law Niethe