Alice Miller Quote – Children Are Messengers
“Children are messengers to us from a world we once deeply knew.” – Alice Miller
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Donald G. Smith Quote – The Two Functions of Family
“The family seems to have two predominant functions: to provide warmth and love in time of need and to drive each other insane.” – Donald G. Smith
Read moreWilliam D. Tammeus Quote – Human Nature
“You don’t really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around — and why his parents will always wave back.” – William D. Tammeus
Read morePope John Paul II Quote – Life of Faith and Grace
“Your life is defined by your fatherly and motherly desire and duty to give your children the best: a loving home, an upbringing, a healthy and positive start on the road of life, now and for eternity. Above all, through baptism you make it possible for your children to become God’s beloved sons and daughters, mystically united with Christ, incorporated […]
Read moreThich Nhat Hanh Quote – You Are The Continuation
“If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
Read moreLouise Hart Quote – Our Children
“Our children give us the opportunity to become the parents we always wished we had.” – Louise Hart
Read moreFran Lebowitz Quote – Only If He’s Buying
“Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.” – Fran Lebowitz
Read moreGloria Steinem Quote – The Personal Is Political
“We need to take a leap of the imagination and envision nations as the best kinds of families: the democratic ones we are trying to create in our own lives. A hierarchical family must be changed anyway if we are to stop producing leaders whose unexamined early lives are then played out on a national and international stage—-Changing the way […]
Read moreCharles Dickens Quote – Family
“Family not only need to consist of merely those whom we share blood but also for those whom we’d give blood.” – Charles Dickens
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