P. D. James Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
My best advice to anybody who has a child with a disability is to really find the tools for that person to thrive and find what their true passions are, because the rest will follow.
-
It takes three to make a child.
-
William and I feel that every child deserves to be supported through difficult times in their lives.
-
Since I was a child, I have had this feeling that the most important work I'd do would be with my family.
-
Since my father was a superstar, without me knowing it, I became a child star, as my father's entire fan base liked me, and I can't thank my father enough for this, as it was so effortless.
-
Basically, my socialization as a child didn't come from any schooling; it came from being in theater and meeting people online.
-
I know people talk about poverty and other factors, but there is very little I can do to ensure that a child has a stable two-parent home. But what if we can give them a shot in the classroom with a stable, high-standards environment?
-
The hardest thing about having three kids is trying to find a balance, because there's always the odd man out, and you also need to make sure each child gets the attention he or she needs.
-
I give the children education.
-
The number of children is not growing any longer in the world. We are still debating peak oil, but we have definitely reached peak child.
-
That's sort of like asking a parent who their favorite child is. It's very hard to determine. Sometimes I'll get feedback from somebody who liked this part of the show. Others like another part of the show.
-
Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
-
As a child growing up, it's going to be what you're going to remember most. What you liked or not liked then is going to define who you are at the table!
-
It's quite a job, so to speak, when you can really be with your child for 21 out of 24 hours.
-
Every child is a thought in the mind of God, and our task is to recognize this thought and help it toward completion.
-
For me, peace is a fundamental human right of every child; it is inevitable and divine.
-
Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!
-
In college, I wanted to be a child psychologist. Acting was just something on the side to make money. And it was fun.
-
I was a wayward child, very passionate and very determined. If I made up my mind to do something, there was no stopping me.
-
Learning to play old instruments was a challenge. How do you learn an instrument no one has played in hundreds of years? The ones that are used today, I was adamant not to hear anyone else play that instrument. I want to approach them as a child and on the basis of each instrument. I wanted my voice to come through, not someone else's.
-
When our laws tell people that what lies behind the thin wall of a women's abdomen during pregnancy is not a human being and that the destiny of a preborn child lies with the private conscience of the mother, we are essentially telling society that life itself is not important enough to be called an inalienable right. If life itself is not the most fundamental of all rights, then what is?
-
Now that cleverness was the fashion most people were clever - even perfect fools; and cleverness after all was often only a bore: all head and no body
-
To persevere in one's duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
-
What a child doesn't receive he can seldom later give.
