“I've always believed since I was a kid that God was gonna allow me to play professional football, to use it as a platform to proclaim and live out the name of Jesus. And, you know, that's the most exciting part about my life because God has done things in me to change my character to benefit the kingdom.” KnowsDonePlayCharacterUseKidsJesusNamesFootballBenefitsExcitingKingdomsPlatformsAlways Believe Author:Reggie White
“Some people never learn how to talk to kids. They turn up the volume and enunciate with extra care, as if talking to a partially deaf immigrant. They sound as if they're reading lines somebody else wrote for them, or as if what they're saying is really for the benefit of other adults listening and not just for the child. Kids sense that and turn off.” PeopleIfsChildrenCareKidsTurnsReadingSoundLinesTalkingListeningBenefitsAdultsExtrasImmigrantsVolumeDeafTurn Off Author:F. Paul Wilson
“The benefits kids get from watching "Sesame Street" can be as powerful as the ones children get from preschool.” ChildrenKidsPowerfulStreetsBenefitsPreschoolSesame Street Author:Julie Roginsky
“I think we fought Vietnam for the benefits of civilization, and certainly we fought it to oppose authority. To show our authority, to show we weren't weak. Isn't that what Nixon kept saying? "We have to show the world that we're not weak." So of course what we ended up showing the world was that we were, yep, weak. 'Cause we couldn't beat these kids in black pajamas.” ThinkingWorldShowsKidsCoursesCausesBlackCivilizationAuthorityBenefitsBeatsWeakVietnamPajamas Author:Stephen King
“My priority as a father should always remain first. My kids look to me as their example. Every decision I make and everything that I do always has to come back to the question, "Does this make me a better father?" "Will my kids benefit from this?" It's no longer just about me…but about my kids. My perspective in life has changed.” ShouldFirstsLooksDoeKidsFatherDecisionExampleChangedPerspectiveBenefitsPrioritiesLife Has Changed Author:Dwyane Wade
“Basically, growing up, and being a teenage kid, I've always been interested in charity. And one of the benefits of being on a TV show and having a fan base, you kind of have the power to spread news around.” KindShowsKidsGrowing UpGrowingFansTvsBenefitsNewsCharitySpreadTv ShowsTeenage Author:Gregg Sulkin
“Sport for me is about inspiring kids. Here's the rules, here's the play area, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. This is all about teaching kids how to approach life. If we're not playing sport to benefit kids, I'm not really sure why we play sport.” IfsSometimesPlayKidsWinningSportsLosesTeachingBenefitsApproachAreasPlaying SportsTeaching Kids Author:Russell Crowe
“People are interested in family traditions, and I think a lot of families can benefit from some of the ways that my parents dealt with the challenges of raising four kids.” PeopleThinkingWayKidsParentChallengesFourBenefitsTraditionFamily Tradition Author:Ralph Nader
“I'm delighted that our high school kids are developing these positives relationships with our police officers and getting such terrific hands-on experience. This will provide great benefits to our community now and in the future.” HandsKidsSchoolCommunityBenefitsHigh SchoolPoliceDevelopingOfficersTerrificDelightedOur CommunityPolice OfficerHands On Experience Author:Deb Matthews
“I work out every day. It's part of my life. That's one of the benefits of having kids in school full-time. I do it more for my insides than my outside, but the outside gets a nice benefit, too. I feel like my mind is a little quieter when I exercise. And I don't have the best family history heart-wise, so I really try to keep my heart strong.” FeelsTryingMindHeartLittlesKidsSchoolStrongWiseNiceMy HeartExerciseBenefitsWork OutFamily HistoryHaving KidsBest Family Author:Kelly Ripa
“I really like transgressive characters that have an alternate world view. I've actually written a fair number of kids movies, and I'll insert these kid-friendly articulate sociopaths who are usually yelling at the children for their own benefit.” WorldChildrenCharacterKidsViewsNumbersWrittenBenefitsFairsFriendlyYellingSociopathWorld ViewInsertKids Movie Author:Matt Nix
“I can make choices that make me happy, and it will ripple and benefit my kids, my husband, and my physical health. That's hard for women to own; we're not taught to do that.” I CanHardKidsChoicesTaughtHusbandBenefitsMy HusbandMake Me HappyRipplePhysical Health Author:Michelle Obama
“I have little space from the suffering of elephants right now. I wake up with it and go to sleep with it. The plight of animals in shelters, of kids used for labor for the metals in our electronics and endless other things, the fate of our water supply to dye our blue jeans and water our lawns, the sad painful life of conventionally raised meat...For me, I am working to not contribute to this. I really don't want to hurt others for my benefit.” WantLittlesKidsUsedSufferingWaterHurtSleepSpaceAnimalFateRight NowBenefitsLaborWake UpBlueRaisedPainfulEndlessMeatMetalsShelterElephantsJeansGoing To SleepLawnsPlightElectronicsBlue JeansPainful Life Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten
“I've been very lucky. I come from a very close family. I'm also in a relationship that's been really good. Lasted a long time. We've got wonderful kids from that relationship, and they've had the benefit of being together. It's fantastic to have that sort of togetherness. It's a rarity these days.” LongKidsTogetherWonderfulLuckyBenefitsLong TimeFantasticThese DaysTogethernessBeing TogetherRarityClose Family Author:Richard Branson
“As a kid, there [on TV] were things I wasn't aware of - insecurities while transition from teen to adult. When I was around 17 and 18, I started seeing the benefits of this world.” WorldKidsSeeingThis WorldTvsBenefitsAdultsInsecurityTransition Author:Kofi Siriboe
“It does kids no favors, and sets them up for a potential lifetime of poor health and social embarrassment, to excuse them from family meals of real food. Everyone benefits from healthy eating, but it is particularly crucial at the beginning of life.” DoeRealKidsSocialPoorHealthyBenefitsEatingLifetimeExcuseFavorsMealsCrucialEmbarrassmentHealthy EatingBeginning Of LifeReal FoodPoor Health Author:Andrew Weil
“I've learned that the universe doesn't care what our motives are, only our actions. So we should do things that will bring about good, even if there is an element of selfishness involved. Like the kids at my school might join the Key Club or Future Buisness Leaders of America, because it's a social thing and looks good on their record, not because they really want to volunteer at the nursing home. But the people at the nursing home still benefit from it, so it's better that the kids do it than not do it. And if they never did it, then they wouldn't find out that they actually liked it.” PeopleIfsWantShouldLooksStillsHomeMightCareKidsActionSchoolAmericaUniverseSocialLeaderRecordsKeysInvolvedElementsBenefitsClubsSelfishnessMotiveI've LearnedVolunteerOur ActionsNursingBuisnessNursing Home Book:13 Gifts Source: 13 Gifts