“The world is not ideal, and the only weapon we can give our children is information. Information which is not pretty, but honest.” WorldGivingChildrenHonestInformationWeaponsIdealsOur ChildrenNot Pretty Author:Cristina Saralegui
“place where man laughs, sings, picks flowers, chases butterflies and pets birds, makes love with maidens, and plays with children. Here he spontaneously reveals his nature, the base as well as the noble. Here also he buries his sorrows and difficulties and cherishes his ideals and hopes. It is in the garden that men discover themselves. Indeed one discovers not only his real self but also his ideal self?he returns to his youth. Inevitably the garden is made the scene of man's merriment, escapades, romantic abandonment, spiritual awakening or the perfection of his finer self.” MenWellsChildrenMadeRealSelfPlaySpiritualLaughingYouthFlowerReturnSorrowSceneBirdPicksIdealsGardenPerfectionDifficultyNobleAwakeningPetCherishButterflyMaking LoveAbandonmentSpiritual AwakeningMaidensReal SelfMerrimentEscapade Author:Confucius
“Parents want their kids’ approval, a reversal of the past ideal of children striving for their parents’ approval.” WantChildrenKidsPastParentIdealsStriveApprovalReversal Author:Elizabeth Kolbert
“Banning human cloning reflects our humanity. It is the right thing to do. Creating a child through this new method calls into question our most fundamental beliefs. It has the potential to threaten the sacred family bonds at the very core of our ideals and our society. At its worst, it could lead to misguided and malevolent attempts to select certain traits, even to create certain kind of children -- to make our children objects rather than cherished individuals.” HumansKindChildrenCertainHumanityIndividualBeliefWorstObjectsCreatingIdealsOur ChildrenMethodFundamentalsSacredCoreThings To DoRight ThingOur SocietyTraitsSelectMisguidedCloningFamily BondHuman Cloning Author:William J. Clinton
“The ideal situation for a parent is one that no one has - having a fulfilling job that requires you to work three days a week. It's better for the parents, because they get to spend time with the children and also have a source of pride and achievement - and income - outside the home.” ChildrenHomeJobsThreeParentSituationWeekSourcePrideAchievementIdealsIncomeFulfillingEnd TimesSpend Time Author:Tina Fey
“[My mother] closed the school the next day [after a visit from Castro's soldiers], because she knew that the purpose of education was the broadening and opening of children's minds. And she couldn't be a party to the systematic closing of minds, borders, freedoms and ideals.” MindChildrenSchoolMotherPurposeNextPartyIdealsSoldierOpeningBordersNext DayClosingSystematicCastroPurpose Of Education Author:Gloria Estefan