“I guess what I'd like to say is that people in Sierra Leone are human beings, just like Americans. They want to send their kids to school; they want to live in peace; they want to have their basic rights of life just like everyone else. I think we all owe an obligation to support people who want to do that.” PeopleThinkingWantHumansKidsSchoolHuman BeingsSupportRightsObligationSierraBasic RightsSierra Leone Author:Ishmael Beah
“I have a lot of -- I struggle with a lot of shame over my past. There have been times when I've been incredibly embarrassed about the things that happened to me. I don't think that there is one human being in this world that would wish, you know, to be injured as a kid the way -- in ways that I was.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWayHumansHas BeensKidsPastWishHuman BeingsStruggleHappenedThis WorldShameEmbarrassedInjuredWish YouMy Past Author:Traci Lords
“Maybe we'll stop training our kids to stop looking at someone and automatically seeing them as Black or White or of this religion or that one etc, and instead, as a human being. Maybe we can stop forcing our ideas like, "I don't want them to marry this person because they are of this religion or this color" on them.” WantHumansPersonsIdeasKidsBlackHuman BeingsWhiteSeeingColorTrainingEtcBlack Or White Author:Immortal Technique
“When I care about something, I care about something. I think I have an obligation as an American to - and as a citizen, as - as a human being, to help others. Smoking is going to kill a billion people this century. I've put six hundred million dollars from my own money into trying to stop the tobacco companies from getting kids to smoke and convincing adults that it's not in their health.” PeopleThinkingTryingHumansHelpingCareKidsMy OwnHuman BeingsCompanyMillionsCenturyCitizensSixHundredAdultsDollarsBillionsHelping OthersObligationSmokeSmokingI CareConvincingMillion DollarsTobacco Author:Michael Bloomberg
“When couples start a family, they give up their personal love to achieve a greater responsibility - to nurture their children into good human beings. Nothing should deter them from that goal until the kids are up on their own feet” GivingShouldHumansChildrenKidsGoalHuman BeingsResponsibilityGreaterFeetAchieveCoupleGiving UpNurtureGood Human BeingPersonal Love Author:Siddharth Katragadda
“Until you have kids, you can't imagine how much you could possibly love a human being.” HumansKidsHuman BeingsImagine Author:Megan Fox
“As a parent, you have to figure out how to shape your kid's character. You want to have human beings who learn about good character. You have to be able to see your child with clarity, see the good side and the bad side of them, and work on the bad side and make them better so they fulfill their potential.” WantHumansChildrenCharacterKidsAbleParentSidesHuman BeingsFiguresShapesOur ChildrenClarityYour ChildrenGood Character Author:Joan Cusack
“Turtles have always been my sigil, I suppose. When I was a kid, growing up in Bayonne, NJ, I lived in a federal housing project, and we were not allowed to have a dog or cats. The only pets I could have were turtles. So, I had an entire toy castle filled with dime-store turtles. I gave them all names, and since they were living in a toy castle, I decided they were all knights and kingsand I made up stories about how they killed each other and betrayed each other and fought for the kingdom. So, Game of Thrones, actually began with turtles. I decided later to recast it with actual human beings.” HumansMadeStoriesKidsGamesNamesHuman BeingsGrowing UpGrowingDogProjectsCatDecidedFilledStoresKingdomsPetToysThronesBetrayedHousingCastlesKnightsDimesTurtlesKids Growing UpMade Up Stories Author:George R. R. Martin
“Its very important that people know that I really enjoy everything that has happened to me. And I tell my kids... youre not going to be the tallest, fastest, prettiest, the best track runner, but you can be the nicest human being that someone has ever met in their life. And I just want to leave that legacy that being nice is a true treasure.” PeopleKnowsWantHumansImportantKidsEnjoyHuman BeingsNiceHappenedMetsTrackTreasureLegacyBeing NiceRunnersPrettiestTrack Runners Author:George Foreman