“What I didn't understand was that the personal and the political go together. I felt at the time I had to sacrifice my children's present for their future. It seemed an either/or. I didn't realise that by being with one's own children I would have had a better understanding of the ones who are not my own. I was thinking of them but I didn't spend the time that they needed from me. It's a tribute to them that they came out so well.” ThinkingWellsChildrenTogetherPoliticalFeltUnderstandingMy OwnSacrificeNeededMy ChildrenRealisingTributeEither Or Author:Vanessa Redgrave
“I do not want an echo of myself from my children. I do not want to hear from them merely the reverberation of my own voice.” WantChildrenVoiceMy OwnMy ChildrenEchoesReverberation Author:Madame de Stael
“I am very grateful for the success, because it has given me the freedom to write without pressure, in my own way, and has enabled me to maintain my family and educate my children and grandchildren, as well as to create a Foundation to empower women and girls.” WayWritingWellsChildrenGirlGivenMy OwnMy FamilyPressureFoundationGratefulMy ChildrenEmpoweringEducateGrandchildrenEmpowering WomenChildren And Grandchildren Author:Isabel Allende
“My life contains so many other things; I have my children, my grandchildren, my two dogs and a big place in the country. I have my own life.” ChildrenTwoCountryBigsMy OwnDogMy ChildrenGrandchildrenMy Own LifeMy GrandchildrenTwo Dogs Author:Agnetha Faltskog
“Despising cowardice in others, I wished to prove myself no coward. Believing in the good, the gentle, the beautiful things of life, I addressed myself to the sweet duty of keeping these attributes for my children's sake and my own. And in striving to provide a living for them, I found a success beyond my wildest dreams.” LifeInspirationalBelieveChildrenDreamBeautifulFoundMy OwnSweetDutyProveStriveSakeGentleMy ChildrenCowardAttributesCowardiceBeautiful ThingsProve MyselfWildest Dreams Author:Alice Foote MacDougall
“The culture is going into a psychological depression. We are concerned about our place in the world, about being competitive: Will my children have as much as I have? Will I ever own my own home? How can I pay for a new car? Are immigrants taking away my white world?” WorldChildrenHomeCultureMy OwnWhitePayCarConcernedPsychologicalMy ChildrenImmigrantsPlaces In The WorldNew HomeNew Car Author:James Hillman