“I don't intend to spend my morning being lectured to by a president whose failed policies have put our children and grandchildren in a huge burden of debt.” ChildrenPresidentMorningPolicyHugeOur ChildrenBurdenDebtGrandchildrenChildren And Grandchildren Author:Jeff Landry
“Soon it will be a sin of parents to have a child that carries the heavy burden of genetic disease. We are entering a world where we have to consider the quality of our children.” WorldChildrenParentSinQualityDiseaseOur ChildrenBurdenHeavyCarrieEnteringHeavy Burdens Author:Bob Edwards
“We really have to think about aging because women are living longer than men. More of the people who need care are women. A lot of them are living alone, with no one to care for them, or they're shunted into institutions. I would like to see a sensible aging policy more like what the Nordic countries have. They're cutting back those programs, but there you can still have in-home nursing care. You don't have to rely on your children. I personally don't want to be a burden on my daughter.” PeopleThinkingMenWantNeedsChildrenStillsCountryHomeCareCuttingPolicyDaughterProgramOur ChildrenInstitutionsAgingBurdenYour ChildrenRelyMy DaughterSensibleNursingLiving AloneNordic Author:Martha C. Nussbaum
“We need a more widely shared burden on the part of society to keep asking, "What are our collective values, what kind of world do we want to bequeath to our children, and to what extent are these particular technological developments helping us go in those directions? I think that corporations, every bit as much as governments, social movements, and universities - we all have a role to play in asking those questions. I don't think anybody should have a monopoly on that responsibility.” ThinkingWorldKindChildrenHelpingValuesResponsibilityOur ChildrenBurdenTechnological Author:Sheila Jasanoff
“If you love your children, if you love your country, if you love the God of love, clear your hands from slaves, burden not your children or your country with them.” IfsChildrenCountryHandsClearLove YouOur ChildrenSlaveBurdenYour ChildrenLove Your Children Author:Richard V. Allen
“Cleverness is a burden after that. You are supposed to settle down and be a good person, raise your children, and be good to your friends, which you may not have been back when you were clever.” MayChildrenPersonsHas BeensOur ChildrenDown AndRaisesBurdenBe GoodCleverSettlingYour ChildrenGood PersonBack WhenClevernessSettling DownBeing A Good Person Author:Garrison Keillor