“Nowhere in the world is presented a government of so much liberty and equality. To the humblest and poorest amongst us are held out the highest privileges and positions. The present moment finds me at the White House, yet there is as good a chance for your children as there was for my father's.” WorldChildrenMomentsGovernmentFatherHouseChanceWhiteLibertyPositionHighestOur ChildrenPrivilegeYour ChildrenPresent MomentWhite HouseFind MePoorestLiberty And Equality Book:Abraham Lincoln: Quotes, Quips, and Speeches Source: Abraham Lincoln: Quotes, Quips, and Speeches
“A child born today in the United Kingdom stands a ten times greater chance of being admitted to a mental hospital than to a university ... This can be taken as an indication that we are driving our children mad more effectively than we are genuinely educating them. Perhaps it is our way of educating them that is driving them mad.” WayChildrenTodayBornChanceUnitedTakenGreaterTenOur ChildrenMadUniversityDrivingKingdomsHospitalsIndicationUnited Kingdom Author:R. D. Laing
“The Conservation Buck Challenge was designed to engage and mobilize the hunting community to preserve the outdoor experience for future generations. Our members will be ambassadors for ethical hunting, respect for private property rights, support for conservation funding and programs that give our children the chance to learn the valuable lessons of nature.” GivingChildrenCommunityChallengesChanceSupportRightsGenerationsLessonsMembersProgramOur ChildrenPropertyValuablePreservesEthicalHuntingConservationFuture GenerationFundingBucksPrivate PropertyProperty RightsAmbassadorsValuable Lessons Author:Gary Morris
“You have only one chance to raise your child.” ChildrenChanceOur ChildrenRaisesYour ChildrenOne Chance Author:Jackie Kennedy
“Strictly speaking, one cannot legislate love, but what one can do is legislate fairness and justice. If legislation does not prohibit our living side by side, sooner or later your child will fall on the pavement and I'll be the one to pick her up. Or one of my children will not be able to get into the house and you'll have to say, "Stop here until your mom comes here." Legislation affords us the chance to see if we might love each other.” IfsLoveChildrenDoeMightAbleLawFallHouseSidesCan DoJusticeChanceMomPicksRelationOur ChildrenMy ChildrenYour ChildrenFairnessSooner Or LaterLegislationRace RelationsLove Each OtherYour MomPavement Author:Maya Angelou
“Most business mistakes are irreversible setbacks, but you get another chance. There are two things in life that you don't get another chance at - marrying the wrong person and what you do with your children.” ChildrenPersonsTwoChanceMistakeOur ChildrenYour ChildrenTwo ThingsThings In LifeSetbackMarryingAnother ChanceIrreversibleWrong Person Author:Warren Buffett
“Terrorism - radical jihadist terrorism is not theoretical to me. It's real. And for seven years, I spent my life protecting our country against another one of those attacks. You won't have to worry when I'm President of the Untied States whether that can be done because I've already done it. I want the chance to do it again to protect you, your children and your families.” WantYearsChildrenRealCountryStatesDonePresidentChanceWorryProtectOur ChildrenSevenTerrorismOur CountryRadicalOur FamilyYour ChildrenSeven YearsTheoreticalTry AgainProtect You Author:Chris Christie
“I'm proud that I've been able to work with other artists to make sure that the smallest voices - the voices of our children - have a chance to be heard. Artists can reach, inspire, and motivate young people and leaders in a powerful way.” PeopleWayChildrenAbleYoungArtistVoiceChancePowerfulLeaderHeardInspireProudOur ChildrenSmallestInspire And Motivate Author:Shakira
“The boxing promotion part is really interesting, because I got the chance to do something with my sons. They carry their own weight, and I get a chance to listen to them and see what they have on their minds. I don't have to hand out things to do, and now they have things for me to do. It's an amazing privilege to get the opportunity to work with your children.” MindChildrenHandsOpportunityChanceInterestingSonWeightOur ChildrenPrivilegeYour ChildrenThings To DoBoxingMy SonPromotionReally Interesting Author:George Foreman
“This is one country. It has become one country because all of us and all the people who came here had an equal chance to develop their talents. We cannot say to ten percent of the population that you can't have that right; that your children cannot have the chance to develop whatever talents they have; that the only way that they are going to get their rights is to go in the street and demonstrate. I think we owe them and we owe ourselves a better country than that.” PeopleThinkingWayChildrenCountryChanceRightsStreetsTalentTenEqualPercentOur ChildrenPopulationCivil RightsYour Children Author:John F. Kennedy
“At the dawn of the 21st century, where knowledge is literally power, where it unlocks the gates of opportunity and success, we all have responsibilities as parents, as librarians, as educators, as politicians, and as citizens to instill in our children a love of reading so that we can give them a chance to fulfill their dreams.” GivingChildrenDreamKidsReadingOpportunityParentChanceResponsibilityCenturyCitizensPoliticianOur ChildrenLibraryDawnGates21st CenturyLibrarianEducatorInstillLove Of Reading Author:Barack Obama
“Someday, our children, and our children’s children, will look at us in the eye and they'll ask us, did we do all that we could when we had the chance to deal with this problem and leave them a cleaner, safer, more stable world?” WorldLooksChildrenProblemEyeAsksChanceDealsOur ChildrenSomedayStableCleaners Author:Barack Obama
“The truth is that every book we read, like every person we meet, has the capacity to change our lives. And though we can be sure our children will meet people, we must, must create, these days, their chance to meet books.” PeopleInspirationalChildrenPersonsBookMotivationalChanceOur LivesTruth IsCapacityOur ChildrenThese Days Author:Susan Cooper
“Coding is today's language of creativity. All our children deserve a chance to become creators instead consumers of computer science.” ChildrenTodayLanguageChanceCreativityComputerDeserveOur ChildrenCreatorConsumersComputer Science Author:Maria Klawe
“We stand our best chance of leaving a legacy to those who want to learn, our children, by standing firm. In matters of style, hey, swing with the stream. But in matters of principle, you need to stand like a rock.” WantNeedsChildrenMatterChancePrinciplesRocksStyleStandingOur ChildrenLeavingHeyLegacyFirmStreamsSwingsStand FirmLeaving A Legacy Author:Kevin Costner
“The law of chastity is not a negative proposition, but a positive one because in its observance there are spiritual values that far outweigh the physical dangers that we often emphasize. I believe the chances are that our children will respond to the positive attitude quicker and more thoroughly than they do to the negative. Let's show them the values that there are in that law.” BelieveChildrenShowsSpiritualLawValuesSpiritualityBeliefI BelieveChanceAttitudeDangerNegativeOur ChildrenPositive AttitudePropositionsChances AreChastityObservanceSpiritual Values Author:Antoine R. Ivins