“We strive to teach our children the importance of being caring and compassionate to others. This outpouring of emotion and effort by our children was so gratifying, and what they achieved absolutely exceeded our wildest expectations.” ChildrenEffortEmotionTeachExpectationsImportanceOur ChildrenStriveCaringCompassionate Author:Jeff B. Davis
“If we are to give our utmost effort and skill and enthusiasm, we must believe in ourselves, which means believing in our past and in our future, in our parents and in our children, in that particular blend of moral purpose and practical inventiveness which is the American character.” IfsGivingBelieveMeanChildrenCharacterPastPurposeParentEffortMoralParticularSkillsOur ChildrenPracticalsEnthusiasmOur FutureOur PastInventivenessAmerican Character Author:Margaret Mead
“If the blessings of our political and social condition have not been too highly estimated, we cannot well overrate the responsibility and duty which they impose upon us. We hold these institutions of government, religion, and learning, to be transmitted, as well as enjoyed. We are in the line of conveyance, through which whatever has been obtained by the spirit and efforts of our ancestors is to be communicated to our children.” IfsWellsChildrenHas BeensGovernmentPoliticalSpiritSocialLinesEffortResponsibilityConditionsDutyBlessingOur ChildrenInstitutionsEnjoyedVotingAncestorSocial Conditions Book:The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel Webster Source: The Life, Eulogy, and Great Orations of Daniel Webster
“Nothing will deter us from building the future we want for our children. What greater rejection of those who would tear down our world than marshaling our best efforts to save it.” WorldWantChildrenEffortGreaterTearsBuildingOur ChildrenRejectionOur WorldBest EffortBuilding The Future Author:Barack Obama
“We pass our values, ideas and moral character on to our children, but we do that knowing that our children are going to revise our knowledge and reshape their values. There's something very paradoxical and profound about being a parent as opposed to parenting. We put in all this effort and energy not so that we can shape a child of a particular sort, but so that all sorts of possibilities can happen in the future.” ChildrenCharacterValuesEnergyParentEffortMoralPossibilityOur ChildrenProfoundParadoxicalBeing A ParentMoral Character Author:Alison Gopnik
“Satan wants to claim our souls and those of our children. He want our marriages and our families to fail. He wants darkness to reign. Despite thise, we needn't worry or back away from our duty to our family (present or future), our community, or others, for God will always support and bless us in our honest efforts t odo His will. He wants us to suceed more than Satan wants us to fail- and God is always more powerful.” WantChildrenSoulCommunityPowerfulEffortDarknessWorrySupportFailingHonestDutyClaimsOur ChildrenGods WillDespiteOur FamilySatanBlessReignOur Community Author:John H. Groberg
“There is no single effort more radical in its potential for saving the world than a transformation of the way we raise our children.” WorldWayChildrenParentEffortTransformationOur ChildrenRaisesParentingSavingRadicalSave The World Book:A Woman's Worth Source: A Woman's Worth
“The teachings of many faiths share much in common. And people of many faiths are united in our commitments to love our families, to protect our children, and to build a more peaceful world. In the coming year, let us resolve to seize opportunities to work together in a spirit of friendship and cooperation. Through our combined efforts, we can end terrorism and rid our civilization of the damaging effects of hatred and intolerance, ultimately achieving a brighter future for all.” PeopleWorldYearsChildrenEndsInspirationTogetherSpiritOpportunityUnitedCommonEffortShareTeachingAchieveEffectsCivilizationProtectCommitmentHatredOur ChildrenIslamTerrorismPeacefulOur FamilyWorking TogetherResolveCooperationIntoleranceBrighterPeaceful WorldSeize The OpportunityBrighter FutureCombined EffortIslam Is PeaceLove Our Family Author:George W. Bush
“It is important for us also to cultivate in our own family a sense that we belong together eternally, that whatever changes outside our home, there are fundamental aspects of our relationship which will never change.” KnowsNeedsChildrenImportantHomeTogetherEffortOughtAspectOrganizationOur ChildrenFundamentalsEtcOur RelationshipNever ChangeReunionFamily Reunion Author:Spencer W. Kimball
“The Lord has directed, Bring up your children in light and truth. To me, there is no more important human effort. Being a father or a mother is not only a great challenge; it is a divine calling. It is an effort requiring consecration. President David O. McKay (1873-1970) stated that being parents is the greatest trust that has been given to human beings.” HumansChildrenHas BeensImportantLightMotherFatherGivenParentPresidentChallengesHuman BeingsEffortLordDivineCallingOur ChildrenYour ChildrenBeing A ParentBeing A FatherConsecration Author:James E. Faust
“To heal will require real effort, and a change of heart, from all of us. To heal means that we will begin to look upon one another with respect and tolerance instead of prejudice, distrust and hatred. We will have to teach our children-as well as ourselves-to love the diversity of humanity....We can do it. Yes, you and I and all of us together. Now is the time. Now is the only possible time. Let the Great Healing begin.” WellsLooksHeartMeanChildrenRealTogetherTimeHumanityCan DoEffortHealingTeachDiversityRespectHatredPrejudiceOur ChildrenToleranceHealLook UpNative AmericanDistrustTeaching ChildrenCultural DiversityChange Of HeartHeal The World Author:Leonard Peltier
“My experience as a school nurse taught me that we need to make a concerted effort, all of us, to increase physical fitness activity among our children and to encourage all Americans to adopt a healthier diet that includes fruits and vegetables, but there is more.” NeedsChildrenSchoolEffortTaughtActivityIncreaseEncouragementOur ChildrenFruitDietsVegetablesNurseFruits And VegetablesPhysical FitnessSchool Nurse Author:Lois Capps
“It will take a massive effort to move society from corporate domination, in which industry's rights to pollute and damage health and the environment supersede the public's right to live, work, and play in safety. This is a political fight. The science is already there, showing that people's health is at risk. To win, we will need to keep building the movement, networking with one another, planning, strategizing, and moving forward. Our children's futures, and those of their unborn children, are at stake.” PeopleNeedsChildrenPlayMovingPoliticalFightingWinningWorkEffortEnvironmentRightsRiskMovementBuildingHealthIndustryOur ChildrenSafetyPlanningMoving ForwardCorporateDamageMassiveStakesDominationNetworkingUnbornUnborn ChildWork And Play Author:Lois Gibbs
“My contention is, first, that we should want more from our educational efforts than adequate academic achievement and, second, that we will not achieve even that meager success unless our children believe that they themselves are cared for and learn to care for others.” WantShouldFirstsBelieveChildrenCareEffortAchieveAchievementOur ChildrenEducationalAcademicAdequateContentionAcademic Achievement Author:Nel Noddings