“Aesthetic life is not something sophisticated - that's a humanistic lie. Aesthetic life is as integral to being human as building sandcastles on the beach and giving your children names.” GivingHumansChildrenArtLife IsLyingNamesBuildingOur ChildrenBeachYour ChildrenAestheticSophisticatedBeing HumanHumanisticSandcastles Author:Calvin Seerveld
“We do live in an unsafe world. That's the truth. I'm dealing with that now, with my seven-year-old. He's grappling with the fact that the world is unsafe, and that there are people who do harmful things. I don't think there's anything wrong with presenting that idea. We can't lie to our children and pretend that the world is perfect, and everybody's happy, and everybody's out there to do good. It's just part of a bigger conversation.” PeopleThinkingWorldYearsChildrenIdeasFactsLyingPerfectConversationBiggerOur ChildrenSevenSeven YearsPresentingUnsafeGrappling Author:Gwyneth Paltrow
“The one thing about kids is that you never really know exactly what they're thinking or how they're seeing. After writing about kids, which is a little bit like putting the experience under a magnifying glass, you realize you have no idea how you thought as a kid. I've come to the conclusion that most of the things that we remember about our childhood are lies. We all have memories that stand out from when we were kids, but they're really just snapshots. You can't remember how you reacted because your whole head is different when you stand aside.” ThinkingKnowsWritingLittlesIdeasDifferentWholeKidsRememberLyingBitsRealizingMemoriesSeeingOne ThingChildhoodLittle BitOur ChildrenGlassesConclusionNo IdeaStanding OutSnapshotsMagnifyingMagnifying Glass Author:Stephen King
“I believe our legacy will be defined by the accomplishments and fearless nature by which our daughters and sons take on the global challenges we face. I also wonder if perhaps the most lasting expression of one's humility lies in our ability to foster and mentor our children.” IfsBelieveChildrenFacesLyingMotherI BelieveChallengesAbilityWonderHumilitySonExpressionDaughterOur ChildrenDefinedFearlessLegacyAccomplishmentLastingMentorOur DaughterChallenges We Face Author:Naveen Jain
“When your child is looking up at you and you are putting them to bed at night, and they are just lying there, you have to remind yourself that's what it's all about.” ChildrenLyingNightBedOur ChildrenYour Children Author:Shane Filan
“Far too many of our children today, our students, need remedial education. We have been lying to them. They're not really ready for college. That's not higher education's fault. That's our fault K-12.” ChildrenTodayLyingStudentsCollegeOur ChildrenHigher Education Author:Arne Duncan
“And that's when she put her book down. And looked at me. And said it: "Life isn't fair, Bill. we tell our children that it is, but it's a terrible thing to do. It's not only a lie, it's a cruel lie. Life is not fair, and it never has been, and it's never going to be.” LifeChildrenHas BeensSaidBookLife IsLyingTerribleFairsOur ChildrenDown AndBillsThings To DoTerrible ThingsNot Fair Author:William Goldman
“We're a lukewarm people for all our feast days and hard work. Not much touches us, but we long to be touched. We lie awake at night willing the darkness to part and show us a vision. Our children frighten us in their intimacy, but we make sure they grow up like us. Lukewarm like us. On a night like this, hands and faces hot, we can believe that tomorrow will show us angels in jars and that the well-known woods will suddenly reveal another path.” PeopleBelieveWellsChildrenLongHardShowsHandsFacesLyingNightGrowsKnownVisionDarknessGrowing UpPathWillingHard WorkTomorrowAngelHotOur ChildrenWoodsIntimacyAwakeTouchedWell KnownJarsLukewarmAwake At Night Author:Jeanette Winterson
“We cannot build on peace on blood. We are still so addicted to this lie. We have this fantasy that we honor the dead by adding to their number. What we need to do is remember that these bodies bury us. This ocean of blood that we create through the fantasy that violence brings virtue drowns us, drowns our children, drowns our future, drowns the world. We have to understand that when we pour these endless young bodies into this pit of death, we follow.” WorldNeedsChildrenStillsBodyRememberYoungLyingNumbersFantasyVirtueViolenceBloodHonorOceanOur ChildrenEndlessOur FuturePits Author:Stefan Molyneux
“When one of your children tells a lie, be honest with him; tell him that you have told hundreds of them yourself. Tell him it is not the best way; that you have tried it. Tell him as the man did in Maine when his boy left home: "John, honesty is the best policy; I have tried both."” MenWayChildrenHomeLyingLeftBoysHonestHonestyPolicyHe ManOur ChildrenBest WayBeing HonestYour ChildrenMaineHonesty Is The Best Policy Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
“Somewhere along the line of development we discover what we really are and then make our real decision for which we are responsible. Make that decision primarily for yourself because you can never really live anyone else's lie, not even your child's. The influence you exert is through your own life and what you become yourself.” LifeChildrenRealLyingLinesDecisionInfluenceDevelopmentResponsibleOur ChildrenYour Children Author:Eleanor Roosevelt
“Let us turn our thoughts today to Martin Luther King and recognize that there are ties between us, all men and women living on the Earth. Ties of hope and love, sister and brotherhood, that we are bound together in our desire to see the world become a place in which our children can grow free and strong. We are bound together by the task that stands before us and the road that lies ahead. We are bound and we are bound.” MenWorldChildrenTodayEarthTogetherSpiritualLyingDesireTurnsStrongGrowsKingsMen And WomenTasksAnd LoveOur ChildrenBoundsTiesBrotherhoodOur ThoughtsLutherLiving OnHope And LoveSister Love Author:James Taylor
“How can we expect our children to know and experience the joy of giving unless we teach them that the greater pleasure in life lies in the art of giving rather than receiving.” KnowsGivingChildrenArtJoyLyingPleasureTeachGreaterOur ChildrenReceivingVolunteerVolunteerismJoy Of Giving Author:James Cash Penney
“What's wrong with our children? Adults telling children to be honest while lying and cheating. Adults telling children to not be violent while marketing and glorifying violence... I believe that adult hypocrisy is the biggest problem children face in America.” BelieveChildrenProblemAmericaFacesLyingI BelieveViolenceHonestAdultsOur ChildrenMarketingViolentBeing HonestHypocrisyCheatingHypocriteProblem ChildLying And Cheating Author:Marian Wright Edelman
“Can't we just pursue our lives With our children and our wives Till that happy day arrives How do you ignore All the witches All the curses All the wolves, all the lies The false hopes, the goodbyes . . .” LifeChildrenLyingOur LivesWifeOur ChildrenPursueCurseGoodbyeDeceitWitchHappy DayFalse Hope Author:Stephen Sondheim
“We as parents are our children's first and best role models, and this is particularly true when it comes to their health. ...We can't lie around on the couch eating French fries and candy bars and expect our kids to eat carrots and run around the block.” FirstsChildrenRunningKidsLyingParentRolesEatingModelsOur ChildrenBarsBlockRole ModelsCandyCouchesCarrotsFriesFrench FriesCandy BarChild Obesity Author:Michelle Obama
“Your children will go to public school and they will be trained for somewhere around 15,000 hours in ungodly secular thought. And then they'll go to Sunday school and they'll color a picture of Noah's ark. And you think that's going to stand against the lies that they are being told?” ThinkingChildrenSchoolLyingHoursColorOur ChildrenYour ChildrenSundaySecularPublic SchoolArkSunday SchoolNoah's Ark Author:Paul Washer