“What is it that is done to our children that their puberty should deform them? They have the joy of movement; they have an enterprising curiosity; they are ready for sensible self-denial; they dream ahead, and they have a faithful memory, and, above all, great compassion... The well-meaning educator who flatters and humours the young not only does a disservice to the community, but also damages the individual by depriving him of the opportunities of self-discovery.” ShouldWellsChildrenDoeSelfDoneDreamYoungJoyOpportunityIndividualCommunityMemoriesCompassionMovementHumourReadyDiscoveryOur ChildrenCuriositySelf DiscoveryDenialFaithfulDamageSensibleEducatorPubertySelf-denialDisserviceDeprivingEnterprising Author:Kurt Hahn
“The difference between poetry and rhetoric is being ready to kill yourself instead of your children.” ChildrenPoetryDifferencesReadyPoetOur ChildrenYour ChildrenRhetoricKilling Yourself Book:Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Source: Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
“Leadership is the great challenge of the 21st century in science, politics, education, and industry. But the greatest challenge in leadership is parenting. We need to do more than just get our enterprises ready for the challenges of the twenty-first century. We also need to get our children ready for the challenges of the 21st century.” NeedsFirstsChildrenChallengesCenturyReadyIndustryTwentiesOur ChildrenEnterprise21st Century Author:Jim Rohn
“Our generation, and that of our children, will face its share of crises, just like every generation in the past. When those calls come, will you be ready? The answer depends on how we educate the next generation.” ChildrenPastFacesNextAnswersGenerationsShareReadyDependsOur ChildrenCrisisEducateNext GenerationOur Generation Author:Oliver DeMille
“You can break down anything for a child, and you have to know what your child is ready for and what your child is not.” KnowsChildrenBreakReadyOur ChildrenYour ChildrenBreaking Down Author:LeVar Burton
“Your characters are always your children. And while you are writing, you're keeping them safe. Now they're ready to go into the world and it's sad. I'm happy with the way the novel came out but all the characters' ending really saddened me.” WorldWayWritingChildrenCharacterNovelReadySafeOur ChildrenYour ChildrenSaddenedReally Sad Author:Yiyun Li
“I've got my iPod and I've got it on shuffle. If I'm not ready for one, I'll click to the next one. My wife, Lori, and our children, Adam, Nate, Chris, and Luke, will all tell you that when I find one I like it can stay on repeat for weeks on end.” IfsChildrenEndsNextWifeWeekReadyOur ChildrenMy WifeRepeatsAdamClicksNot ReadyLukeIpodsThe Next OneShuffle Author:Bill Walton
“I accept the calling of my generation to give our children the America that was given to us, with opportunity for the young and security for the old - and I know that we are ready.” KnowsGivingChildrenAmericaYoungOpportunityGivenAcceptingGenerationsSecurityReadyCallingOur ChildrenMy Generation Author:Paul Ryan
“Well, most women are full to the brim, that's all...We are, most of us, ready to explode, especially when our children are small and we are so weary with the demands for love and attention and the kind of service that makes you feel you should be wearing a uniform with "Mommy" embroidered over the left breast, over the heart...If a stranger had come up to me and said, "Do you want to talk about it? I have time to listen," I think I might have burst into tears at the relief of it.” IfsThinkingWantFeelsShouldWellsHeartKindChildrenSaidMightLeftAttentionTearsReadyDemandOur ChildrenCome UpStrangerReliefBreastsUniformsWeary Author:Elizabeth Berg
“We have to build our own power. We have to win every single political office we can, where we have a majority of black people... The question for black people is not, when is the white man going to give us our rights, or when is he going to give us good education for our children, or when is he going to give us jobs-if the white man gives you anything-just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves.” PeopleIfsMenGivingChildrenJobsRememberPoliticalWinningBlackWhiteRightsReadyOfficeOur ChildrenMajorityBlack PeopleWhite ManRemember WhenGood Education Author:Fannie Lou Hamer