“What happens with fear is that probability doesn't matter very much. That is, once I have raised the possibility that something terrible can happen to your child, even though the possibility is remote, you may find it very difficult to think of anything else. Emotion becomes dominant.” ThinkingMayChildrenMatterHappensFearDifficultEmotionPossibilityTerribleOur ChildrenRaisedYour ChildrenDominantProbability Author:Daniel Kahneman
“No matter how many Christmas presents you give your child, there's always that terrible moment when he's opened the very last one. That's when he expects you to say, 'Oh yes, I almost forgot,' and take him out and show him the pony.” GivingChildrenMatterMomentsShowsLastsTerribleOur ChildrenChristmasYour ChildrenPoniesChristmas Present Author:Mignon McLaughlin
“If your child dies, or you witness a terrible natural disaster, yes, you certainly want a scientific explanation as to what's happened. But science can't help you to find meaning, help you deal with that turbulence of your grief, rage, and dismay.” IfsWantChildrenHelpingDiesNaturalDealsGriefHappenedTerribleOur ChildrenRageDisasterWitnessYour ChildrenExplanationFind MeNatural DisasterTurbulenceDismay Author:Karen Armstrong
“It's terrible to know that no matter how you try to help your child, his condition will worsen.” KnowsTryingChildrenMatterHelpingConditionsTerribleOur ChildrenYour Children Author:Emily Susan Rapp
“I suppose the real problem is if science becomes proprietary. If we start designing our children to have the edge, you will start seeing a certain kind of overclass developing, which obviously has terrible social implications.” KindChildrenRealProblemDesignTerribleOur Children Author:Luke Scott
“When it comes to how the slaves treat each other: If you've been brutalized all your life - if you have seen your children sold or your mother beaten and raped and you have been tortured yourself - you are not going to be up for your best behaviour. Even in the 21st century, 100 people in the midst of terrible suffering are not going to be their best people.” PeopleChildrenMotherSufferingTerribleOur ChildrenSlaveYour Children21st Century Author:Colson Whitehead
“This is the moment when we must come together to save this planet. Let us resolve that we will not leave our children a world where the oceans rise and famine spreads and terrible storms devastate our lands.” WorldChildrenMomentsTogetherVisionLandPlanetsTerribleFutureOceanOur ChildrenEnvironmentalSpreadStormGlobal WarmingResolveStewardshipFamineSustainable DevelopmentSave The Planet Author:Barack Obama
“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
“A society is judged by the way it cares for its most vulnerable citizens. As an American, I am ashamed that we have turned out backs on millions of our children. I want to do my part to rectify this terrible situation.” WayWantChildrenCareSituationPovertyMillionsSocietyHealthCitizensTerribleOur ChildrenCancerVulnerableAshamedJudgedEnding PovertyRectifyHunger Poverty Author:Marlo Thomas
“We owe it to our children to be better stewards of the environment. The alternative? - a world without whales. It's too terrible to imagine.” WorldChildrenEnvironmentImagineTerribleOceanOur ChildrenEnvironmentalAlternativesConservationWhalesStewardsOcean Conservation Author:Pierce Brosnan
“I have never seen more Senators express discontent with their jobs....I think the major cause is that, deep down in our hearts, we have been accomplices in doing something terrible and unforgivable to our wonderful country. Deep down in our heart, we know that we have given our children a legacy of bankruptcy. We have defrauded our country to get ourselves elected.” ThinkingKnowsWorldHeartChildrenHas BeensCountryJobsGivenCausesMoneyWonderfulTerribleMajorsOur ChildrenOur CountryLegacySenatorsBankingBankersDiscontentDeep DownNew World OrderBankruptcyFederal ReserveAccomplicesUnforgivable Author:John C. Danforth