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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Great Quotes



"The challenges of parenthood are daunting, but it's rewards go the the core of what it means to be human... intimacy, growth, learning, and love."
-Carnegie Corporation

“I looked on child-rearing not only as a work of love and duty but as a profession that was fully interesting and challenging as any honorable profession in the world and one that demanded the best that I could bring to it.”
- Rose Kennedy

“There is no greater good in all the world than motherhood. The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.” -James E. Faust

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
-Margaret Mead

“The most important work you will ever do will be within the walls of your own home.”
-Harold B. Lee

“Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.”
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“The most important thing to learn is that there is no way to be a perfect mother/father and a million ways to be a good one.
-Anonymous

“A mother who radiates self-love and acceptance actually vaccinates her daughter against low self-esteem.”
-Naomi Wolf

“The way you think about and manage your own body image and weight issues will be communicated to your daughter and impact upon the way she thinks about her own body.”
-Susan Bartell

“As we train a new generation, so will the world be in a few years. If you are worried about the future, then look to the upbringing of your children.”
-Gordon B. Hinckley

"Children need to see that calm words---not yelling or hitting---are the way to solve problems."
-STEP Parenting Handbook

"What is the difference between child abuse and discipline? 10 seconds."
-Unknown

"Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children."
-Charles Swindoll