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" If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weed. "

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" Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process. "

John F. Kennedy

" There is no job more important than parenting. This I believe. "

" I'm not a parenting expert. In fact, I'm not sure that I even believe in the idea of 'parenting experts.' I'm an engaged, imperfect parent and a passionate researcher. I'm an experienced mapmaker and a stumbling traveler. Like many of you, parenting is by far my boldest and most daring adventure. "

" Parenting takes a lot of creativity, and I embrace it fully. "

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" The Golden Rule of Parenting is; do unto your children as you wish your parents had done unto you! "

" When you hold your baby in your arms the first time, and you think of all the things you can say and do to influence him, it's a tremendous responsibility. What you do with him can influence not only him, but everyone he meets and not for a day or a month or a year but for time and eternity. "

" If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much. "

" The secret of improved plant breeding, apart from scientific knowledge, is love. "

" You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. "

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" We must return to nature and nature's god. "

" There's really no point in having children if you're not going to be home enough to father them. "

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" Every cliche about kids is true; they grow up so quickly, you blink and they're gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that's a joy. "

" What feeling is so nice as a child's hand in yours? So small, so soft and warm, like a kitten huddling in the shelter of your clasp. "

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" Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk. "

" Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore. "

" Childhood is a short season. "

" If I feel good about my parenting, I have no interest in judging other people's choices. If I feel good about my body, I don't go around making fun of other people's weight or appearance. We're hard on each other because we're using each other as a launching pad out of our own perceived deficiency. "

" The gain is not the having of children; it is the discovery of love and how to be loving. "

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" In the span of my own lifetime I observed such wondrous progress in plant evolution that I look forward optimistically to a healthy, happy world as soon as its children are taught the principles of simple and rational living. "

" Listen to the desires of your children. Encourage them and then give them the autonomy to make their own decision. "

" Parenting is not giving your child everything they want. Parenting is not being your child's friend. Parenting is about preparing your child to be a useful and respectful person in society. "

" Kids are fat because of lack of parenting. "

" Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don't realize what messages they are sending. "

" Asian American success is often presented as something of a horror - robotic, unfeeling machines psychotically hellbent on excelling, products of abusive tiger parenting who care only about test scores and perfection, driven to succeed without even knowing why. "

" A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it. "

" Less than fifteen per cent of the people do any original thinking on any subject. The greatest torture in the world for most people is to think. "

" Tell me how a person judges his or her self-esteem, and I will tell you how that person operates at work, in love, in sex, in parenting, in every important aspect of existence - and how high he or she is likely to rise. The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life. "

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" Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth. "

" Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. "