Quotes about Childhood
When I was a child there were many witches, and they bewitched both cattle and men, especially children.
- Martin Luther
I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli.
- George H. W. Bush
Cooking certain dishes, like roast pork, reminds me of my mother.
- Maya Angelou
There is nothing in the world of art like the songs mother used to sing.
- Billy Sunday
My very first recollection of life on earth was waking up in bed with my mother, and she was showing me a picture of my father, Charles Jackson, with a group of soldiers.
- Jesse Jackson
Percival was mouse-coloured and had not been very attractive even to his mother.
- William Golding
If we would have our citizens contented and law-abiding, we must not sow the seeds of discontent in childhood by denying children their birthright of play.
- Theodore Roosevelt
The goodness of the mother is written in the gaiety of the child.
- Victor Hugo
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life.
- John Lennon
It was the beginning of the war. I was twelve years old, my parents were alive, and God still dwelt in our town.
- Elie Wiesel
Everyone of us plays 'tapes' from our parents until we die. That's why it's so important to talk good values to your child.
- Dennis Prager