"What is the true national education? That which makes children absorb the national spirit unconsciously." ~~ Achad Ha’am
"The man who disobeys his parents will have disobedient sons." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"The talk of the child in the street is that of his father or mother at home." ~~ Talmud, Sotah
"Have you ever heard of a son rejecting his mother beause he found a nicer one?" ~~ Achad Ha’am
"Alas for that which goes and does not come back! And what is it? Rabbi Chasda said: It is childhood." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"Educational television should be absolutely forbidden. It can only lead to unreasonable disappointment when your child discovers that the letters of the alphabet do not leap up out of books and dance around with royal-blue chickens. " ~~ Fran Lebowitz
"If a man’s wife dies and he has grown-up children, let him not remarry till he marry them off! " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.
"Out of the mouths of children and drunkards one may discover the truth." ~~ Ladino Proverb
"Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands. " ~~ Anne Frank
"I make decisions for my life, not the other way around. Besides, when you have a kid, you must weigh everything against time with your child." ~~ Debra Winger
"Parents of young children should realize that few people, and maybe no one, will find their children as enchanting as they do." ~~ Barbara Walters
"A father suffers for the troubles of his son." ~~ Midrash Sekhel Tov
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