- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
Children Quotes
Raising kids, and the duties that come with it.
Quotes about "children" here include a filmmaker recalling audience shock at a controversial early work, alongside pointed reminders that entertainment isn't a substitute for parenting at home. For prayer-focused content about children, see Prayers for children.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
Never forget that children are at the heart of everything we do. Respect them, listen to them, talk to them as equals, and care about them.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Inspiring passion in children for books, and the world of imagination and creativity fuelled by them, is a fundamental reason for why the Children's Laureate post exists.
- Picture
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of my main decisions when accepting the job of Children's Laureate was that I must continue working on picture books. If I don't write and illustrate for some time, then I begin to question who I am.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Children will come out and listen to a writer whose books they like. They don't need a government agency or a medal that says 'laureate' to continue that.
- Parenting
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's really no point in having children if you're not going to be home enough to father them.
- Disease
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- Nov 07, 2020
Pneumococcal disease is a real threat. Pneumococcal disease is a bacterial infection that causes anything from middle ear infection to pneumonia to meningitis. Children are particularly vulnerable to it, but adults can get pneumococcal disease themselves.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Europeans have lots of data on the use of adjuvanted flu vaccine in the elderly, but I don't think anybody has really good data on adjuvants in children.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
I trained my whole career to fight. I loved my job - I prioritised by job over my family, over my children.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love dogs, but they are a big responsibility, and with four children, having one would be too much.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a tough childhood after my father died when I was five, and I had a very difficult stepfather. I want to give my children what I didn't have - a good role model.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel really lucky that I'm able to pursue the work that I love. I want my children to see that. I want them to have that for themselves, something that they love, that they do, that they pursue in their lives as a way of growing and learning.
- See
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our children see us a certain way, and we want to be seen by them in a certain way. I certainly want to be a strong, stable, loving, consistent presence in my children's lives. But we are human beings, too.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020