Quotes

Published February 9, 2013

How true Daddy’s words were when he said: all children must look after their own upbringing. 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

A good upbringing means not that you won’t spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won’t notice it when someone else does. — Anton Chekhov

Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.— Margaret Mead

Children aren’t colouring books. You don’t get to fill them with your favourite colours.— Khaled Hosseini

Now I can look back and say I actually like the upbringing I had and my father was very attentive and a great educator.— Anthony Kiedis

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