The children who are appreciated for what they are, even if they are homely, or clumsy, or slow, will grow up with confidence in themselves and happy. They will have a spirit that will make the best of all the capacities that they do have and of all the opportunities that come their way.

I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my babies.

Don't worry about trying to do a perfect job. There is no perfect job. There is no one way of raising your children.

If I could make only one wish for a child, I'd wish him the quality of lovingness.

It's an ideal existence. Out in the open. Berating the president of he United States... I'm free to thwart and torment the authorities - that is to say, I can get out my hostilities - because I'm protected in my conscience by the knowledge that what I'm doing is morally right. I've never been so relaxed. I've never been so happy.

Can we make a better world for our children? I believe we can, if enough people are concerned and get involved in changing what is wrong with society.

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he creates in his marriage, and the pleasure and inspiration he provides for his spouse.