Henry Ward Beecher

"Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven."

- Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)
clergyman and anti-slavery activist

L. Frank Baum

"...The imaginative child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization."

- L. Frank Baum (1856-1919)

author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Karen A. Baquiran

"Our children will one day lead the world, but it is our responsibility to show them that this world can be a beautiful one." - Karen A. Baquiran Writer, Love Yourself Movement

Leta B.

"Children will often rise or fall according to the expectations of loved ones in their lives." - Leta B., Author

Muhammad Ali

"Children make you want to start life over." - Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist.

Kwame Alexander

“The mind of an adult begins in the imagination of a child.”

― Kwame Alexander, author of The Crossover

Louisa May Alcott

“The small hopes and plans and pleasures of children should be tenderly respected by grown-up people, and never rudely thwarted or ridiculed.”

― Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888),  
Author of Little Women