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

Lailah Gifty Akita

"All that a child needs is great love."

- Lailah Gifty Akita,  
author of Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

Franklin D. Roosevelt

“We cannot always build a future for our youth, but we can always build our youth for the future.”

― Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), 
32nd President of the United States

Plato

“No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.”

― Plato (427-347 bce), philosopher