Mothers - especially single mothers - are heroic in their efforts to raise our nation's children, but men must also take responsibility for their children and recognize the impact they have on their families' well-being.

Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children.

A new father quickly learns that his child invariably comes to the bathroom at precisely the times when he's in there, as if he needed company. The only way for this father to be certain of bathroom privacy is to shave at the gas station.

Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they're already asleep.

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.

The truth is that parents are not really interested in justice. They just want quiet.

Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth.

Every cliche about kids is true they grow up so quickly, you blink and they're gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that's a joy.

We are apt to forget that children watch examples better than they listen to preaching.

Most children threaten at times to run away from home. This is the only thing that keeps some parents going.