What I do as best I can is out of a deep respect for children for how difficult their world is.

Parents need to teach their children principles of respect and acceptance.

When I approach a child he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is and respect for what he may become.

Like the average American that I hang out with and like my father before me I raised all my children to respect tools and use them wisely and safely.

Wherever I look I see signs of the commandment to honor one's parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls for the respect of a child.

It is justice and respect that I want the world to dust off and put - without delay and with tenderness - back on the head of the Palestinian child. It will be imperfect justice and respect because the injustice and disrespect have been so severe. But I believe we are right to try.

I was silent as a child and silenced as a young woman I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth now but usually from those whose opinion I don't respect.

There is all the difference in the world between teaching children about religion and handing them over to be taught by the religious.

It is an interesting and demonstrable fact that all children are atheists and were religion not inculcated into their minds they would remain so.

I am not going to condemn anybody. That's where religion gets a bad name when people get holier than thou. We are all human. If my children make a mistake I want them to know it is all right and they should try harder next time.