“ We have never invested as much in public education as we should have because we've always had a private notion of children. Your kid is yours and totally your responsibility. We haven't had a very collective notion of these are our children. So part of it is we have to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents or kids belong to their families and recognize that kids belong to whole communities. Melissa Harris-Perry Writer
“ I was working probably at the age of 10, when I had my first paper route. I had every different kind of job you could possibly imagine as a young kid. Howard Schultz Businessman
“ Babies should enjoy the freedom to vocalize whether it be in church, a public meeting place, during a movie, or after hours when the lights are out. They have not yet learned that joy and laughter have to last a lifetime and must be conserved. Erma Bombeck Column Author
“ My kids can't watch ('Howard the Duck'). By the time I get in bed with the duck, they are, like, 'Turn it off, mom. You in bed with a duck is just pretty much a deal breaker.' Lea Thompson Actress
“ Most kids will not volunteer to eat veggies. At times you must step up to the plate and enforce the rule of authority as a parent. Lee Haney Bodybuilder
“ Racism is taught in the home. We agree on that? Well, it's very hard to teach racism to a teenager who's listening to rap music and who idolizes, say, Snoop Dogg. It's hard to say, 'That guy is less than you.' The kid is like, 'I like that guy, he's cool. How is he less than me? Jay-Z Rapper