96 Quotes by Benjamin Spock

Humans can be the most affectionate and altruistic of creatures, yet they're potentially more vicious than any other. They are the only ones who can be persuaded to hate millions of their own kind whom they have never seen and to kill as many as they can lay their hands on in the name of their tribe or their God.

The loving person makes other people feel good, and he is usually a happy person himself. He is able to form strong, long-lasting friendships.

The children who are appreciated for what they are, even if they are homely, or clumsy, or slow, will grow up with confidences in themselves - happy. They will have a spirit that will make the best of all the capacities that they have, and of all the opportunities that come their way. They will make light of any handicaps.

Can we make a better world for our children? I believe we can, if enough people are concerned and get involved in changing what is wrong with society.

A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction.

I think that parents ought to get some idea of how the so- called "experts" have changed their advice over the decades, so that they won't take them deadly seriously, and so that if the parent has the strong feeling, "I don't like this advice," the parent won't feel compelled to follow it. . . . So don't worry about trying to do a perfect job. There is no perfect job. There is no one way of raising your children.

It's up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.

Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. Without creativity, there is no life.

The main source of good discipline is growing up in a loving family, being loved and learning to love in return.