151 Quotes by James Dobson

One of the most important responsibilities in the Christian life is to care about others, smile at them, and be a friend to the friendless.

If homes are going to survive, it will be because husbands and fathers again place their families at the highest level on their system of priorities.

There is nothing more important than parents passing on a generational legacy of faith and values to their children.

What is the biggest obstacle facing the family right now? It is over-commitment; time pressure. There is nothing that will destroy family life more insidiously than hectic schedules and busy lives, where spouses are too exhausted to communicate, too worn out to have sex, too fatigued to talk to the kids. That frantic lifestyle is just as destructive as one involving outbroken sin. If Satan can't make you sin, he'll make you busy, and that's just about the same thing.

My legacy doesn’t matter. It isn’t important that I be remembered. It’s important that when I stand before the Lord, he says, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.’ I want to finish strong.

Faith in God – life can never take you by surprise again.

I’m certain that most couples expect to find intimacy in marriage, but it somehow eludes them.

Don’t marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can’t live without.

Should Sen. McCain capture the nomination as many assume, I believe this general election will offer the worst choices for President in my lifetime. I certainly can’t vote for Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama based on their virulently anti-family policy positions.