Quotes about Nurture
When push comes to shove, a mother takes care of her children from the bottom up.
— Barbara Kingsolver
You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
— Stephen Covey
We are product of neither nature nor nurture; we are a product of choice, because there is always a space between stimulus and response. As we wisely exercise our power to choose based on principles, the space will become larger.
— Stephen Covey
We have to water, cultivate, and weed on a regular basis if we're going to enjoy the harvest. The difference between our own active involvement as gardeners and neglect is the difference between a beautiful garden and a weed patch
— Stephen Covey
And to get those eggs on a regular basis, we need to take care of the goose. We need to create and care for the relationships that make those results possible.
— Stephen Covey
We have to water, cultivate, and weed on a regular basis if we're going to enjoy the harvest.
— Stephen Covey
To 'be loved' is the most basic of human needs. Like a flower, it waters the human soul. But 'to love' is a true blessing.
— Olivia Newton-John
The pain that comes from deep love makes your love more fruitful. It is like a plow that breaks the ground to allow the seed to take root.
— Henri Nouwen
You have to work to keep love alive; you have to protect it and maintain it, just like you would a delicate flower.
— James Dobson
Love children especially, for they too are sinless like the angels; they live to soften and purify our hearts and, as it were, to guide us.
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
God created the family to provide the maximum love and support and morality and example that one can imagine.
— Jerry Falwell
We should be willing to act as a balm for all wounds.
— Etty Hillesum