James Dobson

“Our problem is that we have a generation of people who have been taught that they are entitled to everything.”

“I believe the family is the foundation of our society, and we must protect it.”

“Don't marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can't live without.”

“Children are not casual guests in our home. They have been loaned to us temporarily for the purpose of loving them and instilling a foundation of values on which their future lives will be built.”

“The family was ordained of God. It is the most important social unit in time and in eternity.”

“I don't believe there is any greater legacy a man can leave than to be a loving father to his children.”

“There is nothing more influential in a child's life than the moral power of a quiet example.”

“Respect is a two-way street. If you want to get it, you've got to give it.”

“Courage is the ability to do the right thing in the face of fear and opposition.”

“A good marriage is not one where the 'perfect couple' comes together. It is where an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.”

“When you pray, you are speaking to the very source of power in the universe.”

“The most effective way to discipline a child is to discipline yourself.”

“Your most important task as a parent is to instill in your children a reverence for God.”

“If we can help the family, then we can help the children, and that will be a legacy that lasts forever.”

“It's a good thing that God chose me before I was born, because he surely would not have chosen me since.”

“The number one problem in the classroom is not discipline; it is the child who is not being taught to read.”

“Children are not casual guests in our home. They have been loaned to us temporarily for the purpose of loving them and instilling a foundation of values on which their future lives will be built.”

“Don't marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can't live without.”

“Courage is not the absence of fear. It is acting in spite of it.”

“Authority without relationship leads to rebellion.”