Explore Quotes by James Dobson

When these parenting years have passed, something precious will have flickered and gone out of my life. Thus, I am resolved to enjoy every day that remains in this fathering era.

Can't you see the Creator of the universe, who understands every secret, every mystery, sitting patiently and listening to a four-year-old talk to Him? That's a beautiful image of a father.

My dad and I hunted and fished together. How could I get angry at this man who took the time to be with me?

If you're going through difficult times today, hold steady. It will change soon. If you are experiencing smooth sailing and easy times now, brace yourself. It will change soon. The only thing you can be certain of is change.

Authority is God ordained, but authoritarianism and raw power, in almost all forms, is dangerous.

If a woman plans to terminate her pregnancy, she commonly refers to the life within her as the 'fetus'. But if she intends to deliver and love and care for the little child, she affectionately calls him 'my baby'.

Those who control what young people are taught, and what they experience - what they see, hear, think, and believe - will determine the future course for the nation.

Respect is intended to operate on a two-way street.

We Americans are living a lifestyle of exhaustion. We don't have time for ourselves, much less for each other and our children.

Marriage succeeds only as lifetime commitment with no escape clauses.

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

Great beginnings are not as important as the way one finishes.