ECE Quotes Gallery

Welcome to our Gallery of Quotes by Servant Leaders and Writers about helping children through Early Childhood Care and Education. Start your path to become a servant leader by becoming an Early Childhood Teacher. 

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”

Frederick Douglas

“America’s future will be determined by the home and the school. The child becomes largely what he is taught; hence we must watch what we teach, and how we live.”

Jane Addams

“African American children are significantly more likely to be obese than are white children. Nearly half of African American children will develop diabetes at some point in their lives. People, that’s half of our children. …We can build our kids the best schools on earth, but if they don’t have the basic nutrition they need to concentrate, they’re still going to have a challenge learning.”

Michelle Obama

“Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.”

Fred Rogers

“Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.”

Malala Yousfzai

“The best way to make children good is to make them happy.”

Oscar Wilde

“A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove…but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a [Child] boy.”

Forest Witcraft

“If children feel safe, they can take risks, ask questions, make mistakes, learn to trust, share their feelings, and grow.”

Alfie Kohn