Charles Simmons Quotes

If you want to know my character, look at the kids I've raised.

What you leave in your children, is more important than what you leave to them

[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.

The only thing of value we can give kids is what we are, not what we have.

What my parents believed was that, you know, the best wealth they could give to us children was to educate us and, you know - give us that foundation.

I really make sure that my girls understand the importance of education. I don't want them to be spoilt and only know private school kids. I want them to behave well by example.

Uniqueness was something my mother pounded into me.

It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind.

I know I have a responsibility as a role model to children and I try to fulfill that.

My dad brought me up to be a good person.

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.

My upbringing is why I am the person I am today. I have very wise parents.

Money takes wings. The only thing that endures is character.

I think you are who you are, and your kids will see who you are. So you'd better be a good person, because they are going to see it, and that's going to shape them. They are going to become you.

I don't think that money makes you any better brought up than I was.

We’re not defined simply by the laws we pass, but by the example we set.

Your parents would probably want you to be more like Bill Gates than like Bill Clinton.

Parents: instead of teaching our children to be brave boys or pretty girls, can we maybe just teach them how to be good humans?

When I was young, I watched my mom and dad build everything that matters: a family, a business and a good name. I was raised to believe in hard work, in faith and family. My dad, Ed Pence, was a combat veteran in Korea.

My dad epitomises everything I'd like my kids to say about me. He gave his kids the best start and he had values.

I'm trying to stay humble for my mom.

My father was just a hell of a guy. He had a real strong sense of honor, and he tried to pass that on to me. I like to think that I embrace that.

You have to give your fans and your children something they can use in life.

Watch what you say and do because little eyes are watching you.

The visions we offer our children shape the future.