Laura Kelly Quotes

People think that child-support enforcement benefits children, but it doesn't.

I have no objection to doing anything that is within the law to help children.

We can say with some assurance that, although children may be the victims of fate, they will not be the victims of our neglect.

We need to see each child as a gift to be welcomed, cherished, and protected.

Children are my pet cause. I have a foster child in El Salvador, and whenever I'm home, I work for the Adam Walsh Foundation, which finds missing children. I also do some hospital visits and other things for the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

When I made my final reckoning with the decision not to have kids, I also decided that I would use at least some of my extra time to better the lives of kids who are already here.

I want to be a child doctor. A pediatry... how do you call it, pediatrician? Do I like kids? No, not really.

The well-being and welfare of children should always be our focus.

I feel like in America, we don't have a kid problem. You think about all these issues that these kids are dealing with, we have an adult problem. We have adults that do not place the priority on our kids to get a valuable education.

I support anything to do with the welfare and rights of children in a huge way.

After I had my son, Max, I knew I wanted to get involved in causes that help children.

I believe the best service to the child is the service closest to the child, and children who are victims of neglect, abuse, or abandonment must not also be victims of bureaucracy. They deserve our devoted attention, not our divided attention.

When it comes to kid's issues, voters are willing to put their money where their mouth is.

No child should be expelled from preschool. And so we are calling on school districts around the country to end that practice. That benefits every child.

I don't know how many speeches I have given saying, 'No child worse off.'

I want to make sure every child has the opportunity for quality education.

To give every child a fair chance to succeed, we need to give them the best possible start in life. For far too many that isn't happening.

Access to quality early care and education is an important part of our efforts to make San Francisco more equitable, and ensure that every child who grows up here can thrive.

I am proud to be named a Defender of Children by First Focus, and I will continue to call on Congress to enact comprehensive policies that improve the well-being of our children.

We need to do everything we can to protect the health and welfare of children around the world, but fortunately, it's getting easier to provide things like medication and care.

I'm all about helping children.

How great it would be for us all to have the pride of knowing that we, as a country, are one of the best countries to be a child.

When I'm not governing my country any more, I'll go back to taking care of children.

There is no greater cause than making the world fit for children. I feel very strongly about carrying on the family tradition by working with UNICEF to help improve the lives and well-being of children everywhere.

Amidst protestations of 'Who can be against the children?' too few people are FOR children when it really matters.