Letitia Baldrige Quotes

When I go home, I try to raise my children with honesty and integrity and teach them to take care of the world and of each other.

Every day, at home, I have the astonishing and humbling opportunity - together with my wife Sophie - to nurture empathy, compassion, self-love, and a keen sense of justice in our three kids.

First and foremost, we need to be the adults we want our children to be. We should watch our own gossiping and anger. We should model the kindness we want to see.

I hope I will be remembered as a good father and a fair employer. And a good host, of course!

I have learned so many things from my mother about the right upbringing, the right values, value for money, value for elders, for family members. I think these things only a parent can teach you.

We should aim for our children to be good people, and to live ethical lives that manifest concern for others as well as for themselves.

Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.

My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were - they still are - great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.

Better to be a loving person without knowing how you got there, than an expert no one can stand to be around.

I try really hard to give my kids as much independence as I can, caring mostly about their character: Are they kind? Generous? Do they work hard?

Al Gore is a good man. He is a decent, caring man. He listens to his heart and his head. He loves his family.

Family and moral values are so central to everything that I am.

I am convinced that everyone can develop a good heart and sense of responsibility with or without religion.

Parents today are self-absorbed. They don't care what anyone thinks or even what their children think. There is less focus on discipline, integrity, boundaries, fairness, honesty and spirituality.

My mother always told me never offend a man's ego and never hurt a woman's emotions - an advice I will not forget to pass on to my daughter.

I like having fun, but the most important thing is to be as good a person as you can be.

It's just as important to be a good human being as it is to be a good actor.

You don't teach morals and ethics and empathy and kindness in the schools. You teach that at home, and children learn by example.

Personally, I think humility is a prerequisite to being a truly empathic person.

I hope that whenever my daughter has a negative experience, I'm there to talk about it and remind her how we feel when it's done to her so that she doesn't do it to others.

My dad was a big believer in treating people well, oftentimes even when he himself wasn't well.

I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.

The family teaches us about the importance of knowledge, education, hard work and effort. It teaches us about enjoying ourselves, having fun, keeping fit and healthy.

Live a life of grace. You'll be a better person for it, and so will your children.

My dad brought me up to be a good person.