Archie Manning Quotes

There are so many issues in society - we talk about the violence, the drugs, the unwanted pregnancies - but at the end of the day, it comes down to what we taught our children to be.

The French talk about education, the education of their children. They don't talk about raising kids. They talk about education. And that has nothing to do with school. It's this kind of broad description of how you raise children and what you teach them.

Knowledge has outstripped character development, and the young today are given an education rather than an upbringing.

I had a good upbringing.

My mommy raised me so well.

I'm a dad with six kids, and I'm trying to teach each of them a little bit of morality.

The parents have not only to train their children: it is of at least equal importance that they should train themselves.

That's the most important thing you do in your life - raise children and try to do the best job as a parent and give your kids the best shot in life to go out there into the big, bad world.

I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby.

Probably my mother. She was a very compassionate woman, and always kept me on my feet. And I think part of it is just the way you are, the way you're raised. And she had the responsibility for raising me.

I think I was raised by a really good mother.

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.

I have two sensational kids who I have raised with my husband, hoping and working every day to help them become healthy, happy, and decent human beings.

If you know that you've given the right upbringing and knowledge to your children, you have already won half the battle.

We see the worth and appreciate the discipline my father inculcated in us.

The prospect of being a father made me ask myself a question. How do you know what kind of adult your child will turn out to be? And how much can you control that?

The home is the chief school of human virtues.

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.

It's always been my feeling that God lends you your children until they're about eighteen years old. If you haven't made your points with them by then, it's too late.

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

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

My mother was a teacher. She was grooming my brother and me to be successful, accomplished people.

I used to get stressed out all the time when I thought winning was important. I wanted to try to win and help my kids win. Once I figured out it wasn't about winning or losing, it was about teaching these kids about being men, that's when I started to relax.

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.

Image is something you construct, while reputation starts at home. If you are able to pass on solid values to your children, then they can become citizens of the world.