Page 19 - Parents Magazine (December 2019)

R E L A T E . R E J O I C E . R E A C T . R E M I N I S C E .

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Words for

All of Us “Perhaps it’s the newfound

These famous parents clarity I have as a father, knowing
that my son will be mimicking
are all about
my behavior ... From small acts of
thoughtfulness, and
kindness to large measures of
we’re here for it. character, each move that we make
matters. Especially when we
don’t think anyone is watching.”
—Prince Harry, at the
National Youth Mentoring Summit

“Friendships between
women, as any woman will
tell you, are built of a
thousand small kindnesses ...
swapped back and forth
and over again.”
—Michelle Obama, in Becoming
“I’ve been thinking a lot
about kindness lately,
about where it starts and
what keeps it moving
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from one person
to the next. I believe that
we are all made in
likeness, and because of
that, our hearts are
naturally drawn toward
one another. But the
“When you thing about kindness is,
respect the idea it’s a choice.”
that you are —Chip Gaines, in a
sharing the earth blog post on Magnolia
.com titled “We Believe
with other
humans, and in Human Kindness”
when you lead
with your
nice foot forward,
you’ll win,
every time.”
—Kristen Bell, to
the University of
Southern California
School of Dramatic
Arts graduates

“Let’s all be a bit kinder,
huh? Let’s show our children
that it’s cool to be kind.”
—Pink, on Twitter

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