James Dobson quotes - page 4

The final heartbeat for the Christian is not the mysterious conclusion to a meaningless existence. It is, rather, the grand beginning to a life that will never end. (James Dobson)
A boy or girl who knows that love abounds at home will not resent well-deserved punishment. One who is unloved or ignored will hate any form of discipline. View quote
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Children represent God's most generous gift to us. View quote
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Respect is intended to operate on a two-way street. View quote
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You have to work to keep love alive; you have to protect it and maintain it, just like you would a delicate flower. View quote
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Marriage succeeds only as lifetime commitment with no escape clauses. View quote
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One of the first things you and your fiance need to develop is a meaningful prayer life even before the wedding. My wife, Shirley, and I did that, and the time we have spent on our knees has been the stabilizing factor throughout nearly forty years of marriage. View quote
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Faith in God - life can never take you by surprise again. View quote
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Behavior runs in deep channels that were cut during early childhood, and it is very difficult to alter them. In order to change a deeply ingrained pattern, you have to build a sturdy dam, dig another canal and reroute the river in the new direction. That effort is rarely successful over the long haul. View quote
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Barring a miracle, the family that has existed since antiquity will likely crumble, presaging the fall of Western civilization itself. This is a time for concerted prayer, divine wisdom and greater courage than we have ever been called upon to exercise. View quote
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Extreme independence is as destructive to a relationship as total dependence. (James Dobson)
We human beings can survive the most difficult of circumstances if we are not forced to stand alone. View quote
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Authority is God ordained, but authoritarianism and raw power, in almost all forms, is dangerous. View quote
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My dad and I hunted and fished together. How could I get angry at this man who took the time to be with me? View quote
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When these parenting years have passed, something precious will have flickered and gone out of my life. Thus, I am resolved to enjoy every day that remains in this fathering era. View quote
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Communities do not let prostitutes, pedophiles, voyeurs, adulterers, and those who sexually prefer animals to publicly celebrate their lifestyles, so why should homosexuals get such privileges? View quote
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It is our uniqueness that gives freshness and vitality to a relationship. View quote
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If a woman plans to terminate her pregnancy, she commonly refers to the life within her as the 'fetus'. But if she intends to deliver and love and care for the little child, she affectionately calls him 'my baby'. View quote
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We Americans are living a lifestyle of exhaustion. We don't have time for ourselves, much less for each other and our children. View quote
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One of the problems with sex education... is that it also strips kids - especially girls - of their modesty to have every detail of anatomy, physiology and condom usage made explicit. View quote
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DOBSON: Yes, but that... (James Dobson)