James Dobson Quotes

Faith in God - life can never take you by surprise again.

You have to work to keep love alive; you have to protect it and maintain it, just like you would a delicate flower.

Marriage succeeds only as lifetime commitment with no escape clauses.

Conceit is a weird disease - it makes everybody sick except the guy who has it.

Loving discipline encourages a child to respect other people and live as a responsible, constructive citizen.

God does not need our money. But you and I need the experience of giving it

Respect is intended to operate on a two-way street.

Children represent God's most generous gift to us.

There are very few certainties that touch us all in this mortal experience, but one of the absolutes is that we will experience hardship and stress at some point.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and halfway closed there after.

I don't blame homosexuals for being angry when people say they've made a choice to be gay because they don't.

It is impossible to overstate the need for prayer in the fabric of family life.

Show me a husband who keeps his thoughts to himself, and I will show you a frustrated wife.

A child identifies his parents with God, whether or not the adults want that role. Most children 'see' God the way they perceive their earthly fathers.

The right to criticize must be earned, even if the advice is constructive in nature.

The footsteps a child follows are most likely to be the ones his parents thought they covered up.

God's Heart is especially tender toward the downtrodden and the defeated. He knows your name and He has seen every tear you have shed.

Trust involves letting go and knowing God will catch you.

Those who are the happiest are not neccessarily those for whom life has been easiest.

One of the most important responsibilities in the Christian life is to care about others, smile at them, and be a friend to the friendless.

No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child.

Don't marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can't live without.

We are so busy giving our children what we never had that we forget to give them what we did have.

There is nothing more important than parents passing on a generational legacy of faith and values to their children.