#adoption

There is so much work to be done to treat gays and lesbians and gay and lesbian couples with the respect that they're entitled to. They deserve, in my judgment, partnership benefits. They deserve to be treated fairly when it comes to adoption and immigration. ↗

— John Edwards

#benefits #comes #couples #deserve #done

I think my mom threatened to put me up for adoption a few times. ↗

— Ivanka Trump

#few #i #i think #me #mom

Adoption is a beautiful picture of redemption. It is the Gospel in my living room. ↗

— Katie J. Davis

#redemption #beauty

If you should choose to look at those files, you will have to live with the consequences of your choices while, at the same time, being mindful that these choices will not only effect you, but will also infect, sorry, I intended to say effect, our entire family. ↗

— Donna K. Childree

#adoption-search #dysfunction #dysfunctional-families #family-relationships #mothers

So: this is where we are going to become parents. You walk into the building as a couple, and leave a few minutes later as a family. You walk in recollecting long romantic dinners, nights at the theater, and care-free vacations. You leave worrying about where to get diapers, milk, and Cheerios. ↗

— Scott Simon

#family

For decades, I have supported adoption, and have helped tens of thousands of children worldwide. ↗

— Pat Robertson

#children #decades #helped #i #supported

Any new technology tends to go through a 25-year adoption cycle. ↗

— Marc Andreessen

#any #cycle #go #new #new technology

YOU AND YOU ALONE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN HAPPINESS, NOT ANYONE ELSE ↗

— Sondra A. Torres

#autobiography #family #fetal-alcohol-syndrome #inspirational #family

Race, blood, lineage, and nationality don't matter; they're just the way that small minds keep score. All that matters about blood is that it's warm and that it beats through a loving heart. ↗

— Scott Simon

#love

There," she said. She rocked him back and forth. "There, you foolish, beautiful boy who wants to change the world. There, there. And who could keep from loving you? Who could keep from loving a boy so brave and true? ↗

— Kate DiCamillo

#boys #children #love #orphans #beauty