Lailah Gifty Akita Quotes

“A child is child.”

“A child is a child.”

“Child! Turn your face to the light, to the science, to the reason, to the truth, to the peace! Child! Be modern, be compassionate, be individual, and be independent! Child! Don’t be the man of anyone or any system, don’t believe in any religious stories, and don’t ever be silent against any oppressor! Child, turn your face to the light and walk towards the light!”

“A rescue mission doesn't involve going in and just taking a child and leaving. You can't just choose any child at random. Every kid has a case that is based on that child's original family. So, we made it over to a village, found the child; we were interacting with the child.”

“Having a child, that's always been my biggest fear. I want a child and I fear a child.”

“from a child in danger to a dangerous child”

“Child who does not play is not a child, but the man who does not play has lost forever the child who lived within him and who he will miss terribly”

“I just think that giving a child a chance and sharing what you have with a child is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, as well as a child.”

“When you make a child happy, the best gift you will ever get will be the smile of that child!”

“Don't think that there's a different, better child 'hiding' behind the autism. This is your child. Love the child in front of you. Encourage his strengths, celebrate his quirks, and improve his weaknesses, the way you would with any child. You may have to work harder on some of this, but that's the goal.”