James Dobson Quotes & Sayings

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

“My legacy doesn't matter. It isn't important that I be remembered. It's important that when I stand before the Lord, he says, 'Well done, good and faithful servant.' I want to finish strong.”

“Children are not casual guests in our home. They have been loaned to us temporarily for the purpose of loving them and instilling a foundation of values on which their future lives will be built.”

“I'm still heard on 1,500 radio stations across North America every day, about 220 million people a day in 150 countries.”

“There is no greater privilege in living than bringing a tiny new human being into the world and then trying to raise him or her properly during the next eighteen years. Doing that job right requires all the intelligence, wisdom, and determination you will be able to muster from day to day.”

“Here's why I cannot vote for Rudy Giuliani. He's pro-abortion. He's never repudiated gay marriage in New York City or at least the civil unions in New York City. He's called a champion of gay rights. Rudy is opposed to school choice. He's in favor of open borders.”

“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.”

“If traditional marriage is not the law of the land, the institution of the family will cease to exist.”

“Sometimes we're so concerned about giving our children what we never had growing up, we neglect to give them what we did have growing up.”

“My observation is that women are merely waiting for their husbands to assume leadership.”