174 Movie Quotes about Children (+ Sound Clips) - page 14

Updated: Sep 24, 2025

Memorable quotes about children, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

131 I read someplace that the surest way to meet the mother is to be kind to the child. -What a horrible trick. -It worked.

John Payne as Fred Gailey in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

132 You ain't nothin' but a small child. If you was a fish, I'd throw you back.

Bruce Dern as Asa Watts in The Cowboys (1972)

133 Was he a family man? Did he have any children? -Yes. -Well, then I carve: Beloved Husband and Father.

John Wayne as Wil Andersen in The Cowboys (1972)

134 You're liars. You are despicable little liars.

Edward Woodward as Sgt. Neil Howie in The Wicker Man (1973)

135 They have children's bodies, but with adult minds. They do not have a childhood.

GJohn Call as Santa Claus in Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)

136 They've never played. They've never learned to have fun. And now, now they are rebelling.

GJohn Call as Santa Claus in Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)

137 I'm against it. Our children are fine the way they are. I don't want any Santa Claus bringing them toys and games. They'll start playing and laughing and running under foot. They'll become a nuisance.

GJohn Call as Santa Claus in Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)

138 Well, we'll start with my youngsters. How are they? -The same: quiet, remote, and very unhappy. They're inside, studying.

GJohn Call as Santa Claus in Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)

139 Still, I don't really fancy killing women and children.

Quote from Crippled Avengers (1978)

140 Their personalities were devoured by the mechanistic marvels which had usurped their role as parents.

Fred Collins as Announcer in X Minus One

174 Movie Quotes about Children (+ Sound Clips) - page 14

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