People ask me. "What about gay adoptions? Interracial? Single Parent?" I say. "Hey fine, as long as it works for the child and the family is responsible." My big stand is this: Every child deserves a home and love. Period.

Dave Thomas
Founder of Wendy's
adopted child

adoption quotes and more

Words of wisdom on adoption.

I have been looking for encouraging words on adoption, came across this and wanted to share.

Enjoy.

If during the course of your own life,
you have saved one life,
it is as if you have saved all humankind.
– Al Kadushin

Nothing is as simple as we hope it will be.
- Jim Horning

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Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.

~Elizabeth Stone

The Answer (to an adopted child)

Not flesh of my flesh

Nor bone of my bone,

But still miraculously

My own.

Never forget

For a single minute:

You didn't grow under my heart

But in it.

— Fleur Conkling Heyliger

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It won't matter how you became parents,
it will only matter that you did.
– Scott Mars, Adoptee and Founder, American Adoptions

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Of all the rights of women,
the greatest is to be a mother.
– Lin Yutang

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Out of difficulties grow miracles.
— Jean de la Bruyere