Childhood Quotes · Page 35

We should treat children as God does us, who makes us happiest when He leaves us under the influence of innocent delusions.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Yes. Childhood is the most dangerous place of all. If we had to live there forever, we wouldn't last very long.”

— Robert Goolrick

“Repetition is the proof of sincerity. Saying what you mean is important. It's a turning point.”

— Avi

The older I grow the more earnestly I feel that the few joys of childhood are the best that life has to…

— Ellen Glasgow

“He chose illness, because he knew of no other way to be seen. Not even by those looking at him.”

— Jonathan Safran Foer

Probably, violent things I've done when I was younger, was probably the most despicable thing that I've ever done.

— ASAP Rocky

Childhood friendship is the most beautiful memory that can't ever be replaced.

— Anonymous

As I talked to our team, we are going to believe that Eric is going to walk onto that field again.

— Greg Schiano

What was wonderful about childhood is that anything in it was a wonder. It was not merely a world full of miracles;…

— Anonymous

I think for me, growing up as an only child, I didn't have a lot of people around me or a lot…

— Tyler Henry

I didn't start writing so that I could more deeply know myself. I was bored of myself, my life, my childhood, my…

— Julianna Baggott

Thou hast her, France; let her be thine, for we Have no such daughter, nor shall ever see That face of hers…

— William Shakespeare

Some of the best dishes I can remember are from my childhood. Sometimes, whenever I want to feel like a kid again,…

— Rachel Hollis

I grew up with probably three different authors having a seminal influence on my childhood, Dr. Seuss being one and Maurice Sendak…

— Chris Meledandri

Love can make the difference-love generously given in childhood and reaching through the awkward years of youth . . . and encouragement…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

I sincerely miss being a kid and being the first one up, watching Saturday morning cartoons with a bowl of cinnamon toast…

— Anonymous

He loved telling stories. He had been everywhere in the world. The northwest frontier, the landscape of the Hindu Kush, was one…

— Sebastian Barry

I grew up in India. From my childhood, I remember the great reverence that people held for our national hero, Mahatma Gandhi.…

— Punit Renjen

“Turbulent childhood, adolescent daydreams in the drone of the bus's motor, mornings, unspoiled girls, beaches, young muscles always at the peak of…

— Albert Camus

Like most kids, I learnt to ride a bike by falling off and getting back on again. I was 6 and not…

— Liz Carr

“One of the biggest - and I would guess most common - mistakes parents make is to transfer their own childhood shit…

— Sarah Silverman

What is patriotism? Is it love of one's birthplace, the place of childhood's recollections and hopes, dreams and aspirations? Is it the…

— Emma Goldman

People ask 'do you make a conscious effort not to swear?' - if you're doing silly stuff you're not tempted to put…

— Tim Vine

I always looked forward to being an adult, because I thought the adult world was, well—adult. That adults weren’t cliquey or nasty,…

— Peter Cameron

Finally, I'm recognizing that rewrites aren't some cosmic punishment for childhood wrongs but the nature of the business.

— Lisa Lutz

. . . the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds which hardly any later friend can obtain.

— Anonymous

I'm a white, middle-class male who had a happy childhood in Ohio. The world does not need me to be a novelist.

— David Quammen

Before you judge me , try hard to love me , look within your heart Then ask , - have you seen my childhood ?

— Michael Jackson

The gift of my childhood was laughter, being able to find the humor.

— Jennifer Aniston

A big part of my childhood was being surrounded by friends and family.

— Noah Kahan

We're naturally programmed to endure a muddle of emotions as we leave childhood behind.

— Mariella Frostrup

When I started to use fewer ingredients in my cooking, I was reminded of the uncomplicated flavours of my childhood.

— John Whaite

Reading is the scourge of childhood because, in a sense, it creates adulthood.

— Neil Postman

Childhood sometimes does pay a second visit to man; youth never.

— Anonymous

I spent my childhood in Newfoundland and then my junior high and high school years in Alberta, Canada.

— Sara Canning

When I was a kid, I wanted to be older but now all I want is to go back to my childhood.

— Anmol Andore

I think that cakes should have touches of candy bar in order for it really to hit all those childhood notes on…

— Alex Guarnaschelli

I think there is a sense of last things in my work that probably comes from a Catholic childhood.

— Don DeLillo

Childhood is Last Chance Gulch for happiness. After that, you know too much.

— Tom Stoppard

Childhood constitutes the most important element in an adult's life, for it is in his early years that a man is made.

— Maria Montessori