A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be… — Thomas Szasz Copy Share Image
Hiro is a talented drifter. This is the kind of lifestyle that sounded romantic to him as recently as five years ago.… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
If the behaviour of babies and small children is any guide, we emerge into the world with our tendencies to imbalance already… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
My ultimate, ultimate go-to is 'The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill.' I grew up on that. I feel like it's an anthem for… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share Image
The prospects were depressing: Adulthood meant that I'd have to stop having fun and do something I didn't really want to do… — Bruce Campbell Copy Share Image
A surprising number of scientific advances have been made and masterpieces of art created by individuals just on the threshold of adulthood. — Benjamin Spock Copy Share Image
I came from nothing out in the woods near Tallahassee, Florida. My mom was a single mom raising five of us. It… — Tavoris Cloud Copy Share Image
“Whenever someone brings up the traits associated with being a functional human otherwise known as an "adult," I think, is this even… — Alida Nugent Copy Share Image
That was when it was all made painfully clear to me. When you are a child, there is joy. There is laughter.… — Peter David Copy Share Image
one of the blessings of adulthood is that one is no longer addressed as a thing. — Kate Millett Copy Share Image
We all can think of at least one kid who had great parents, a great family, and an all-around great childhood...who suddenly… — Andy Andrews Copy Share Image
“Children are not like us. They are beings apart: impenetrable, unapproachable. They inhabit not our world but a world we have lost… — Penelope Lively Copy Share Image
God knows it's a sign of a really sick mind to see grown people, adults with responsibilities, wearing class rings. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Reading is the scourge of childhood because, in a sense, it creates adulthood. — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
The ability and willingness to keep two opposing views in mind at the same time are hallmarks of adulthood. — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
Children wear their natures like brightly-colored clothes; that's why they lie so transparently. Adulthood is the art of deceit. — Robert Charles Wilson Copy Share Image
“In Your Early Years people Tell You, Correct You and Forgive You. But when you become an Adult, they Neither Correct you… — Vineet Raj Kapoor Copy Share Image
I think you should be a child for as long as you can. I have been successful for 74 years being able… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
There is 'a time to be born' - and born again, free of accumulated, encrusted sores of fears and prejudices, old hates,… — Josephine Winslow Johnson Copy Share Image