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“Interesting, Miles thought. Like himself, Father Mark, as a child, had been reassured by the imagined proximity of God, whereas adults, perhaps… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
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Research in education has shown that we remember field trips long into adulthood. I remember visiting the post office in second grade… — Neil deGrasse Tyson 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
Don't you find it odd," she continued, "that when you're a kid, everyone, all the world, encourages you to follow your dreams.… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
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I can't believe it's actually happening. This is independent adulthood, this is what it feels like. Shouldn't there be some sort of… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
America has tolerated inequality because people think they can get ahead. If you have immobility on top of inequality, then people are… — Thomas B. Edsall Copy Share Image
“First of all, I think that sex, like love, is a sacred thing..if I were going to live beyond puberty, it would… — Muriel Barbery Copy Share Image
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I've always thought - and I don't even know if I'd be right for the part - that Jean Seberg would make… — Gillian Jacobs Copy Share Image
I saw my parents as model grown-ups, and their manner, their silence, informed my sense of what adulthood looked and felt like.… — Caroline Knapp Copy Share Image
Just go to Disneyland. You have the impact of how the Americans think, how they dream, what they desire, how they have… — Sergio Leone Copy Share Image
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[Adulthood:] It's when you stop doing the stuff you have to make excuses for and when you stop making excuses for the… — Marilyn vos Savant Copy Share Image
We continue to think of virginity as first intercourse. That ends up minimizing and marginalizing other things kids are engaged in, like… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share Image
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Even more than getting married or having kids, I found losing a parent is what thrusts you into adulthood. For me it… — Paul Rudd Copy Share Image
At the opening of the Odyssey, Telemachus, inspired by the male-born Athena, searches for his father by turning against his mother. Jesus… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
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As most doctors will tell you, cleansing is ridiculous. You know what's been around longer than that state-of-the-art juicer? Your kidneys. And… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
Let's say I hope that I appeal to the more carefree times in a person's life rather than to his reasoning adulthood.… — John Wayne Copy Share Image
But however the forms of family life have changed and the number expanded, the role of the family has remained constant and… — Bernice Weissbourd Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ - He means the world to me. So many different situations I've been through, through my childhood and now my… — Adrian Peterson Copy Share Image
When we strive to remove all risk from childhood we also remove the foundations of a rational adulthood, and we eliminate the… — Gever Tulley Copy Share Image
I thought of my father's wisdom, as though it were buried in a box under a tree. As in the old song… — Mary Butts Copy Share Image
“Relax. You will become an adult. You will figure out your career. You will find someone who loves you. You have a… — Johanna de Silentio Copy Share Image
I went from being a beanpole - like a normal kid of the 1950s - and exploded. The weight piled on and… — Richard Griffiths Copy Share Image
The hardest obstacle I've ever had to overcome is probably my first steps into adulthood: paying rent, groceries, cooking, taxes. I was… — Dillon Lane Copy Share Image
Both humans and dogs love to play well into adulthood, and individuals from both species occasionally display evidence of having a conscience. — Jon Winokur Copy Share Image
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![“Along the way [Mozart] got married; fathered seven children (two of whom survived into adulthood); performed as a pianist; violinist; and conductor; maintained a successful teaching studio; wrote thousands of letters; traveled widely; attended the theater religiously; played cards, billiards, and…” quote by Robert Greenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f0/robert-greenberg-54038_adulthood_along-the-way-mozart-got-married-fathere_2030463.png)
![“So ended the formative period in [his] life, the single year that set in motion all the clockwork of his future identity. Thinking back on it, I wonder if it isn't the same for all of us. Adulthood is a glacier encroaching quietly on youth. When it arrives, the stamp of childhood suddenly freezes…” quote by Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dd/ian-caldwell-dustin-thomason-8_childhood_so-ended-the-formative-period-in-his-lif_1985827.jpg)
![“[Adulthood:] It's when you stop doing the stuff you have to make excuses for and when you stop making excuses for the stuff you have to do.” quote by Marilyn vos Savant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed7/marilyn-vos-savant-2806_adulthood_adulthood-it-s-when-you-stop-doing-the-s_791896.png)
