How are children supposed to learn to act like adults, when so much of what they see on television shows adults acting… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
According to the most trustworthy statistics the number of adult Dullards in the United States is but little short of thirty millions,… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
The playing adult steps sideward into another reality; the playing child advances forward to new stages of mastery. — Erik Erikson Copy Share Image
What it means to be human is to bring up your children in safety, educate them, keep them healthy, teach them how… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
There has never in the history of the civilized world been a cohort of kids that is so little affected by adult… — William Damon Copy Share Image
We need to take a less narrow look at our children’s problems and, instead, see them as windows of opportunity—a way of… — Stanley Greenspan Copy Share Image
“Children are bad enough--children are rude, selfish, greedy, and unthinking individuals who are unable to distinguish between their own selfish wants and… — Ian Sansom Copy Share Image
Hollywood has glorified adult premarital sex, and that is unhelpful if your goal is to reduce teen pregnancy and out-of-wedlock births. — Joe Lieberman Copy Share Image
So many kids and adults, too, have gotten just about one of the roughest breaks that can happen to a person. We… — Elvis Presley Copy Share Image
Those who tread 'adult' as a term of approval cannot hope to be considered adult themselves. When I became a man I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The work of adult life is not easy. As in childhood, each step presents not only new tasks of development but requires… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
It's almost embarrassing how well-behaved I was, which is probably why I do things like spit water on myself onstage as an… — Karen O Copy Share Image
Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny should take a few pointers from the mutual-fund industry. All three are trying to pull off… — Jonathan Clements Copy Share Image
In America, quite often, for people from a certain economic position two choices become very evident as to their adult life. One… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Most of us remember adolescence as a kind of double negative: no longer allowed to be children, we are not yet capable… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
Adults get more confused by social worker jargon. Unlike children, they are also less likely to see two sides of an argument,… — Nina Bawden Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I talked to the adults around me that I respected most about how they got where they were,… — Anderson Cooper Copy Share Image
A lot of negative words adults call the young, like 'naive,' 'impulsive' and 'way too connected online,' are all things we can… — Adora Svitak Copy Share Image
Considering all the legal hassle child stars can be, I won't be surprised when they are phased out by CGI children voiced… — Mara Wilson Copy Share Image
I don't carry a purse when I fly because I have my Hello Kitty carry-on. I'm the biggest adult supporter. — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
My highest compliment is when someone comes up to me to say, "My 14-year-old daughter, or my 12-year-old son read your book… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
I found a 1992 New York Times article:Bill Clinton playing golf at a club that he played at all of his adult… — Sean Hannity Copy Share Image
[ Adult novels] was the world of grownups. There was nothing about teenagers. — Judy Blume Copy Share Image