I labored for eight years thinking I was writing a book for adults that was a nostalgic look back on childhood. Then… — Jeff Kinney Copy Share Image
I think that inside every adult is the heart of a child. We just gradually convince ourselves that we have to act… — Shigeru Miyamoto Copy Share Image
Just as our parents quieted us when we were noisy by putting us in front of the television set, maybe we're now… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
My mom would have killed me before, but I'm an adult woman now, and I'm ready to show the world that you… — Cindy Margolis Copy Share Image
Education is no longer thought of as a preparation for adult life, but as a continuing process of growth and development from… — Stephen Mitchell Copy Share Image
I do intelligent roles. I don't want to be labeled as doing silly movies. I'm more mature than kids my age because… — Mischa Barton Copy Share Image
Rather than pushing children to think like adults, we might do better to remember that they are great learners and to try… — Seymour Papert Copy Share Image
It has taken me most of my adult life to come to terms with who I am. To do that, I had… — Janet Jackson Copy Share Image
I had lived all of my youthful dreams, but I couldn't think of many adult ones. I finally realized that we don't… — Jack Gilbert Copy Share Image
Every liberal initiative, from welfare to antismoking measures, is justified by reference to 'the children.' Yet the clear result of liberal policies… — Mona Charen Copy Share Image
I had so many adults around me reminding me that I was a kid. I also had a lot of adults saying… — Mara Wilson Copy Share Image
Most people are really fighting to not be adults. And, when it happens, it's a big transition. And a lot of that… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
The truth is, no matter how trying they become, babies two and under don't have the ability to make moral choices, so… — Anne Cassidy Copy Share Image
Adults have been brainwashed into thinking that they can't really learn about computers without being taught, so it's more difficult for them… — Seymour Papert Copy Share Image
“Our Peter Pan generation is unhappy. All our lives, we want to grow up— to be treated like adults, to have freedom… — Marcella Purnama Copy Share Image
The sanserif only seems to be the simpler script. It is a form that was violently reduced for little children. For adults… — Jan Tschichold Copy Share Image
I think anorexia is a metaphor. It is a young woman's statement that she will become what the culture asks of its… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
She did not need to fold into herself and self-destruct. Those awful things are survivable, because we are as indestructible as we… — John Green Copy Share Image
[The kakapo] is an extremely fat bird. A good-sized adult will weigh about six or seven pounds, and its wings are just… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
How can we speak of Democracy or Freedom when from the very beginning of life we mould the child to undergo tyranny,… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
You know, how am I leading my own life? What am I denying? Since I brought such great powers of denial into… — Terry Gross Copy Share Image
There on the sofa, as I nursed Maxie and her eyes slid closed, I said to the girls, 'I think nursing is… — Katherine Center Copy Share Image
Anecdote: The extent of Michael Jackson's fame at its height, and his eagerness to exploit it is shown by an incident in… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
Kids, if anything, are harder to write for because they are a more discerning audience. They will not stay with you if… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Everyone needs to act like the adults we are and kindly look the other way if someone is there who they don't… — Scheana Shay Copy Share Image
The Gatsby that I remember reading when I was 15 years old in junior high school was far different from the Gatsby… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
I've always thought of this city as Disneyland for adults. ... There's no danger of Las Vegas expiring from an excess of… — Mary Jo Putney Copy Share Image
I do what I want, when I want, how I want, and because of that, it has taken me so long to… — Michelle Rodriguez Copy Share Image
When you're an adult designer, you're either running a business, or you're helping someone else's business run. Either way, that's a lot… — Christian Siriano Copy Share Image
To spank or not to spank isn't the question the question is whether whether we are teaching a quality we want our… — Bill Crawford Copy Share Image
I find more and more, as I grow older, that I prefer women to men, children to adults, animals to humans… And… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
Note that venerable proverb: Children and fools always speak the truth. The deduction is plain: adults and wise persons never speak it. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
You don't have to be 'adults'... but be someone who can take responsibility for their own words and actions. Believe it or… — Natsuki Takaya Copy Share Image
“Sometimes you just have to let crap slide when it comes to adults acting like kids, because that can be a beautiful… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
“Children take joy in their work and sometimes as adults we forget that's something we should continue doing.” — Ashley Ormon Copy Share Image
I see Igby as my first movie as an adult, and it's a big deal for me because I really, really like… — Kieran Culkin Copy Share Image
Many adults feel that every children's book has to teach them something… My theory is a children's book... can be just for… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's been very hard, after being mostly a mom, to develop an adult life of my own. And not being married anymore,… — Danielle Steel Copy Share Image
One of the greatest gifts adults can give - to their offspring and to their society - is to read to children. — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
I'm sure that we can handle this situation maturely, just like the responsible adults that we are. Isn't that right, Mr. Poopy… — Leslie Nielsen Copy Share Image
![“[The kakapo] is an extremely fat bird. A good-sized adult will weigh about six or seven pounds, and its wings are just about good for waggling a bit if it thinks it's about to trip over something — but flying is out of the question. Sadly, however, it seems that not only has the kakapo forgotten…” quote by Douglas Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa4/douglas-adams-122_adults_the-kakapo-is-an-extremely-fat-bird-a-go_2909273.jpg)
