“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
Surfing is kind of a good metaphor for the rest of life. The extremely good stuff - chocolate and great sex and… — Jaimal Yogis Copy Share Image
It was surprising to me to hear a member question whether another member of the House was an adult. We're all adults… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
I grew up in a family that was multifaceted, sexually oriented, and pretty much open to everything. And because I was working,… — Drew Barrymore Copy Share Image
To the children who loved Harry Potter, I want to say your enthusiasm was the real magic. I so enjoyed being on… — Daniel Radcliffe Copy Share Image
I used to think that what scared me was the idea of being abandoned until someone said to me, 'Only children can… — Demi Moore Copy Share Image
I began to travel by myself, in Europe, when I was eight years old. At that age I was already on the… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
Universities used to prepare young adults for the real world. I dare say the graduates today go in without a clue and… — Dale Archer Copy Share Image
I had many reasons for writing this book but among them was the hope that every Latino child and adult would find… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
Wormholes were first introduced to the public over a century ago in a book written by an Oxford mathematician. Perhaps realizing that… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
Mr. Harinton was real. There were adults in the world who would actually make sacrifices for others - not just for their… — Trenton Lee Stewart Copy Share Image
Children grow rapidly, forget the centuries-long embrace from their parents, which to them lasted but seconds. Children become adults, live far from… — Alan Lightman Copy Share Image
I would start by writing to an adult, maybe a high school teacher, or maybe an aunt or uncle, and writing and… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
When a child becomes an adult . . . the elders are fearful. And for good reason . . . not we… — Louise J. Kaplan Copy Share Image
When I was a kid I think the thing I remembered most about The Exorcist was Linda Blair being possessed by the… — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
As I presided over Massie's execution, I thought about the abuse and neglect he endured as a child in the foster care… — Jeanne Woodford Copy Share Image
On the one hand, we had great filmic spectacles that brought in big audiences, adults as well as primary and secondary school… — Andrzej Wajda Copy Share Image
“In his play he is no longer an onlooker merely; he is a part of the busy world of adults. He is… — Caroline Pratt Copy Share Image
A tyrannous and gluttonous demand for affection can be a horrible thing. But in ordinary life no one calls a child selfish… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
At all costs the true world of childhood must prevail, must be restored; that world whose momentous, heroic, mysterious quality is fed… — Jean Cocteau Copy Share Image
I enjoy writing for both kids and adults, though I think I'm better at children's stories because I was a teacher for… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
With childhood comes a brief grace period of ignorant bliss -- when you're not aware of the pain around you. That is… — Barry Privett Copy Share Image
I grew up in a house full of women: my mother, grandmother, three sisters, and two female cats. And I still have… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
A child who can love the oddities of a fantasy book cannot possibly be xenophobic as an adult. What is a different… — Jane Yolen Copy Share Image
I think that there comes a point in the life of every young person to break away from the intimacy that they… — Polixeni Papapetrou Copy Share Image
Especially with the video games and social media we have now, I think that turning point from kid to sort of adult… — Gage Munroe Copy Share Image
I do everything halfway, a thing of which adults disapprove, but things done halfway are deceptive, and in a class of their… — Richard Hell Copy Share Image
We must choose between the violence of adults and the smiles of children. Between the ugliness of hate and the will to… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
“Adults play in many of the same ways that kids do: by using our minds' eyes to see ourselves in new and… — Ben Michaelis Copy Share Image
Do not be afraid of seeming different and being criticized for what might seem to be losing or out of fashion; your… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
It's a little bit annoying, because it feels like everybody's taking the power away from you. Everybody's taking your adult life away… — Mara Wilson Copy Share Image
I was born in New York but as a baby moved to Venezuela and Argentina. I've also lived in Denmark, where my… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I'm still very connected to my family, to the world I grew up in. I understand what it means to be afraid… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else has a responsibility to give your life meaning and point… The truly… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
I've worked in several different places, most of my experience comes from spending eight summers at a camp for adults with a… — Arthur Bradford Copy Share Image
The fact is that there is enough food in the world for everyone. But tragically, much of the world's food and land… — Walden Bello Copy Share Image
I liked the idea that my character was not gonna be the typical dumb guy that I play, typically. I also loved… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
In studies asking why young people left their family religion, their most frequent response was unanswered doubts and questions. The researchers were… — Nancy Pearcey Copy Share Image
I find the subject of childhood fascinating. I explored this subject in Speak to me of love and I am curious about… — Sophie Marceau Copy Share Image
If life is so critical, if Anne Frank could die, if my friend could die, children were as vulnerable as adults, and… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
