Sick children, if not too shy to speak, will always express this wish. They invariably prefer a story to be told to… — Florence Nightingale Copy Share Image
To any child, the first occupations that are presented to you are your parents'. I was appealed to my dad's occupation from… — Gustaf Skarsgard Copy Share Image
I don't know who I would be if I weren't this child from Harlem, this woman from Harlem. It's in me so… — Ruby Dee Copy Share Image
I'm a comic nerd. I'm a former serious collector for much of my childhood and early teen years I wanted to draw… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them fortune. — Richard Whately Copy Share Image
“I hope my prayers reach you. My imperfect children... The imperfect imitation sun... continues to love you all... now and forever.” — Kaori Yuki Copy Share Image
As a child, I didn't see my dad that much because he was always working at the restaurant. He became pretty jaded… — David Chang Copy Share Image
Either you have a sense of humor about [being a former child star], or you're in rehab. There's not a lot of… — Wil Wheaton Copy Share Image
“For that entire journey across the rough terrain of Afghanistan, I never stopped praying that everything of the world could be peaceful,… — Najwa bin Laden Copy Share Image
New Kids on the Block are on season two [Full House ], so that was just a huge lifelong dream come true.… — Andrea Barber Copy Share Image
“...Child, do you know where trult great courage comes from, the kind of courage that will never back down?' I said, "Faith."… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
I was so honored when Diane Sawyer named me 'Person of the Week,' and like I told her, 'Diane, I love my… — Marie Osmond Copy Share Image
True majorities, in a TV-dominated and anti-intellectual age, may need sound bites and flashing lights and I am not against supplying such… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
“This equation has placed our cities among the most dangerous in the world and has placed our youth among the most empty… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
“You know, the act of feeding someone is the ultimate act of care and affection...sharing yourself with someone else through food." He… — Sylvain Reynard Copy Share Image
I've been in politics all my life. In 1945, I committed my first act of civil disobedience during the election campaign for… — Patrick Stewart Copy Share Image
You cannot expect your children to be happy eating esoteric beige-colored foods when their friends get soda pop, Snickers, and Twinkies. — Jane Fonda Copy Share Image
I had always wanted to name a daughter Hailey, after Halley's comet from Once in a Lifetime. — Nancy Grace Copy Share Image
My grandmother went to church, but my mother had been inundated with church and decided that when she had children, she would… — Gloria Gaynor Copy Share Image
“I think the Horned Rat prefers his children blind or we would surely have the world now. And he knows we would… — David Guymer Copy Share Image
“...delineated with signs reading: TOWN OF AMHERST WATERSHED NO TRESPASSING Which every boy in the neighborhood understood as: PRIVATE PRESERVE FOR KIDS” — John Elder Robison Copy Share Image
Children teach you so much. You take another look at life when you have a child. Everything is new again for you.… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
Several children present me with scraps of paper for autographs: obviously don't know who I am and don't care. I sign "Jackie… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
I had a really nice childhood; I had great parents. I earned my allowance by washing dishes, and in the summer I… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
“The thing about the black market is, it’s racist. White children make useful slaves, too.” — M.C. Humphreys Copy Share Image
And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and… — Bible Copy Share Image
As I have said many times, we need to teach our children how to think and not what to think. — Mark Robinson Copy Share Image
I definitely have a dark sense of humor, and in ways I think that comes from having a lot of childhood trauma… — Patti Harrison Copy Share Image
Loneliness is no fun, friendliness is every joy. just as oldness is no run and childhood is every toy.. — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
My heart was broken when I realized my daughter had a problem. I pray every day for her. — Columba Bush Copy Share Image
It turns out one of my ancestors fought in the Continental Army, so I was inducted into the Sons of the American… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
Being an only child, you just have a lot of time on your hands, figuring things out. Just doing music, man -… — Luke James Copy Share Image
“We will remember the way things used to be, and teach our children to be better than us. The generations that follow… — Rachel Higginson Copy Share Image
Raising children is like making biscuits: it is as easy to raise a big batch as one, while you have your hands… — E. W. Howe Copy Share Image
“I’m torn between wanting the absolute best for my daughter and being jealous that she has it so much better than I… — Jill Smokler Copy Share Image
Though children can accept adults as adults, adults can never accept children as anything but adults too. — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
It is often said that fathers can often find it hard to talk about their own feelings so there's no wonder they… — David Lidington Copy Share Image
Some people have told me that I'm grumpy; it's not something that I'm aware of. It's not like I walk around poking… — Dylan Moran Copy Share Image
When you're really famous, there's very little authenticity in people, so you prefer the company of children. — Katherine Ryan Copy Share Image
Basically, as a kid I grew up to a lot of good music, and part of my appreciation for music, from being… — Adrian Young Copy Share Image
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