Has it ever occurred to you," he said abruptly, "that parents are nothing but overgrown kids until their children drag them into… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“the cuckoo bird," she said, "You see, cuckoos are parasites. THey lay their eggs in in other birds' nests. Whhen the egg… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
We were the children of white flight, the first generation to grow up in postwar American suburbs. By the time the ’60s… — Herbert Muschamp Copy Share Image
A pearl, even if it is cast down into the mud, is not despised. And if one covers it with balsam, it… — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
“Oh, I don't know. Is it that we collectively thought Steve Jobs was a great man, even when we knew he made… — Sam Esmail Copy Share Image
I remember when I was a child, being taken to the celebrated Barnum's Circus, which contained an exhibition of freaks and monstrosities,… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
If you want to know what it means to be happy, look at a flower, a bird, a child; they are perfect… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
“Surely there is the handful of nursery marchen that start, ‘Once in the middle of a forest lived an old witch’ or… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
“...sifting through our thoughts like children going through colored stones -- optimistic, because although some were too dark and some were too… — Amelia Atwater-Rhodes Copy Share Image
When you've managed to stumble directly into the heart of the unknown - either through the misdirection of others, or better yet,… — Tim Cahill Copy Share Image
Instead of expecting truck drivers and warehouse workers to rapidly retrain so they can compete with tireless, increasingly capable machines, let's play… — Oren Etzioni Copy Share Image
“And I propose to you that if we are to pay our sincere respects to the hundred lost children of San Lorenzo,… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
For a time, it would work well. then it worked less and my pain was more. I would go through wild bouts… — Channing Tatum Copy Share Image
Some of us are taught to ask for help. Some of us don't feel comfortable asking for help. Some of us will… — Amy King Copy Share Image
“When a couple announces that they are having a baby, everyone says, “Congratulations!” to the man and “Congratulations! What are you planning… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Maybe creating a legacy is all any of us are really after; why people have children, write books, compose music, paint pictures:… — Juliana Buhring Copy Share Image
After all, when we were children, when things went wrong, there wasn’t much we could do to help put it right. But… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
As a child I started working. Again I had luck with my father's help financially, but I also had to work. I… — Eric Bailly Copy Share Image
Love is probably the most powerful force in the cosmos, capable of creating miracles. Love can manifest in so many ways -… — Mike Love Copy Share Image
“When he did think—when his brain began the slow chugging of rusty gears—the only thoughts that came were unspeakable things like, what’s… — Jake Vander Ark Copy Share Image
Reading aloud is the best advertisement because it works. It allows a child to sample the delights of reading and conditions him… — Jim Trelease Copy Share Image
Time can play all sorts of tricks on you. In the blink of an eye, babies appear in carriages, coffins disappear into… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
“All right gentlemen, we have a job to do. At approximately 01:30 tonight, three children made an escape. Our job is to… — Sean Cullen Copy Share Image
People in planes said: 'Ah, no need to be afraid, because with you here, nothing can happen. Now we are safe.' Or… — Bruno Ganz Copy Share Image
“A child isn't a symbol, it's a child! It needs applesauce and, and, and playpens and an ass-load of other things we… — Brian K. Vaughan Copy Share Image
“So God, how come it is that you love us all so much but you’d send us to the eternal fires if… — Mary E Kingsley Copy Share Image
I'm not only passionate about dressing women and helping them feel and look their best, but also about helping to give a… — Rachel Roy Copy Share Image
“In the life of many churches, the habits of anti-intellectualism are planted early. Children are encouraged to open themselves up to the… — Jon Ward Copy Share Image
Pre 'Scam' era, I could go out with my daughter in the evening and just go out for a walk, or do… — Pratik Gandhi Copy Share Image
I'm big into Eastern concepts. The horror of life, the love of children, the whole phantasmagoria - it's all meaningless. Be still,… — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
You want to provide as many opportunities and help rural schools as much as you can. But you can't do it at… — Mike Beebe Copy Share Image
I’m going to make the wildly unfounded assumption that Satara’s dead by your hand and not Tory’s. Now, stay with me on… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
“Adopting a child is a blessing. Those who perceive themselves as "doing someone a favor" are not ready to adopt. Pity is… — William Cutrer Copy Share Image
This is the most pure love of childhood, which are rich in selfless emotion, love of youth are Most selfish in the… — Mak_786 Copy Share Image
“Many believe that they need company at any cost, and certainly if a thing is desired at any cost, it will be… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Children were vehicles for passing things along. These things could be kingdoms, rich wedding gifts, stories, grudges, blood feuds. Through children, alliances… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
I have just been condemned, not to a shameful death, which can only apply to felons, but rather to finding your brother… — Marie Antoinette Copy Share Image
“But it takes time to practice generosity. Sometimes one pill or a little rice could save the life of a child, but… — Thich Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
All new schools...should be models for sustainable development: showing every child in the classroom and the playground how smart building and energy… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
As women, we're presented this false choice that is either our children or our work. But I don't think I fully understood… — Reshma Saujani Copy Share Image
