--- title: "10 Kids Asked Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Kids Asked quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Kids Asked sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d95/charles-kuralt-7624_always_kids-are-always-asked-what-are-you-going_2556863.png" --- > [Kids are always asked, What are you going to be when you grow up? I needed an answer. So instead of saying,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kuralt/kids-are-always-asked-what-are-you-going-to-be-when-you-grow-up-i/) [Charles Kuralt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-kuralt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d95/charles-kuralt-7624_always_kids-are-always-asked-what-are-you-going_2556863.png) > [I appreciated and respected kids who asked questions. They didn't do it to get attention, but because they were interested. Kids who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-cole/i-appreciated-and-respected-kids-who-asked-questions-they-didn-t-do/) [Henry Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-cole/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fe/henry-cole-108113_children_i-appreciated-and-respected-kids-who-ask_269536.jpg) > [In schools, many kids are asked, "What is your plan?," but many aren't even thinking that far ahead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raheem-devaughn/in-schools-many-kids-are-asked-what-is-your-plan-but-many-aren-t-even/) [Raheem Devaughn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raheem-devaughn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/raheem-devaughn-4053_education_in-schools-many-kids-are-asked-what-is-y_1267647.jpg) > [Doctor just told me I can't have kids. I asked for a second opinion. He said, Why? No one's gonna to let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-jeselnik/doctor-just-told-me-i-can-t-have-kids-i-asked-for-a-second-opinion-he/) [Anthony Jeselnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-jeselnik/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/anthony-jeselnik-1838_doctor_doctor-just-told-me-i-can-t-have-kids-i_326691.png) > [When our kids are asked by their friends about the success of the longevity of our marriage, they simply joke that Tamar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-pichette/when-our-kids-are-asked-by-their-friends-about-the-success-of-the/) [Patrick Pichette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-pichette/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e9/patrick-pichette-17508_joke_when-our-kids-are-asked-by-their-friends_1460750.jpg) > [“When I first went to kindergarten kids asked me what I was. I did not understand-I'm a person. They explained that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-michener/when-i-first-went-to-kindergarten-kids-asked-me-what-i-was-i-did-not/) [Tara Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-michener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/195/tara-michener-48000_bi-racial_when-i-first-went-to-kindergarten-kids-a_2240453.jpg) > [When I was a child, I was one of the kids who wore black all the time, and when the kids asked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/when-i-was-a-child-i-was-one-of-the-kids-who-wore-black-all-the-time/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d43/maggie-stiefvater-76_asked_when-i-was-a-child-i-was-one-of-the-kids_2807288.png) > [“You want to know the secret to raising good kids?” “What’s that? asked Thomas. “High expectations.” Thomas laughed. “Alright, well what’s the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-nicolaisen/you-want-to-know-the-secret-to-raising-good-kids-what-s-that-asked/) [Chris Nicolaisen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-nicolaisen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e53/chris-nicolaisen-45491_children_you-want-to-know-the-secret-to-raising-g_2419407.jpg) > [“Whenever kids asked me, “Are you Chinese?”—which was often—I would invariably respond yes. My mother heard me doing this once and gave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/euny-hong/whenever-kids-asked-me-are-you-chinese-which-was-often-i-would/) [Euny Hong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/euny-hong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/362/euny-hong-10249_parenting_whenever-kids-asked-me-are-you-chinese-w_1226299.jpg) > [“In one of the moments when my father was feeling especially righteous about his “Muslim-ness,” I overheard him expressing concern to my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eboo-patel/in-one-of-the-moments-when-my-father-was-feeling-especially-righteous/) [Eboo Patel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eboo-patel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/276/eboo-patel-20781_christianity_in-one-of-the-moments-when-my-father-was_236093.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kids-asked/#itemlist", "name": "Kids Asked Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Kids are always asked, What are you going to be when you grow up? 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