Adulthood Quotes

270 Adulthood quotes by 230 unique authors

If adults want to take such chances (with marijuana) that is their business — Ronald Reagan
The child learns so easily because he has a natural gift, but adults, because they are tyrants, ignore natural gifts and say that children must… — Rabindranath Tagore
I had been riding horses before my memory kicked in, so my life with horses had no beginning. It simply appeared from the fog of… — Monty Roberts
I began writing for kids because I wanted to effect a change in American society. I continue in that spirit. By the time we reach… — Arnold Adoff
Being silly is still allowed, not excluded by adulthood. What's excluded by adulthood is thoughtlessness, so be thoughtful and silly — Hank Green
Why do children want to grow up? Because they experience their lives as constrained by immaturity and perceive adulthood as a condition of greater freedom… — Thomas Szasz
Like everyone I slipped into adulthood like a delinquent through the back door. — Charles Finch
If we fail to provide boys with pro-social models of the transition to adulthood, they may construct their own. In some cases, gang initiation rituals,… — Unknown Author
One of my Secrets of Adulthood is: Most decisions don't require extensive research. — Gretchen Rubin
The experience of being in between-between the time we leave home and arrive at our destination; between the time we leave adolescence and arrive at… — Paul Tournier
In my case, adulthood itself was not an advance, although it was a useful waymark. — Nicholson Baker
Learning to code makes kids feel empowered, creative, and confident. If we want our young women to retain these traits into adulthood, a great option… — Susan Wojcicki
There are two novels that can transform a bookish 14-year-old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish daydream that… — Raj Patel
Adulthood isn't black and white - it's a thousand shades of grey. Or taupe. It's not who you are, it's where you are. — Elizabeth Noble
When I was growing up, books took me away from my life to a solitary place that didn't feel lonely. They celebrated the outcasts, people… — Jodie Foster
Besides being asked why I write about young characters, I am often asked how I write about young characters. How do I throw myself across… — Ann Brashares
As most doctors will tell you, cleansing is ridiculous. You know what's been around longer than that state-of-the-art juicer? Your kidneys. And your liver. Still,… — Sloane Crosley
Are there moments when I see unrequited crushes or ex-boyfriends slow dancing with their dates and kind of want to stab myself in the spleen… — Sloane Crosley
You feel like telling him you're not single in the way that he thinks you're single. After all, you have yourself. I think a lot… — Sloane Crosley
Sometimes in New York, you're walking down the street and you realize there's a girl walking in front of you whose thighs you could hit… — Sloane Crosley
Who do you have to sleep with to get laid in this town? — Sloane Crosley
Age is an accumulation of life and loss. Adulthood is a series of lines crossed. — Ellen Goodman
I certainly have a very colorful nature, filled with great highs and great lows... in my early adulthood I probably was grappling with some serious… — Sally Field
For me the breakthrough was the realization that I wasn't the center of the universe or even the centre of my own world. That you… — Shaun Micallef
You think that adulthood will hit and you'll suddenly be more capable. But that doesn't happen, ever, does it? — Sally Hawkins

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