Adults Quotes

1856 Adults quotes by 1355 unique authors

When I'm on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that's the only time in my adult life I feel like myself. — Dave Chappelle
I see my upbringing as a great success story. By disciplining me, my parents inculcated self-discipline. And by restricting my choices as a child, they… — Amy Chua
The book I always say that influenced me, subconsciously, because at the time I didn't know I wanted to be a writer, was William Goldman's… — Harlan Coben
It's weird: The leader of the Conservative Party in England is two years younger than me, and I still don't really feel like a responsible… — Jarvis Cocker
I don't think coolness used to be such a commodity among adults. And now it is. — Diablo Cody
Now '90210' is returning with an all-new cast of slightly more plausible teens. I'll be honest: I wish the old cast was back. Ideally, this… — Diablo Cody
The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerance. It is seldom accepted… — Maya Angelou
As an adult, I can't blame my parents any more. — Jennifer Aniston
In contrast to how a child belongs in the world, adult belonging is never as natural, innocent, or playful. Adult belonging has to be chosen,… — John O'Donohue
Bullying exists because of a lack adult intervention. — Unknown Author
I need to find a church on Sunday. I need to say 'please' and 'thank you,' 'yes sir' and 'no ma'am.' Do the little things… — Joe Nichols
Creativity represents a miraculous coming together of the uninhibited energy of the child with its apparent opposite and enemy, the sense of order imposed on… — Norman Podhoretz
I, as a responsible adult human being, will never concede the power to anyone to regulate my choice of what I put into my body,… — Alexander Shulgin
My mom and I are like sisters. We kind of grew up together. She always treated me as an adult. I never had curfew. She's… — Kelly Clarkson
My mom told me, 'don't grow up too quickly; once you're an adult, you're an adult.' — Camilla Belle
Decide in your heart of hearts what really excites and challenges you, and start moving your life in that direction. Every decision you make, from… — Chris Hadfield
The hatred of the youth culture for adult society is not a disinterested judgement but a terror-ridden refusal to be hooked into the, if you… — Midge Decter
When I went into Bobby's World, I had no idea it would be a success. I had been doing the Bobby voice as part of… — Howie Mandel
Feed the growing human being, feed him with the sort of experience for which from year to year he shows a natural craving, and he… — William James
I would not let an adult drive my robot. You don't have enough gaming experience. But I will let a kid with no license take… — Robert Ballard
Slavery may, perhaps, be best compared to the infantile disease of measles; a complaint which so commonly attacks the young of humanity in their infancy,… — Olive Schreiner
Being in the army is like being in the Boy Scouts, except that the Boy Scouts have adult supervision. — Blake Clark
The child plays at being an adult long before he is one, and so you can play with more desirable beliefs while you are still… — Seth Roberts
As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice, not very different… — Barack Obama
Growing up I played in garage bands and cover bands with my older brother, and he got us a gig opening up for some hippie… — Charles Kelley

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