Grownups Quotes

80 quotes by 73 authors

We thought we were running away from the grownups, and now we are the grownups. — Margaret Atwood
When you're young, you're always wondering when you're actually going to feel like a grownup. And I think you probably fear it, in a sense,… — Drew Barrymore
Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity. — Eric Hoffer
When you're a child, grownups always tell you that "sticks and stones will break your bones, but words will never hurt you". They say it… — Susan Boyle
Don't forget that compared to a grownup person every baby is a genius. — May Sarton
Don't forget that compared to a grownup person every baby is a genius. Think of the capacity to learn! The freshness, the temperament, the will… — May Sarton
Integrity is not something that grownups have and adolescents can aspire to. Integrity is something that all of us, at all ages, are constantly striving… — Harold S. Kushner
Is not Jesus pointing to children even as models for grownups? — Pope John Paul II
I say to the grownups, if you want to deny evolution and live in your world, that's completely inconsistent with the world we observe, that's… — Bill Nye
I didn't want to be different. I longed to be everything grownups wanted, so they would love me. I followed all their rules, tried my… — Leslie Feinberg
Grownups! Everyone remembers them. How strange and even sad it is that we never became what they were: beings noble, infallible, and free. We never… — Elizabeth Enright
Nurturing a childâ€™s sense of personal worth and therefore hope and dreams for a wonderful future is perhaps the most important responsibility of every grownup… — Wess Stafford
Children are more than we think they are; they can do more than we think they can do. All they need is a vote of… — Wess Stafford
Weâ€™ve educated children to think that spontaneity is inappropriate. Children are willing to expose themselves to experiences. We arenâ€™t. Grownups always say they protect their… — Maurice Sendak
Kids books Grownup books That's just marketing. Books are books, — Maurice Sendak
Children from the age of five to ten should watch more television. Television depicts adults as rotten SOB's given to fistfights, gunplay, and other mayhem.… — P.J. O'Rourke
We all faced painful ethical challenges before we even knew how to spell our names. There were tough choices. Tradeoffs. Confusing signals regarding how to… — Price Pritchett
When you're a child you never figure a grownup is going to be jealous of you. It's the grownups who seem to have everything. Children… — Polly Horvath
One of the most obvious facts about grownups to a child is that they have forgotten what it is like to be a child. — Randall Jarrell
One thing is certain: for many of those who came back from WWII, the music of Frank Sinatra was no consolation for their losses. Some… — Pete Hamill

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