Only Child Quotes

95 Only Child quotes by 88 unique authors

I don't mind being an only child; never have. I am lucky, though, that I have my friend Emily, who grew-up very close to me… — Jennifer Ehle
I was a precocious only child, and then I went through a fat, awkward stage for several years, so I learned to fall back on… — Ari Graynor
My brothers and sisters hated me because I was an only child. — Al Yankovic
I really like to please people, and I think it's a symptom of being an only child. — Paloma Faith
Growing up an only child with a single parent is probably why I'm an actor. — Lauren Graham
I was on significant financial aid, an only child, with parents who didn't have much living in North Carolina. — Chris Hughes
I was a 'Duck Hunt' and 'Mario' guy, and stuff like that. I was never technologically driven. I never had all the cool, new toys.… — Garrett Hedlund
I was brought up as an only child, and we were very close. But when I was 14, we got evicted. We came home to… — Dwayne Johnson
Books are like brothers. I am an only child. Gatsby [is] my imaginary eldest brother. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
I was an only child. I've known only children. From this experience, I do believe that the children should outnumber the parents. — Jane Smiley
I was very much an only child who was raised by the television and movies, and I grew up in New York. We weren't, like,… — Billy Eichner
If you don't understand how a woman could both love her sister dearly and want to wring her neck at the same time, then you… — Linda Sunshine
Intuitively, one would assume if you don't grow up with other children you might not learn that easy give and take. What often happens is… — Peter Thomas
I'm an only child, and I think one of the sweet things about that is that my parents are really interested in every aspect of… — Karen Thompson Walker
Maybe it's because I was an only child, but I've always wanted kids. — Benedict Cumberbatch
I think the biggest problem working with me would be that I'm an only child, and so I have an internal dialogue that goes on… — Maynard James Keenan
I was born an only child in Vienna, Austria. My father found hours to sit by me by the library fire and tell fairy stories. — Hedy Lamarr
It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are… — Joyce Maynard
I consider myself lucky to be an only child because if I had other siblings, my mother would not have been able to take me… — Lea Michele
For Jesus, there are no countries to be conquered, no ideologies to be imposed, no people to be dominated. There are only children, women and… — Henri Nouwen
I was brought up by my mother and my two sisters, although they're older than me and fled the nest very young, so I was… — Gary Oldman
I was an only child until I was 11 years old, which is when my sister was born. So for 11 years, it was just… — Vanessa Paradis
I was an only child, and Mother was always right with me all my life. I used to get very angry at her when I… — Elvis Presley
I didn't leave home until 27. I was an only child raised in Philadelphia by my mother and grandmother. My grandmother controlled the stove. She… — Jill Scott
God bless you if you have one child, but I don't think anybody should have just one child. Everybody needs a sibling. I have siblings,… — Sherri Shepherd

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