Childhood Quote by Jacqueline Woodson

Let's just say that I was raised by my grandparents.

— Jan Karon

Do not be proud of the fact that your grandmother was shocked at something which your are accustomed to seeing or hearing without being…

— Anonymous

“Do not be proud of the fact that your grandmother was shocked at something which you are accustomed to seeing or hearing without being…

— Roger Kimball

I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything

— Charles Dickens

I don't think my parents would be shocked about anything I did, because they're so laid-back.

— Leonardo DiCaprio

Isn't it our job to be appalled by our parents? Isn't it every generation's duty to be dismayed by the previous generation? And to…

— Erica Jong

I shocked my parents with a lot of things, whether it was becoming an actor or when I was dating someone outside the Egyptian…

— Mena Massoud

My grandparents bowed to the Americans and sought to learn from them. My parents sought to be them.

— Alex Tizon

The plain working truth is that it is not only good for people to be shocked occasionally, but absolutely necessary to the progress of…

— George Bernard Shaw

Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.

— Mae West

The first country that I went to outside of America was Japan and I was completely shocked - especially since I was 16 and…

— Cameron Diaz

When I came to America, I had some surprises at first, but I could soon adjust.

— Yuta Watanabe