Boston Quote by Kaylaquotes

My childhood ended in 1942. I was 12, and for the next three years, I lived under incessant bombings. It was a life of constant fear.

— Helmut Kohl

I was visiting my mother in Florida when the September 11, 2001 attacks happened. I was working on The Tale of Despereaux at that…

— Kate DiCamillo

I was so affected by the tragic shootings that took place in Newtown, Connecticut, as we all were.

— James Langevin

I learned to fire guns at the age of nine or so, but luckily was not out killing people. We zigzagged the streets to…

— K'naan

I had just turned 10-years-old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and plunged America into World War II.

— Dan Rather

I'm so glad I'm not 20 years old anymore. I was in a hurricane. I'm a lot calmer now. I don't cause destruction for…

— Christina Ricci

Young people across the country have grown up traumatized by the gun violence epidemic.

— Wayne Messam

When 9/11 happened, it affected everything. It affected me. I'm an American, and I'm like, 'Oh my God, this is evil. This is terrible.'

— Mustafa Ali

I was 11 when I was molested. It was like a nuclear explosion going off in my life, destroying everything

— Robin Quivers

The most terrifying moment in my life was October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I did not know all the facts - we…

— Joseph Rotblat

I've had death threats, but I've never been fearful for my life. Although I have traveled with security since the '60s.

— Hugh Hefner

I was petrified because all my friends would be going to Washington, DC, to protest. I was sixteen, and I was like, "I don't…

— Gus Van Sant