Child Quote by Ken Robinson

“young children are wonderfully confident in their own imaginations ... Most of us lose this confidence as we grow up”

— Ken Robinson

Because they have so little, children must rely on imagination rather than experience.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Children do not give up their innate imagination, curiosity, dreaminess easily. You have to love them to get them to do that.

— R. D. Laing

All children start their school careers with sparkling imaginations, fertile minds, and a willingness to take risks with what they think,

— Ken Robinson

Children are often envied for their supposed imaginations, but the truth is that adults imagine things far more than children do. Most adults wander…

— Dara Horn

Children don't have to suspend disbelief like adults do... their brains can take in whatever crazy magical ideas you throw at them.

— Carrie Hope Fletcher

I think that children have a power to imagine that is almost magical when compared to the adult imagination, and this is something irrevocable…

— Joseph Weizenbaum

Kids play make-believe all the time, so they tend to be better at using their imaginations than adults.

— Adam Rubin

“Through play, children experience a greater confidence in their bodies, surroundings and themselves. They become familiar with what they can and cannot do.”

— Iben Dissing Sandahl

I do think imagination is enormously valuable, and that children should be encouraged in their imagination. That's very true.

— Richard Dawkins

In Western society, and particularly in American society, imagination is stulified from infancy. The imaginative child is discouraged and upbraided. He is told that…

— Philip Wylie

Kids have got such active imaginations and they're scared of so many different things.

— Daniel Mays