Child Quote by Kinky Friedman

I don't remember the first half of my life. All I say is a happy childhood is the worst possible preparation for life.

— Kinky Friedman

My childhood was the worst thing on earth. I'm very lucky to have gotten out of that, but I spent 15 years of my…

— Tana Mongeau

Preparation for life is so important. Luck is what happens when preparedness meets opportunity. Opportunity is all around us. Are you prepared?

— Earl Nightingale

To consider the school as a place where instruction is given is one point of view. But, to consider the school as a preparation…

— Maria Montessori

I don't know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion.

— Zona Gale

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

The stories my pupils told me were astonishing. One told how he had witnessed his cousin being shot in the back five times; another…

— Erin Gruwell

One doesn't know if one had a happy childhood or not. I don't really know what it means.

— John Malkovich

I had good parents. Two older brothers, bit of a handful between us, all got ginger hair, a bit fiery. I remember a very…

— Sean Dyche

I had a very happy childhood and very loving parents. We didn't have much money and I suppose therefore you felt that anything you…

— Terry Leahy

My family life reads a bit like 'Little House on the Prairie.' I was big sister to Joan, Renee, and brother William, and we…

— Maeve Binchy

I had a really happy childhood - my siblings were great, my mother was very fanciful, and I loved to read. But there was…

— Patti Smith