Children Quote by Mary C. Gentile

As a kid, I felt like I had no voice, felt like I had no options, and that's what drove me to this really…

— Diane Guerrero

I'm grateful that, after an early life of being silenced, sometimes violently, I grew up to have a voice, circumstances that will always bind…

— Rebecca Solnit

I learned at a young age that my voice was not wanted or heard, so I went silent. I did what I was told…

— Katelyn Ohashi

I owe a lot to my parents, because they kept no genre off limits. Music was always playing in the house. They never told…

— Tori Kelly

For myself, for a long time... maybe I felt inauthentic or something, I felt like my voice wasn't worth hearing, and I think everyone's…

— Tom Hiddleston

I was always very quiet, and I think everyone thought that was because I was a good child. I'd sit there in silence, but…

— Jameela Jamil

When I was very young, I didn't talk a lot. If an adult was speaking, I was listening. I think it was the moment…

— Brandi Rhodes

My parents were not musical, and they were not effervescent people; everything was very quiet. The music that I played was loud; it used…

— Don McLean

When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming…

— Malala Yousafzai

Growing up, I wasn't the most vocal kid in the world. I feel like I learned through observation, and usually, when you're watching things,…

— Barry Jenkins

Apart from a period of crisis during my adolescence, when my voice was changing and I could not tame it - it was like…

— Andrea Bocelli

I wanted to find a way to speak for people. It was important for me, because so many people spoke for me when I…

— Emeli Sande