Quotes by Adults To the extent that I had come to understand that despair does not necessarily result in annihilation, that one can go on as usual in spite of it, I had become hardened. Was this what it means to be an adult, to live with ugly ambiguities? I didn't like it, but it made it easier to go on. Banana Yoshimoto despair adults mean Was that what it means to be an adult, to live with ugly ambiguities? Banana Yoshimoto ugly adults mean We want everybody to act like adults, quit playing games, realize that it's not just my way or the highway. Barack Obama playing-games adults powerful What Washington needs is adult supervision. Barack Obama presidential adults political Will you explain to me why people encourage delusional behaviour in children, and medicate it in adults? Barbara Kingsolver adults children people Small children do not belong at an adult party, and especially should not be used like trained midgets to help serve martinis. Barbara Walters adults party children If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, it must be when one grasps the irony in its unfolding and accepts responsibility for a life lived in the midst of such paradox. Barry Lopez inspirational-life adults responsibility At a very young age I was allowed to go into the cinema and watch adult films. Baz Luhrmann adults age watches A teacher is frequently the only adult in the pupil's environment who treats him with respect. Bel Kaufman environment adults teacher Popular escapist fiction enchants adult readers without challenging them to be educated for critical consciousness. Bell Hooks adults challenges fiction When you're a boy your life can be measured out as a series of uncomfortable conversations reluctantly initiated by adults in an effort to tell you things that you either already know or really don't want to know. Ben Aaronovitch effort adults boys As a child, one looks for compliments. As an adult, one looks for evidence of effectiveness. Ben Bradlee effectiveness adults children I have spent the better part of my adult life standing up and fighting for working families. Bernie Sanders standing adults fighting The sentiments of an adult are compounded of a kernel of instinct surrounded by a vast husk of education. Bertrand Russell instinct adults opinion One of the best things about being an adult is the realization that you can share with your sister and still have plenty for yourself. Betsy Z. Cohen sister sibling adults I don't feel like I have to please anyone. I feel free. I feel like I'm an adult. I'm grown. I can do what I want. I can say what I want. I can retire if I want. That's why I've worked hard. Beyonce Knowles adults want inspiring Because time moves more slowly in Kid World ... it goes on for decades ... It is adult life that is over in a twinkling. Bill Bryson adults kids moving Our relationships, relationships between adults, how all those pieces fit together - that's the most complicated thing we all face. Bill Condon pieces adults together Many of us go from being taken care of as children to taking care of others as adults. Shouldn't there be a time when we learn to take care of ourselves? Bill Crawford adults taken children We are seeing pioneers moving out to the Internet, banks that are taking transactions, retail shopping on the Internet, and although it's going to take most of a decade before most adults are turning to the Internet for a high percentage of their act Bill Gates shopping adults moving «1234567891011»