Quotes by Child I was born in Japan, and I grew up in England, and I wanted to be an actor when I was a child because I had an uncle who was an actor. I wanted to do everything he did, and he told me to learn how to dance first. So then I learned how to dance. Sonoya Mizuno uncle child me dance Think of the universe as a benevolent parent. A child may want a tub of ice-cream and marshmallows, but a wise parent will give it fruits and vegetables instead. That is not what the child wants, but it is what the child needs. Srikumar Rao child universe parent wise Would I buy a cell phone for my 12-year-old?... No. I should have closer control over my child than that. He really shouldn't be in places where he needs to contact me by cell. Stephen Baker phone child me cell-phone My upbringing is so fundamentally different to my parents'. It must be strange to look at your child who not only speaks with a different accent but has a totally different view of the world. Stephen Mangan parents child look world Set aside a half hour or an hour to rethink the way you make decisions, the habits you have, the biases you may have. And if you think of things, if you come with a little bit of a blank slate and be willing to acknowledge what you don't know, and you'd be willing to think like a child, I think it'll help not only individuals but society at large. Stephen J. Dubner child think you society If any one idea can justly be called the American idea, it is that a child's circumstances at birth should not determine the station in life that that child will occupy as an adult. Steven Weinberg will child circumstances life I always hated being a child. I always felt like an adult trapped in a child's body. Steven Seagal child like always body I think of childhood as an explosion of creativity. For most people, growing up and earning a living means leaving all that behind. But an artist never leaves that behind. Edwin Mullhouse was my way of exploring the child as artist and, under the guise of childhood, something larger. Steven Millhauser child childhood creativity people If you fear phantoms, you're like a child frightened of seeing things in the dark. Steven Millhauser child you fear dark Is discipline (both mental and physical) in place of coddling truly child abuse? I don't know, but it sure as hell is effective. Steven Crowder place child hell discipline Long before I ever got incarcerated, I should've been able to access services that help me deal with the grief and the loss of my son, that help me deal with the trauma, the abuse that I experienced as a child. Susan Burton child me long son I was a studious child, heavily into academics. For the longest time, I wouldn't talk. Sushant Singh Rajput longest talk child time Parents can shape a child, but a great teacher can, too. Susanne Bier parents great child teacher No child is un-teachable. I will never give up on any kid. Every child can learn. Susana Martinez never-give-up will never child Even though it was a start-up with fewer than 20 people, and I was pregnant with my first child, the best decision I've ever made was to join Google in 1999. Worst decision? Deciding to get a puppy and a bunny right when the baby came. Susan Wojcicki best child decision people Porter is my eldest child, and I tended to be fiercely protective when he was criticized. He actually was not a big complainer about school. Simply selective in what he chose to do and say. Susan Shreve say big child school As a child, I was an observer, a listener for the stories of grown-ups. I led a quiet, solitary life with my mother, interrupted in the evenings by the arrival of my father who preferred to live in a state of emergency. Susan Shreve child mother life father As the writer of a pseudonymous book, I gave up my own accumulated history as a novelist and became what I had been as a child: unnamed, unidentified, unacknowledged. Invisible. In a very real sense, what I hope for in the process of imagining a book is to disappear. Susan Shreve child hope book history I was an avid reader as a child. I am losing that habit now, as my brain congeals into cabbage from wearing too many heels and too much foundation. Swara Bhaskar i-am child losing brain Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred. Swami Sivananda never child heart forget «1234567891011»