Quotes by Childhood Religion is an illusion of childhood, outgrown under proper education. Auguste Comte illusion childhood Childhood is what ended me up in the hospital and teetering on the edge of deathly alcoholism. It was really good for me to accept it. To accept all the embarrassment and the shame so I don't feel like I used to. Augusten Burroughs embarrassment shame childhood I really look at my childhood as being one giant rusty tuna can that I continue to recycle in many different shapes. Augusten Burroughs childhood giants different As a child, I was never drawn toward depraved or extreme situations; I really wanted a normal little childhood. Unfortunately, that's just not what happened. Augusten Burroughs childhood racist children Early childhood development has proved to be very beneficial and very cost-effective in societies where this is been tried. So let's not confine ourselves to primary education. Let's think of early childhood development and education as a whole. Aung San Suu Kyi childhood cost thinking Childhood has no necessary connection with age. Austin O'Malley childhood connections age I consider myself to have been formed by a lot of the locutions and aesthetics and principles of the Muslim way of life, and those are an important part of my childhood and my identity. Ayad Akhtar childhood important identity In that world, you'll be able to rise in the morning with the spirit you had known in your childhood: that spirit of eagerness, adventure and certainty which comes from dealing with a rational universe. Ayn Rand childhood morning adventure I was forgiven by forgiving many things Including my long-ago childhood I was healed, but I intended [ to ] heal I've just noticed, the way I was saved by love Though I tried to keep love away. Ayumi Hamasaki long-ago childhood forgiving No one can survive childhood without being wounded. Everyone remembers at least one time when their parents rejected them, pushed them away, even though they may have still been in the womb, blind, and unable to speak. That's why, as adults, we all look for someone to become our parents again, and for someone to look after us in times of need. And we search for a person to live with who can provide the companionship we so desperately want. Banana Yoshimoto childhood adults parent Higher minimum wages, full-employment programs, early-childhood education: Those kinds of programs are, by design, universal, but by definition, because they are helping folks who are in the worst economic situations, are most likely to disproportionately impact and benefit African Americans. They also have the benefit of being sellable to a majority of the body politic. Barack Obama childhood impact design If you're a progressive, you've got to be worried about how the federal government is spending its revenue, because we don't have enough money to spend on things like early childhood education that are so important. Barack Obama childhood government important It's been such a huge part of my life, it's hard for me to separate it out. All I can say is that I had an extraordinary childhood. I was around these amazing people and went to exotic locations. The whole movie-making thing is so magical. Barbara Broccoli exotic childhood people the gardens of our childhood are all beautiful. Barbara Grizzuti Harrison childhood garden beautiful The older I get, the more I appreciate my rural childhood. I spent a lot of time outdoors, unsupervised, which is a blessing. Barbara Kingsolver childhood appreciate blessing In the places that call me out, I know I'll recover my wordless childhood trust in the largeness of life and its willingness to take me in. Barbara Kingsolver gardening childhood religion Our childhood had passed over into history overnight. The transition was unnoticed by anyone but ourselves. Barbara Kingsolver unnoticed childhood transition Something in me was always watching life from the outside, permanently obsessed with the notion of belonging vs. not-belonging [to a group]. It did not make for a happy childhood, but it was excellent training for a writer. Barbara Kingsolver childhood training groups Policy is formed by preconceptions, by long implanted biases. When information is relayed to policy-makers, they respond in terms of what is already inside their heads and consequently make policy less to fit the facts than to fit the notions and intentions formed out of the mental baggage that has accumulated in their minds since childhood. Barbara Tuchman childhood government long I've been following what's happening in Colombia because it's the country of my childhood. Barbet Schroeder colombia childhood country «23456789101112»