Kids quotes

Kids

12.2K quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

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Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott Author, Essayist

"Oh, my God. What if you wake up some day, and you're 65 or 75, and you never got your novel or memoir written; or you didn't go swimming in warm pools or oceans because your thighs were jiggly or you had a nice big comfortable tummy; or you were just so strung out on perfectionism and people-pleasing that you forgot to have a big juicy creative life, of imagination and radical silliness and staring off into space like when you were a kid? It's going to break your heart. Don't let this happen."

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DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled Music Producer

"We go hard. In everything we do we're going to accomplish our victory and our goal. If it takes a day, a year, or 20 years, we're going to win. I haven't taken a loss because everything I've done has been a working process to win. From being a kid on them turntables to becoming where I am is not a loss. It's a blessing."

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Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott Author, Essayist

"It's funny: I always imagined when I was a kid that adults had some kind of inner toolbox full of shiny tools: the saw of discernment, the hammer of wisdom, the sandpaper of patience. But then when I grew up I found that life handed you these rusty bent old tools - friendships, prayer, conscience, honesty - and said 'do the best you can with these, they will have to do'. And mostly, against all odds, they do."

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Jane Goodall Primatologist, Ethologist, Anthropologist
Kids

"You aren't going to save the world on your own. But you might inspire a generation of kids to save it for all of us. You would be amazed at what inspired children can do."

Children Kids Inspire
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Johnny Depp Actor, Producer
Kids

"One of the greatest pieces of advice I've ever gotten in my life was from my mom. When I was a little kid there was a kid who was bugging me at school and she said "Okay, I'm gonna tell you what to do. If the kid's bugging you and puts his hands on you; you pick up the nearest rock."

Kids School Mom
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Astrophysicist, Science Communicator
Kids

"The problem in society is not kids not knowing science. The problem is adults not knowing science. They outnumber kids 5 to 1, they wield power, they write legislation. When you have scientifically illiterate adults, you have undermined the very fabric of what makes a nation wealthy and strong."

Writing Kids Strong
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Kids

"I am glad that I am not raising kids today. And I’m rather pessimistic that my grandchildren will enjoy the great society that I’ve enjoyed in my lifetime. I really think it’s coarsened. It’s coarsened in so many ways. One of the things that upsets me about modern society is the coarseness of manners. You can’t go to a movie — or watch a television show for that matter — without hearing the constant use of the F-word — including, you know, ladies using it. People that I know don’t talk like that!"

Thinking Kids Grandchildren
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J. D. Salinger Novelist, Short Story Writer
Kids

"Then the carousel started, and I watched her go round and round...All the kids tried to grap for the gold ring, and so was old Phoebe, and I was sort of afraid she's fall off the goddam horse, but I didn't say or do anything. The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything. If they fall off, they fall off, but it is bad to say anything to them."

Kids Fall Horse
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Noam Chomsky Linguist, Philosopher, Activist
Kids

"The police can go to downtown Harlem and pick up a kid with a joint in the streets. But they can't go into the elegant apartments and get a stockbroker who's sniffing cocaine."

Kids Racism White Privilege
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Jamie Oliver Chef, Author, Television Personality
Kids

"Every child should be taught to cook in school, not just talk about nutrition all day. Good food can be made in 15 minutes. This could be the first generation where the kids teach the parents."

Children Kids School
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Clint Eastwood Actor, Director, Producer
Kids

"Participating in a gun buy-back program because you think that criminals have too many guns is like having yourself castrated because you think your neighbors have too many kids."

Thinking Kids Gun
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Cathy Freeman Athlete
Kids

"I want to be a positive role model, especially for kids and Aboriginal people... When people see me, often all they see is another Australian athlete having a go. It isn't until they see the full Cathy Freeman picture that they realise how proud I am of my ancestry and heritage. I'd like a little more tolerance and acceptance of my culture and all the differing cultures that make up Australia."

Kids Leadership Athlete
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Snoop Dogg Rapper, Actor
Kids

"It's so easy for a kid to join a gang, to do drugs. We should make it that easy to be involved in football and academics."

Kids Football Drug
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Howard Gardner Psychologist, Educator
Kids

"Kids make their mark in life by doing what they can do, not what they can't... School is important, but life is more important. Being happy is using your skills productively, no matter what they are."

Kids School Skills
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Johnny Depp Actor, Producer
Kids

"When kids hit one year old, it's like hanging out with a miniature drunk. You have to hold onto them. They bump into things. They laugh and cry. They urinate. They vomit."

Kids Motivational Family
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Kendrick Lamar Rapper, Songwriter
Kids

"Kids don't see hate in their eyes. They see the world, and living in it to the best of their abilities. And that's where love comes from for me."

Eye Kids Hate
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James Dean Actor
Kids

"But you can't show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture. You've got to show what it's really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds."

Trying Kids Idyllic
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James Brown Singer, Musician
Kids

"Don't terrorize. Organize. Don't burn. Give kids a chance to learn . . . The real answer to race problems in this country is education. Not burning and killing. Be ready. Be qualified. Own something. Be somebody. That's Black Power."

Real Country Kids
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Jerry Lewis Comedian, Actor, Singer
Kids

"I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life. No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope."

Kids Selfish Hope
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Tupac Shakur Rapper, Actor, Activist
Kids

"There’s no way that Michael Jackson or whoever Jackson should have a million thousand droople billion dollars and then there’s people starving. There’s no way! There’s no way that these people should own planes and there people don’t have houses. Apartments. Shacks. Drawers. Pants! I know you’re rich. I know you got 40 billion dollars, but can you just keep it to one house? You only need ONE house. And if you only got two kids, can you just keep it to two rooms? I mean why have 52 rooms and you know there’s somebody with no room?! It just don’t make sense to me. It don’t."

Mean Life Kids
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