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- Nov 07, 2020
Child Quotes
On childhood, creativity, and growing up.
Some quotes treat a creative project as being as demanding as raising a child; others come from adults looking back at being teased, being an only child, or noticing how plainly children can speak the truth. Childhood extends that memory.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no substitute for books in the life of a child.
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
Press coverage has been difficult for him. I did not set out to ensnare him with a child.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been doing old-people things since I was a child.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
The average adult laughs 15 times a day; the average child, more than 400 times.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the case of 'The Book Thief,' my research was hearing the stories of my parents when I was a child. But I started changing the stories when I began moulding the book.
- Become
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- Nov 07, 2020
Child actors going on to become adult actors never really works, apart from a few. Jodie Foster was the exception.
- Development
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- Nov 07, 2020
In many cases, the reason why our child development centers are not at full capacity is that we have an insufficient number of providers.
- Were
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't a child at 13, were you?
- Champion
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
Having a child, that's always been my biggest fear. I want a child and I fear a child.
- Average American
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was brought up differently than the average American child because the average child is brought up expecting to be happy.
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- Nov 07, 2020
A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales.
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- Nov 07, 2020