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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
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm glad that's one of the things I chose to do as a man - to be a father to my child.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like a lot of artists, I started out as a singer in my church choir when I was a child.
- Neighborhood
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys in my neighborhood growing up.
- Extending
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- Nov 07, 2020
Lepers were a common sight all over India and in every part of Calcutta, but extending help beyond dropping a coin or two into their rag-wrapped stumps was not. As a child I was convinced even touching a spot a leper had rubbed against would lead to infection.
- Nov 07, 2020
Every child deserves to attend school in a safe, supportive environment where they can learn, thrive, and grow.
- Church
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was the second-youngest child in a family that took up the better part of an entire pew at our Baptist church.
- Daughter
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- Nov 07, 2020
My daughter was a beautiful child.
- Minimum Wage
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- Nov 07, 2020
At the current $5.15 an hour, the federal minimum wage has become a poverty wage. A full-time worker with one child lives below the official poverty line.
- Navy
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a child, I saw my father diving to the deepest point in the ocean with the U.S. Navy.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
The difference between a child's aspiration and that family's situation, is the exact measurement of that family's frustrations.
- Head
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- Nov 07, 2020