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- Nov 07, 2020
Childhood Quotes
On memory, nostalgia, and the years that shaped us.
This collection captures childhood in very different forms, a self-sufficient upbringing with a cow and vegetable gardens, and a holiday that has slowly lost its old magic as it grew more secular. See Hope quotes for related themes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Control
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've learned since childhood that you control only the things that you can control. Everything else, let it take care of itself.
- Faith
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because of my faith and my imagination, I was able to enjoy my childhood, even though it was tough.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I think back to my childhood, I just think of the word 'freedom.' In the summers, we spent all day on the beach.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't remember much of my childhood. My father passed away when I was six, and sadly, I don't have the fuzziest, foggiest memory of him - what his voice was like, anything he ever said to me, nothing. My early years are a total blur.
- Things
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think there is a sense of last things in my work that probably comes from a Catholic childhood.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that's something that all mothers have to deal with, especially single mothers. We work, and we have to leave the kids behind. And I think that's one of the reasons that we, not only as women but as families, we have to advocate for early childhood education for all of our children.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
From my childhood, I have watched a lot of action films, and I am a big fan of Jackie Chan.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents never referenced Ethiopia that much, largely because of the circumstances under which we left. We left during a time of political upheaval, and there was a lot of loss that came with that, so my parents were reluctant to talk about those things. So I had, by and large, an American childhood.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had an idyllic childhood with the freedom to go and play.
- Imagination
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel very warm towards Mum and Dad for giving us the independence they did. My childhood, and the fact we didn't have a TV, gave me a boundless imagination.
- My Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
I spent a lot of my childhood in my own head, making up stories. I didn't have a lot of outside influences, so I was able to make my own decisions about what I wanted to do.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have accomplished my childhood dream: to be in show business. Everybody should be so lucky to have their dreams come true. I've been truly blessed.
- Conjure
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains.
- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most everything I do revolves around tae kwon do. That said, I like to be a typical girl and go shopping. I have three nieces and nephews that I like to hang out with. I'm also finishing my last semester at the University of Houston, where I'm majoring in childhood education.
- Obesity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tackling childhood obesity is key.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020