#child

The irony of that is, what makes it kind of ironic, is when you do become successful as a professional athlete in particular, a lot of the young children who are emulating these stars do have a different perspective. ↗

— Frank Shorter

#become #children #different #different perspective #ironic

No, Roger had not seen the funny side. But there had been a moment when, after looking at his watch, he had thought: I can remember when Christmas morning would start at about half past ten with a glass of Buck's Fizz in bed. Now it begins at half past five, with a test of my fine motor skills and ability to read Korean. ↗

— John Lanchester

#children #christmas #relaxation #toys #funny

I identify with Superman. I am adopted, I am an only child, and I love the idea that he comes from another world, that he's the ultimate immigrant. He has all these extraordinary powers, and he has a righteousness about him. ↗

— Bryan Singer

#adopted #am #another #child #comes

I try to stop and take a 10-second break and ask myself before I do something: One, is this going to improve my life for my children, or two, will there be a potential for something to go wrong here? ↗

— Tom Sizemore

#before #break #children #go #going

There is nothing that moves a loving father's soul quite like his child's cry. ↗

— Joni Eareckson Tada

#fathers #love #parenting #love

I was big time into Barbie. I also had Wonder Woman Underoos that I really liked. I actually wore them as an outfit to school. As I said, I was a strange child. ↗

— Jennifer Sky

#also #barbie #big #big time #child

Give me a child and I'll shape him into anything. ↗

— B. F. Skinner

#child #give #give me #him #i

Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young. ↗

— Jaclyn Smith

#aware #children #help #keep #make

In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed. ↗

— Noah Webster

#christian #christian religion #first #first things #free

I spent my entire childhood living abroad because of my father's occupation, so we were on long-haul flights all the time. ↗

— Arabella Weir

#because #childhood #entire #father #flights