#child

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult. ↗

— Sigmund Freud

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My mother was in vaudeville, but after she had her children, she quit working. ↗

— Dean Stockwell

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The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations. ↗

— David Friedman

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A happy childhood... is the worst possible preparation for life. ↗

— Kinky Friedman

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I write and direct the Duke University Children's Hospital Benefit every year. ↗

— David Friedman

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I don't remember the first half of my life. All I say is a happy childhood is the worst possible preparation for life. ↗

— Kinky Friedman

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Having one child makes you a parent; having two you are a referee. ↗

— David Frost

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I was a very defiant child, and my father encouraged that. He wanted me to be as wild and creative as possible and didn't believe in disciplining children. ↗

— Sadie Frost

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I've never got into debt and I've always been in control of my taxes and VAT, but having four children costs a lot. They are my weakness. ↗

— Sadie Frost

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Children had a special status - protected from the outside world - and they dressed for the part in a way that made that special status immediately visible to themselves and the adults. ↗

— Maggie Gallagher

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