“I wasn't the brightest kid, not by a long shot. I was interested in football, in girls, in getting my work done with the least amount of effort.” LongDoneKidsGirlEffortFootballAmountShotsWork DoneLong Shots Author:Thomas J. Sargent
“Obese kids watch no more television than kids who aren't obese. All the thin kids watch massive amounts of television, too. There is no statistical correlation between obesity and media use, period.” ChildrenUseKidsWatchesMediaTelevisionAmountPeriodsMassiveObesityCorrelationObese Book:Nurtureshock: Why Everything We Thought About Children is Wrong Source: Nurtureshock: Why Everything We Thought About Children is Wrong
“The only thing that I always do - is once I've taken on a job, even just to do one scene in a movie, I ask myself, "What's happened the moment the kid was born, until page one of the script?" To answer that simple question, I have an infinite amount of work to do. And I enjoy that part as much as I enjoy any part of making movies.” MomentsKidsJobsAsksEnjoyBornSimpleAnswersTakenHappenedAmountScenePagesInfiniteScripts Author:Viggo Mortensen
“I feel a certain amount of freedom just cruising to the liquor store to get water or whatever. It just feels good. It makes me feel young getting on the bike and - again, not going crazy, I do bunny-hops and I'll hit some curbs and stuff - but just feeling like a kid again.” FeelsFeelingsKidsYoungCertainStuffWaterCrazyAmountStoresFeel GoodHopsBikeLiquorCurbBunniesGoing CrazyLiquor Stores Author:Matt Skiba
“No one runs fast without an extreme amount of training. Like today, you see kids walking around dribbling a basketball. I had a bag with track shoes in it, and I used to go to the track every day.” RunningKidsTodayUsedAmountWalkingBasketballTrainingShoesTrackExtremesBags Author:Edwin Moses
“When I was a kid, my father didn't really have much hope for me. He thought I was a dreamer; he didn't think I would amount to anything. My mother also.” ThinkingKidsMotherFatherAmountDreamer Author:Frank Gehry
“If the amount of money going into the war economy were invested in landscape restoration, we would be in a far more positive position. It may get a little dire before we pull together, but I think when the prosperous nations, and in particular the US, realise they're wrecking their own kids' lives, there will be a mass change in value. It will be a difficult century, and ugly, but I don't think that in the end people are so stupid as to kill themselves off.” PeopleIfsThinkingMayLittlesWarEndsWould BeKidsTogetherValuesNationsDifficultEconomyCenturyStupidPositionParticularAmountMassUglyLandscapeRealisingProsperousRestoration Author:Kim Stanley Robinson
“Don't seek approval. This may be the toughest suggestion for you to follow -- and the most important. Whether you'te a teenager seeking approval from your peers, a middle-aged parent seeking the approval of your kids, or a man or woman seeking the approval of a partner, it all amounts to the same thing. You're giving your personal power away every time you seek validation from someone else for who you are.” MenGivingMayImportantKidsParentMiddleAmountWho You AreSeekingPartnersTeenagerApprovalPeersSuggestionsValidationMiddle AgedPersonal Power Author:T. J. MacGregor
“The outdoors, the beautiful environment, both in fresh and salt water. And the thing that concerns me is the amount of kids that stand on street corners, or go into pinball parlours, and call it recreation.” KidsBeautifulWaterEnvironmentSeaStreetsAmountConcernRiversFishesCornersBoatLakesFishingSaltRecreationStreet CornersSalt WaterPinball Author:Rex Hunt
“The idea of my kids being spoiled, I go to sleep thinking about it. I wake up thinking about. I'm trying to do the right thing. With the amount of money I have, it's difficult to raise children the way I was raised. But I took away the west and north wing of the house for those guys. So, they're not allowed in there.” ThinkingWayTryingChildrenIdeasKidsGuyHouseDifficultSleepAmountWake UpRaisesWingsWestRaisedRight ThingGoing To SleepSpoiledBeing Spoiled Author:Adam Sandler