“Kids are starting at such a low base rate in terms of fitness that it's taking them years to catch up to where people like me started from. Every little bit is making it more difficult for kids to succeed on a world stage.” PeopleWorldYearsLittlesKidsBitsDifficultTermStageSucceedLittle BitLowsRateStartingLike Me Author:Daley Thompson
“The one thing that will be the bane of my existence with my kid will probably be the way he or she is most like me in some ways.” WayKidsExistenceOne ThingLike MeBane Author:Matthew McConaughey
“I don't want my kids to be like me, I don't want my daughter to date a guy like me. You know, for a guy like me success is to take care of my children to take care of their life and make 'em cushioned. I don't want them to be around people like me. You know, success for me would be that they never have the opportunity of being in the presence of someone like me.” PeopleKnowsWantChildrenWould BeCareKidsGuyOpportunityDaughterTake CareLike MeMy ChildrenEmsMy Daughter Author:Mike Tyson
“Until kids decide, 'I am a miracle. I am unique. There is no one else exactly like me,' they can never draw the conclusion, 'Because I'm a miracle, I will never harm another person who's a miracle like me.' In this slippery world, they all need something to hang on to.” WorldNeedsPersonsKidsUniqueDrawsMiracleHarmLike MeConclusionSlippery Author:Marva Collins
“I think that's why Meryl Streep is working so much, because she looks like a woman we can all relate to. I look at her and I think, 'I'm chasing my kids, I've moved my parents in with me, I'm coping with food spills - that looks like me in real life'. Meryl looks like an unmade bed, and that's what I look like. To me, that looks true.” ThinkingLooksRealKidsParentBedMovedReal LifeLike MeRelateChasingCopingSpillsWhy MeUnmade Beds Author:Sharon Stone
“As iconic a band as Metallica has become, I think sometimes we forget just how raw they were in the beginning of their career, and to a 15-year-old kid like me, it was just shattering. I mean, it was beyond.” ThinkingYearsMeanSometimesKidsForgetCareersBandLike MeIconicShatteringMetallica Author:Corey Taylor