“It was a dangerous profession I had chosen ... because no one likes a funny kid. In fact, adults are scared silly of them and tend to warn children who act out that they are going to wind up in prison or worse. It is only when you grow up that they pay you vast sums of money to make them laugh.” ChildrenFactsKidsGrowsPayLaughingGrowing UpDangerousHumourWindAdultsPrisonScaredProfessionSillyLikesChosenFunny Kid Book:Leaving home: a memoir Source: Leaving home: a memoir
“I'm an artist because that's what I was best at as a kid. It was fun... I continue to be an artist... for the freedom that an art career can bring. I don't need an alarm clock and I am my own boss.” NeedsArtKidsArtistFunMy OwnCareersProfessionClockBossAlarmsAlarm Clocks Author:Mark Kostabi
“I was going to be a singer. If I hadn't been in my profession, I was going to be an Opera singer. That's from a young kid. I had all these records from all those famous Opera singers. I wanted to be an Opera singer - that was my whole thing and physical fitness got in the way, thank God.” IfsWayWholeKidsWantedYoungRecordsProfessionSingersThank GodOperaPhysical FitnessOpera Singers Author:Jack LaLanne
“I don't like to read things that people write about me. I'd rather read what kids have to say about me, because it's not their profession to do that.” PeopleWritingKidsProfession Book:David Bowie: The Last Interview Source: David Bowie: The Last Interview
“It's a special honor to be one of the leaders of this football team. But I said it once, I'll say it again, no one person wins a game by themselves. Individually, it's top of the mountain, my sport, my profession. It's what you dream about as a kid.” PersonsSaidDreamKidsGamesWinningSportsLeaderTeamSpecialFootballHonorMountainProfessionFootball TeamMvp Author:Aaron Rodgers