“I played the mom in Spy Kids when I was, like, 27. So it was ridiculous. But [Robert Rodriguez] was like, "You know what? If we do our job right, no one will question it." And nobody did.” IfsKnowsKidsJobsLike YouMomRidiculousWhat IfSpy Author:Carla Gugino
“When I was ambushed by global warming advocates recently - no, they haven't given up - they asked me the same questions they always ask: "What if you're wrong?" and "If you're wrong will you apologize to future generations?" I always answer, "What if you're wrong? Will you apologize to my twenty kids and grandkids for the largest tax increase in American history?" They usually don't have anything to say after that.” IfsKidsAsksGivenAnswersGenerationsHavensTaxesIncreaseTwentiesGlobal WarmingWhat IfAmerican HistoryApologizingFuture GenerationGiven UpGrandkidsTax Increases Author:James Inhofe
“I went to an all-girls Catholic school. And all the nuns just breathed down our necks "abstinence." And that's not the right thing to do. It does not work. Kids will not listen to that. They're going to experiment no matter what, so you have to be honest. You have to say, "You know what, if you're gonna do it, at least think about the consequences and get protection.” IfsThinkingKnowsDoeMatterKidsSchoolGirlHonestConsequenceCatholicNo Matter WhatProtectionExperimentsBeing HonestThings To DoRight ThingNecksWhat IfNunAbstinenceCatholic School Author:Jenny McCarthy
“Oh, my God. What if you wake up some day, and you're 65 or 75, and you never got your novel or memoir written; or you didn't go swimming in warm pools or oceans because your thighs were jiggly or you had a nice big comfortable tummy; or you were just so strung out on perfectionism and people-pleasing that you forgot to have a big juicy creative life, of imagination and radical silliness and staring off into space like when you were a kid? It's going to break your heart. Don't let this happen.” PeopleIfsHeartBigsHappensKidsImaginationSpaceBreakNovelCreativeNiceWrittenOceanComfortableWake UpWarmMemoirRadicalStaringWhat IfSwimmingPoolPerfectionismThighsBreak Your HeartJuicyCreative LifeSillinessPleasing PeopleStaring Into Space Author:Anne Lamott
“So guess what, if I ever have my own team I am picking everyone first even the worst kid and the kid with the stutter like a skipping record 'cause I know all of us are scratched, even if you can't hear it when we speak.” IfsKnowsInspirationalFirstsKidsPoetrySpeakCausesMy OwnRecordsTeamWorstWhat If Author:Andrea Gibson
“I spent so much time as a child thinking what if I was a robot, what if my mind were somewhere else? As a kid you're in the middle of all that.” IfsThinkingMindChildrenKidsMiddleWhat IfRobotsSomewhere ElseThinking What If Author:Darcey Steinke