“I began cutting up fish when I was a little kid.” LittlesKidsCuttingFishesLittle Kid Author:Masa Takayama
“I was a late bloomer. I was a kinda shy little kid, definitely a child of the dark side. I wanted to play guitar and be in a rock band.” ChildrenLittlesPlayKidsWantedSidesDarkRocksBandLateGuitarShyLittle KidDark SideRock Bands Author:Yul Vazquez
“I acted when I was a real little kid. My mother was an actress in a Miami theater company comprised of actors from Cuba like her and I was the default kid.” LittlesRealKidsMotherActorsCompanyTheaterActressesLittle KidCubaDefaultMiamiLike Her Author:Yul Vazquez
“When I would sell encyclopedias, I would drive down the road looking for a house with a swing set in the back, and I'd say, "Oh, those folks got kids. They need some books." I'd knock on their door and sell them a set of encyclopedias, and those books were from $300 to $600. I'd look around the house, and if there wasn't that much furniture in the house, I felt a little bad about selling a $600 set of books to people who couldn't afford a couch. So I didn't last at that job very long.” PeopleIfsNeedsLooksLittlesLongBookKidsJobsLastsHouseFeltDoorsSellsFolksSellingSwingsFurnitureCouchesDown The RoadEncyclopediaSwing Sets Author:Willie Nelson
“And it's a little - very humbling to think that running for president of the United States is - for a kid from Brooklyn, it's quite a step.” ThinkingLittlesStatesRunningKidsPresidentUnitedStepsUnited StatesBrooklynHumbling Author:Rudy Giuliani
“I wouldn't describe myself as a do-gooder. That's really more my wife. I'm kind of just the obsessed guy who's been writing and making movies since I was a little kid, just in a room and make it.” WritingKindLittlesKidsGuyRoomsWifeMy WifeObsessedLittle KidDescribe Myself Author:M. Night Shyamalan
“I've been writing songs on little pieces of paper since I was a little kid, and it's just always been something I've done.” WritingLittlesDoneKidsSongPiecesPaperLittle KidWriting Songs Author:Chris Carmack
“I was a strange, loud little kid who could sit at the piano and kill a Beethoven piece.” LittlesKidsPiecesStrangeLoudPianoLittle Kid Author:Lady Gaga
“When I was a little kid, I took tap and ballet. I've always loved to dance. I'm a rhythm machine.” LittlesKidsMusicMachinesDanceRhythmBalletLittle Kid Author:Tommy Lee
“I've been writing about my boyhood, when I was a little kid back on my grandfather's farm where we didn't know about black widow spiders or all that stuff. But writing about that is so easy.” KnowsWritingLittlesKidsEasyStuffBlackFarmsGrandfatherLittle KidSpidersMy GrandfatherWidowsBoyhoodBlack Widow Author:Kary Mullis
“As a little kid, I used to lock myself in my room and put on my Whitney Houston CD's and pretend to be her and try and hit every single note that she hit. I used to dream that one day that would be me.” TryingLittlesDreamWould BeKidsUsedRoomsOne DayNotesLocksLittle KidCdsHoustonWhitney Author:Ricki-Lee Coulter
“Essentially, the [New York] Philharmonic is just like any other orchestra-they all have the spirit of kids, and if you scratch away a little of the fatigue and cynicism, out comes a 17-year-old music student again, full of wonder, exuberance and a tremendous love of music.” IfsYearsLittlesKidsSpiritWonderNew YorkStudentsCynicismOrchestraScratchesFatigueMusic LoveCynicExuberanceOld Music Author:Zubin Mehta
“To receive a 10-point ride is a blessing in itself, but to have it honored by giving to those who could use a little support to accomplish the things they want to do in life is a bigger blessing. The school is something I believe hugely in. They provide a special place for kids to understand things that many people avoid or never learn to deal with their whole lives.” PeopleWantGivingBelieveLittlesWholeUseKidsSchoolLife IsI BelieveDealsSupportSpecialBlessingBiggerAccomplishWhole LifeHonoredSpecial Places Author:Kelly Slater
“It was a great place to grow up. There were always kids around in our neighborhood. We had a basketball hoop in the back of our house, a little front yard where you could get touch football games going. I know you think of it as a big city, but it was fun for me to grow up in New Orleans. I remember it as a very normal childhood.” ThinkingKnowsLittlesBigsKidsRememberGamesHouseFunGrowsCitiesGrowing UpChildhoodFrontsFootballBasketballNormalNeighborhoodYardsNew OrleansFootball GameBig CitiesTouch Football Author:Eli Manning
“Ever since I was a little kid I was obsessed with films, and I always wanted to make them” LittlesKidsWantedFilmObsessionObsessedLittle Kid Author:Liev Schreiber
“After seeing kids play polo against big guys, it only shows that horses are the greatest equalizer in the world. No matter what you weigh, the little fellow is your equal on a horse.” WorldLittlesMatterPlayShowsBigsKidsGuySeeingEqualHorseNo Matter WhatFellowsPoloBig GuysEqualizer Author:Will Rogers
“Part of why I was attracted to the idea of owning a gun was self-defense, and part of it was that I've been fascinated by guns since I was a little kid, and I want to play with them. It seems like a lot of fun.” WantLittlesIdeasSelfPlaySeemsKidsFunGunDefenseFascinatedLittle KidSelf Defense Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“When I was a little kid, I wanted to be, like, you know, a movie star, you know? Or, I always have interest in movie, you know? Because I like the visual aspect of the movies, et cetera.” KnowsLittlesKidsWantedStarsInterestLike YouAspectVisualsLittle KidMovie Star Author:Tommy Wiseau
“When Princess Diana got married, I was a very little kid, I think. I remember her dress, and I found the dress amazing when I was a kid.” ThinkingLittlesKidsRememberFoundMarriedDressesPrincessLittle KidDiana Author:Olivier Theyskens
“I'm not a hero or a superstar. I'm an everyday guy. I feel happy when children approach me. I feel that something good is happening in life when little kids recognise me.” FeelsChildrenLittlesKidsGuyHeroApproachHappeningsEverydayLittle KidRecogniseSuperstar Author:Boman Irani
“Living on the street as a kid changed the way I looked at everything. It was a different time and while it had its dangers, it was nothing like it would be today. It was the Summer of Love and there was a real sense of community among us. We were hippies who looked out for each other instead of trying to rip each other off. We only had to watch out for the police who liked to roust us just on general principles, and the kids who came in from the suburbs to do a little hippie-bashing.” WayTryingLittlesDifferentRealWould BeKidsTodayCommunityPrinciplesWatchesStreetsDangerChangedSummerPoliceRipHippieLiving OnSuburbsDifferent Times Author:Charles de Lint
“When I was a little kid - and even still - I loved magic tricks. When I saw how movies got made - at least had a glimpse when I went on the Universal Studios tour with my grandfather, I remember feeling like this was another means by which I could do magic.” MeanLittlesMadeStillsFeelingsKidsRememberSawsMagicUniversalStudiosTricksGrandfatherGlimpseLittle KidMy GrandfatherMagic TricksUniversal Studios Author:J. J. Abrams
“I think acting is totally conducive to being a little kid, because kids are less inhibited and use their imagination.” ThinkingLittlesUseKidsImaginationActingLittle Kid Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“Even when I was really young, I hated doing commercials, because I would say, "That's not real acting." And it's not. It's embarrassing what they make little kids do in commercials.” LittlesRealKidsYoungActingHatedEmbarrassingLittle Kid Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“Most people are really fighting to not be adults. And, when it happens, it's a big transition. And a lot of that is just awful. It's awful to have to get a job and really be responsible for other people. And it is funny, too. Like, we're all kind of little idiot kids trying to act like we know what we are doing.” PeopleKnowsTryingKindLittlesBigsHappensKidsJobsFightingAdultsResponsibleAll KindsAwfulIdiotTransitionBeing Responsible Author:Judd Apatow
“I always wanted to be an actor, even as a little kid. So I went to drama school in the late '60s at Carnegie Mellon.” LittlesKidsWantedSchoolActorsDramaLateLittle KidCarnegieCarnegie Mellon Author:Loudon Wainwright III
“I've got the kid. I feel a little more relief that I don't have to just think about myself too much.” ThinkingFeelsLittlesKidsToo MuchRelief Author:Adam Sandler
“I played guitar when I was a kid, a little bit. I can tool around with a guitar, but I'm certainly not a musician.” LittlesI CanKidsBitsLittle BitMusicianToolsGuitar Author:Matt Ross
“Any teen gets into a little trouble here and there. It's not hard to find trouble when you're looking for it as a kid.” LittlesHardKidsTroubleHere And There Author:Channing Tatum
“I love giving gifts and I love receiving them. I really like giving little kids extravagant gifts. You see their little faces light up and they get excited. If it's a really good gift, I love receiving it, like jewels, small islands.” IfsGivingLittlesLightKidsFacesExcitedChristmasIslandsReceivingJewelsLittle KidExtravagantLight UpFunny ChristmasGift Giving Author:Gina Gershon
“Little kids learn to walk by falling. They fall forward and eventually they start catching themselves. All walking is controlled falling. It’s the same with success. You learn by failing. Success is just controlled failing.” LittlesKidsFallWalksFailingWalkingControlledLittle KidCatching Author:Derek Rydall
“Here's an uplifting story. Congratulations to the Little League team from Huntington Beach, California. Yeah, they beat Japan to win the Little League World Series. That's pretty good. See, that proves that when math and science aren't involved, our kids can beat anybody.” WorldLittlesStoriesKidsWinningTeamInvolvedProveBeatsYeahSeriesMathUpliftingBeachCaliforniaLeagueJapanCongratulationsMath And ScienceWorld SeriesLittle LeagueHuntington Beach Author:Jay Leno
“I didn't like what was on TV in terms of sitcomsit had nothing to do with the color of themI just didn't like any of them. I saw little kids, let's say 6 or 7 years old, white kids, black kids. And the way they were addressing the father or the mother, the writers had turned things around, so the little children were smarter than the parent or the caregiver. They were just not funny to me. I felt that it was manipulative and the audience was looking at something that had no responsibility to the family.” WayYearsChildrenLittlesKidsMotherFatherFeltParentBlackTermWhiteResponsibilityAudienceSawsColorTvsSmarterLittle KidSitcomManipulativeCaregivers Author:Bill Cosby