“As a little kid, not only is my dad Jo-Jo White, but M. L. Carr is involved in the family, Red Auerbach is my godfather, and my stepmother was an Olympic-caliber sprinter. Athletes were all around. I happened to be a natural athlete. If I wasn't, it might have been hell. But I never got any pressure from my mom and dad to be an athlete.” IfsLittlesHas BeensMightKidsNaturalWhiteHellHappenedMomDadInvolvedRedPressureMy DadAthleteMy MomLittle KidMight Have BeenMom And DadCaliberBeing A DadStepmothersSprinters Author:Brian J. White
“I was just a kid when I started doing this,yoga, meditation, natural foods, acupuncture - things like were seen as practically voodoo. And today you can go into any hospital and they'll have massage, and Chinese medicine, and therapy, and a prayer room.” KidsTodayNaturalPrayerRoomsMeditationYogaMedicineChineseTherapyHospitalsMassageVoodooYoga MeditationAcupunctureChinese Medicine Author:Elizabeth Lesser
“"Natural" is a very dangerous word to use about sexuality ... Our society's notions of normality are completely fake and meta-trendy, since they rely on the changing standards of superstition, religion, Christianity and gender bias to define themselves. Americans, in particular, exhibit very childish reactions to sexual practices that are new to them, much like little kids who are offered a vegetable they haven't seen before: "That's disgusting!" "But darling, you haven't even tried it!" "I don't care, I hate it, I hate it!” LittlesUseCareKidsHateNaturalChristianityPracticeDangerousHavensParticularStandardsI HateNotionDon't CareGenderSexualityReactionsI Don't CareFakeRelyOur SocietyVegetablesSuperstitionsDisgustingBiasLittle KidDarlingExhibitsNormalityTrendyGender Bias Author:Susie Bright
“I'd like to be the John Wayne of the '90s. Not in terms of being the macho guy, but as a solid male leading character. Making an action-adventure comedy that kids can see with their families is a natural extension of what I did in wrestling.” CharacterKidsActionGuyTermNaturalComedyAdventureMalesWrestlingExtensionsWayneMacho Author:Hulk Hogan
“When Im in town on Sundays, I sometimes go down to the Central Bar in the East Village to watch English football. But my natural inclination now is to get in the car with my wife and kids and get out of town.” SometimesKidsNaturalWatchesWifeCarFootballTownsMy WifeEastBarsSundayVillageInclinationEnglish FootballMy Wife And KidsEast Village Author:Joe Scarborough
“Why do we love our grandparents so much? Part of the reason I think has to do with the tremendous natural affection and affinity that kids have for older people, whether they are their actual grandparents or not.” PeopleThinkingReasonKidsNaturalAffectionGrandparentAffinityOlder People Book:If I Knew it Was Going to Be This Much Fun, I Would Have Become a Grandparent First Source: If I Knew it Was Going to Be This Much Fun, I Would Have Become a Grandparent First
“When any of us thinks of ourselves as a role model - whether thats as a parent being observed by their kids or a leader under the microscope of their followers - it creates a natural stepping up of how we carry ourselves and what we expect from ourselves.” ThinkingKidsParentNaturalLeaderRolesModelsFollowersRole ModelsMicroscopes Author:Chip Conley
“Because I come from such a close family, my natural instinct is to marry and have kids as soon as possible.” KidsNaturalInstinctNatural InstinctClose Family Author:Nicole Trunfio
“Some guys that know me from when I was a kid say "My son, oh he's just like your father." It's just a natural part of our lives. But, within the music industry and within the industry of the critiques of music, where it becomes "Ziggy's music is not as good as Bob's music," I don't understand. But I don't really pay much attention to that because I'm just expressing myself.” KnowsKidsGuyFatherNaturalPayAttentionOur LivesSonLike YouIndustryMusic IsMy SonBobKnow MeCritiqueMusic Industry Author:Ziggy Marley
“The interesting thing with child actors is that kids are natural actors. They're wonderful actors, and most kids are acting all the time. They're imagining they're out in the yard playing. They're imagining that things happened, and they can get very vivid.” ChildrenKidsActorsNaturalInterestingActingWonderfulHappenedThings HappenYardsVividInteresting ThingsChild Actors Author:Clint Eastwood
“I love producing my kids and my wife's TV show. I love doing that. I think that's my most natural space in the business. I would say the most natural space for me is producing or editing. That's just where I thrive.” ThinkingShowsKidsNaturalSpaceWifeTvsMy WifeThriveEditingTv Shows Author:Willi Smith
“When the boomers started to have kids reach adolescence, there was suddenly this feeling that they needed to protect their kids from all the same things they did when they were kids. Which I guess is a natural tendency, but it makes for a less fun society.” FeelingsKidsFunNaturalNeededProtectTendenciesAdolescenceBoomers Author:Dave Barry
“Don't get in the way of children who find it natural and obvious to explore the world around them - even if it means they make a mess of your kitchen or living room. It's all about your perspective on these things. Let them play. When you do, the kids do not have to be reintroduced to ways of questioning nature, and the task of promoting science would be a trivial exercise.” IfsWorldWayMeanChildrenPlayWould BeKidsNaturalRoomsPerspectiveExerciseTasksObviousMessKitchenQuestioningPromotingLiving Room Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson