“I've read plenty of amazing science pieces where the writers don't hang out in labs. I just have fun doing it. And I get rewarded for it; I get gushy, especially when kids tell me they expected to be bored by my books, but weren't.” BookKidsFunPiecesExpectedPlentyBoredHaving FunHanging OutLabsJust Have Fun Author:Mary Roach
“I had my Olympic gold medal cut up into eleven pieces. Gave all eleven of my kids a piece. It'll come together again when they put me down.” KidsTogetherPiecesCuttingGoldMedalElevenGold MedalsTogether Again Author:Joe Frazier
“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
“I do think we know that a teacher who knows what he or she is doing, knows their subject matter, and knows how to impart knowledge to kids is a critical piece of closing the achievement gap.” ThinkingKnowsMatterKidsKnow HowTeacherPiecesSubjectsAchievementCriticalGapsClosingSubject MatterImpartAchievement Gap Author:Margaret Spellings
“A piece of drapery is like a necktie, hot stuff to paint, and one of the easiest things for a painter to kid himself into thinking he can do. Don't be fooled by the color. Go after the shape and character. Hew the forms together with colored tones.” ThinkingCharacterKidsTogetherFormStuffCan DoPiecesColorShapesHotPaintPainterToneFooledNeckties Author:John French Sloan
“Halloween's coming. Kids get very imaginative in my neighborhood. Last year, three kids showed up as Goldman Sachs executives and demanded 4.5 billion pieces of candy.” YearsKidsLastsThreePiecesBillionsNeighborhoodExecutivesLast YearHalloweenCandyImaginativeGoldman Sachs Author:Jay Leno
“I dont have children, but I have 17 nieces and nephews, and they more than make up for anything that I can do. I have a stepdaughter, and I adore her to pieces, and I think about adoption. There are so many kids at different ages and stages that need families.” ThinkingNeedsChildrenI CanDifferentKidsAgeCan DoPiecesStageAdoptionAdoreNephewNieceDifferent AgesNiece And NephewStepdaughters Author:Lauren Velez
“I started very early. I started to be interested in design when I was 14 years old, basically, and before I was just like anybody else, any other kid. I was playing with everything. I loved to do stage sets by cutting a piece of board and making a cut in three sides, flipping it down, making the stage.” YearsKidsThreeSidesPiecesCuttingStageDesignBoardsThree Sides Author:Massimo Vignelli
“You can imagine how the kids teased me, with a name like Chris Hemsworth. 'Kiss Ham'sWart'-that's what they called me. Meaning if there was a piece of ham with an ugly wart on it, I was such a loser I'd probably kiss it. It was endless.” IfsKidsNamesPiecesImagineKissingUglyEndlessLoserHamWarts Author:Chris Hemsworth
“I just want that unconditional love, the kind you get with a family member. You might get lucky enough to find that unconditional love in a friend or a lover, but it's very rare. So if I ever have a kid, it'd be so that I could look in those eyes and know that this child is a piece of me and will love me the same way I love, but I think that's selfish of me.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayWantLooksKindChildrenEnoughMightEyeKidsPiecesLoversLuckyMembersSelfishUnconditional LoveUnconditionalFamily Members Author:Michelle Rodriguez
“If a kid is really interested in wanting to have a career in aviation, he's actually learning and getting some of the [basics], not even just fringe. There are things in here that movie [Planes] about like the pulp of an engine, and it's the actual engine, the actual parts and pieces. So I felt like I got schooled as well. I learned a lot just being in there and doing that.” IfsWellsKidsFeltCareersPiecesPlanesAviationEnginesJust BeingFringeBasicsSchooledPulp Author:Dane Cook
“I like to service the full audience of America, so I try to do things that are just real artistic, like when they don't have the most money, but it's a great piece of work. Then, there are big, fun comedies and big animated movies for kids. I want to do things for my nieces and nephews. Ultimately, we're trying to deliver something entertaining to an audience. As long as it can entertain the audience, and it makes me or my niece and nephew laugh or cry, then I think it's good.” ThinkingWantTryingLongRealBigsKidsAmericaFunAudienceLaughingComedyPiecesCryArtisticEntertainingAnimatedNephewNieceAnimated MoviesMy NieceNiece And Nephew Author:Queen Latifah
“Jim Henson was the only piece of fan mail I ever wrote when I was a little kid.” LittlesKidsPiecesFansMailLittle KidFan Mail Author:Neil Patrick Harris
“A couple of pieces of advice for the kids who are serious about writing are: first of all, to read everything you can get your hands on so you can become familiar with different forms of writing: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, journalism. That's very important. And also keep a journal. Not so much, because it's good writing practice. Although it is, but more because it's a wonderful source of story starters.” WritingFirstsImportantDifferentStoriesHandsKidsFormFictionPracticePiecesWonderfulAdviceSeriousSourceCoupleFamiliarJournalismJournalNon FictionGood WritingWriting FictionStarters Author:Ann M. Martin
“Grass [marijuana] probably helped me as much as it hurt me. Especially as a performer. When you're high, it's easy to kid yourself about how clever certain mediocre pieces of material are. But, on the other hand, pot opens windows and doors that you may not be able to get through any other way.” WayMayHandsKidsAbleCertainEasyHurtPiecesDoorsMaterialsWindowCleverGrassPotPerformersMarijuanaIt HurtsMediocreHurt MeWindows And Doors Author:George Carlin
“I love comedy. I suppose comedy is my first love, in a way. I did a lot of acting, funnily enough, unprofessionally, as a kid. From when I was 10 years old until I was about 19, I was always doing little sketches with my friends, and doing different accents and voices. Probably about 3/4 of those were comedic, in some way, and the other 1/4 was more serious stuff or more action or more dramatic little pieces that I would make. But, I tend to lean towards comedy.” WayYearsFirstsLittlesDifferentEnoughKidsActionStuffVoiceActingComedyPiecesSeriousMy FriendsDramaticAccentsFirst LoveComedic Author:Sharlto Copley
“I can't pin myself on any fixed religion, really. I'm just one of those sad, early-century people who just drifts around and picks up a bit of this and a bit of that. I was confirmed a Christian when I was a kid purely because I wanted a piece of jewelry, so I don't know whether this is just another extension of that.” PeopleKnowsI CanKidsWantedChristianBitsPiecesCenturyPicksFixedJust OneExtensionsPinsJewelry Author:Richard Ashcroft
“The first book I ever wrote was in fourth grade and it was called 'Billy's Booger.' It was an autobiographical piece about a kid who was really bad at math.” FirstsBookKidsPiecesMathGradesFourthFourth GradeBoogers Author:William Joyce
“I've always had a fascination with interior design. As a kid, I used to go to real estate open houses with my parents on the weekends. Like a nerd! I would think of how I would piece rooms together at those open houses.” ThinkingRealKidsTogetherUsedHouseParentRoomsPiecesDesignWeekendEstatesInteriorsNerdFascinationInterior Design Author:Jeremiah Brent
“I was born and raised with crocodiles; they are a piece of cake. But kids are so ... unpredictable.” KidsBornPiecesRaisedCakeUnpredictableCrocodilesBorn And Raised Author:Steve Irwin
“When you live from freelance check to freelance check, your mind is always on "What's the next piece I'm going to write, or draw, that'll pay this month's rent?" And so going out to play ball with my kids was a low priority.” WritingMindPlayKidsNextPayPiecesMonthsLowsDrawsBallsPrioritiesChecksGoing Out Author:Al Jaffee
“I could go out to five parties a day if I wanted to. I don't. I have attachments to my wife and kids - and about 20 pieces of art.” IfsArtKidsWantedPartyFivePiecesWifeMy WifeAttachmentMy Wife And Kids Author:Aby Rosen
“When I was a kid, you went and saw movies. You knew very little about the actor's personal life except what would be, like, in Photoplay or something. We didn't hear "The Making of..." every single movie, and actors didn't have to put this tremendous piece of work that they'd done into a sound bite.” LittlesDoneWould BeKidsActorsSoundSawsPiecesBitesPersonal LifeSound BitesSaw Movie Author:Kristen Stewart
“I despise hip hop. Loathe it. Eminem is an idiot and I find 50 Cent the most distasteful character I have ever crossed in my life. Eminem's new song about his kid - isn't it the most ridiculous piece of music you have ever heard in your life? I just don't like the dragging women around on dog leads and all that stuff” CharacterKidsSongStuffPiecesHeardDogHip HopRidiculousHipsIdiotHopsDespiseCentsLoatheNew SongsDistasteful Author:Noel Gallagher
“First of all, women inherently, I think, are quite capable of having lots of balls in the air. And so, like, it's all those skills you use; you analyze the problem, figure out your tools, and then go at it piece by piece.... It's like what you have to do in the morning to get your kids out the door [if you're a parent]. The skills are, I believe, the same. The patience issues are the same.” IfsThinkingFirstsBelieveUseProblemKidsI BelieveParentMorningIssuesPiecesDoorsAirFiguresSkillsCapableToolsBalls Author:Sylvia Mathews Burwell
“It's my real name. My mother's name is Rose Rock. It was the worst name as a kid to have. They called me Piece of the Rock, Plymouth Rock, Joe Rockid, and Flintstones. Now they call me Mister Rock.” RealKidsMotherNamesPiecesWorstRocksRoseCall MePlymouthFlintstonesPlymouth Rock Author:Chris Rock
“I think it's terrible to show that to kids. It's - I think you should - if you - if you do a piece where something violent happens and someone dies or is badly injured, you must show the pain.” IfsThinkingShouldShowsHappensKidsPainDiesPiecesTerribleViolentInjured Author:Joe Eszterhas
“When my mother would make me sandwiches for school - zucchini and eggs, pepper and eggs, everything was with eggs - the oil would drip out of the bag. She didn't care if I lost the sandwich - she wanted that brown bag back. She used to give me artichoke sandwiches. You have no idea how embarrassing it is to sit in the schoolyard eating an artichoke with a piece of bread. A lot of kids didn't know what it was, they'd say, Look at that guy eating flowers!” IfsKnowsGivingLooksIdeasCareKidsWantedSchoolUsedMotherGuyLostPiecesFlowerEatingGive MeOilBreadNo IdeaBrownBagsEggsEmbarrassingSandwichesThat GuyPeppersArtichokesZucchini Author:Pat Cooper
“Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.” WritingBelieveKidsPiecesPositiveEthicsWho You AreShiningIndividualitySentencesStorytellingBeing YourselfBe YouBe True To YourselfTrue To YourselfJust Be YourselfJust Being YouInspirations Being YourselfShining Through Author:John Jakes
“I'm close to being a vegan, but I'm not one, technically. I don't eat eggs, or nearly any dairy - no cheese or milk. I do eat honey, and a piece of milk chocolate here and there. It's never really been that hard for me. I've never had any desire to eat meat. In fact, when I was a kid I would have a really difficult time eating meat at all. It had to be the perfect bite, with no fat or gristle or bone or anything like that. I don't judge people who eat meat - that's not for me to say - but the whole thing just sort of bums me out.” PeopleHardWholeFactsKidsDesireDifficultPerfectPiecesJudgingEatingBonesFatsMeatEggsChocolateVeganBitesHoneyMilkCheeseDifficult TimesHere And ThereDairyEating Meat Author:Tobey Maguire