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Kids Quotes

"I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn't want to see my kids do the same thing."

"I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn't want to see my kids do the same thing."

Ozzy Osbourne, English Musician

83

"I think if you look at Andre then and now, you look at two different models. Of course it's personal preference, I think Andre now is a great role model for the kids. He has started training differently than he was before, and so on and so on."

"I think if you look at Andre then and now, you look at two different models. Of course it's personal preference, I think Andre now is a great role model for the kids. He has started training differently than he was before, and so on and so on."

Ivan Lendl, Czechoslovakian Athlete

Kids, Now, Training

63

"When kids hit one year old, it's like hanging out with a miniature drunk. You have to hold onto them. They bump into things. They laugh and cry. They urinate. They vomit."

"When kids hit one year old, it's like hanging out with a miniature drunk. You have to hold onto them. They bump into things. They laugh and cry. They urinate. They vomit."

Johnny Depp, American Actor

43

"In certain ways it is incredibly damaging considering the stuff I did before certainly wasn't for kids."

"In certain ways it is incredibly damaging considering the stuff I did before certainly wasn't for kids."

Jhonen Vasquez, American Cartoonist

42

"I don't want little kids reading my comics."

"I don't want little kids reading my comics."

Jhonen Vasquez, American Cartoonist

Kids, Reading, Want

39

"Kids called me 'Skeletor' as a kid because I was so skinny."

"Kids called me 'Skeletor' as a kid because I was so skinny."

Cameron Diaz, American Actress

35

"Each one of us has to take responsibility for reality, and present it so that kids will grow up familiar with that and say, OK. I've seen that before. I'm not afraid of it."

"Each one of us has to take responsibility for reality, and present it so that kids will grow up familiar with that and say, OK. I've seen that before. I'm not afraid of it."

Thuy Trang, Vietnamese Actress

Kids, Present, Reality, Responsibility

29

"No one really wants to send their kids off to die for oil."

"No one really wants to send their kids off to die for oil."

Daryl Hannah, American Actress

25

"When I was a kid, I was afraid of other kids."

"When I was a kid, I was afraid of other kids."

Andy Dick, American Actor

22

"Hold back the tide. Keep your kids innocent as long as possible."

"Hold back the tide. Keep your kids innocent as long as possible."

Tony Danza, American Actor

21

"Thousands of kids and parents come up to us and say, How do we get better as a singer?"

"Thousands of kids and parents come up to us and say, How do we get better as a singer?"

Paula Abdul, American Musician

21

"Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, and don't have any kids yourself."

"Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, and don't have any kids yourself."

Philip Larkin, English Poet

Kids, Man, Misery

20

"I've deliberately tried to calm myself down because eventually I want to be a good role model to my kids."

"I've deliberately tried to calm myself down because eventually I want to be a good role model to my kids."

Robbie Williams, British Musician

20

"I don't want my kids going through what I went through - police stopping you, searching you and all that malarkey."

"I don't want my kids going through what I went through - police stopping you, searching you and all that malarkey."

John O'Neill, American Athlete

Kids, Police, Want

20

"Kids know me from their Grease DVD, so they instantly respond. You can hear a pin drop when I do my old songs."

"Kids know me from their Grease DVD, so they instantly respond. You can hear a pin drop when I do my old songs."

Frankie Avalon, American Actor

Kids, Old, Songs

20

"The kids are not brought up to have minds of their own as individuals."

"The kids are not brought up to have minds of their own as individuals."

Ralph Steadman, British Cartoonist

20

"I have to go... drop some kids in the pool."

"I have to go... drop some kids in the pool."

Jessica Simpson, American Musician

20

"I've got seven kids. The three words you hear most around my house are 'hello,' 'goodbye,' and 'I'm pregnant'."

"I've got seven kids. The three words you hear most around my house are 'hello,' 'goodbye,' and 'I'm pregnant'."

Dean Martin, American Actor

19

"Kids are at my level. I like goofing around with them."

"Kids are at my level. I like goofing around with them."

John Goodman, American Actor

19

"I was definitely different from the other kids... I was more ambitious. I knew what I liked and what I wanted, and I worked really hard. I was a very serious kid."

"I was definitely different from the other kids... I was more ambitious. I knew what I liked and what I wanted, and I worked really hard. I was a very serious kid."

Natalie Portman, American Actress

19

"I was babysitting the night High School Musical premiered last year. I watched with the kids and we sang along to the lyrics. I was making $12 an hour."

"I was babysitting the night High School Musical premiered last year. I watched with the kids and we sang along to the lyrics. I was making $12 an hour."

Monique Coleman, American Actress

Kids, Night, School

19

"I've been a schoolteacher. I always try to get the kids to finish talking before the next one starts."

"I've been a schoolteacher. I always try to get the kids to finish talking before the next one starts."

Marion Zimmer Bradley, American Writer

18

"Anything that was perverse and silly would be Kids in the Hall."

"Anything that was perverse and silly would be Kids in the Hall."

Kevin McDonald, Canadian Comedian

18

"But now I have a lot of little kids who watched Invader Zim whenever they could find it on television."

"But now I have a lot of little kids who watched Invader Zim whenever they could find it on television."

Jhonen Vasquez, American Cartoonist

Kids, Now, Television

18

"You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway."

"You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway."

Walt Disney, American Cartoonist

18

"On her baby: He's 16 months old and he eats soap and paper. What's going on with kids?"

"On her baby: He's 16 months old and he eats soap and paper. What's going on with kids?"

Celine Dion, Canadian Musician

Kids, Months, Old

18

"The kids all knew me from Wayne's World. The grown-ups knew me after True Lies."

"The kids all knew me from Wayne's World. The grown-ups knew me after True Lies."

Tia Carrere, American Actress

Kids, Lies, World

17

"If there's going to be an SAT, it's probably practical to invest in a book or perhaps in a course, but I'm sorry to say, I went to some classes that my kids took and it was clear in school that what they were doing was just SAT training."

"If there's going to be an SAT, it's probably practical to invest in a book or perhaps in a course, but I'm sorry to say, I went to some classes that my kids took and it was clear in school that what they were doing was just SAT training."

Robert Sternberg, American Educator

Kids, School, Training

17

"It's natural to want your kids to have all the things you didn't have."

"It's natural to want your kids to have all the things you didn't have."

Alan Ladd, American Actor

17

"Before I was a year old I walked and talked and I was even potty trained. When I started going to school I think I got on everyone's nerves because I used to ask adult questions rather than settle for the stuff usually fed to kids."

"Before I was a year old I walked and talked and I was even potty trained. When I started going to school I think I got on everyone's nerves because I used to ask adult questions rather than settle for the stuff usually fed to kids."

Sharon Stone, American Actress

Kids, Nerves, Old, Questions

17

"I've been very fortunate to be able to use my series as a platform to show a good message for the kids."

"I've been very fortunate to be able to use my series as a platform to show a good message for the kids."

Chuck Norris, American Actor

17

"Sometimes I'm asked by kids why I condemn marijuana when I haven't tried it. The greatest obstetricians in the world have never been pregnant."

"Sometimes I'm asked by kids why I condemn marijuana when I haven't tried it. The greatest obstetricians in the world have never been pregnant."

Art Linkletter, American Journalist

17

"My kids get everything they want and are raised well."

"My kids get everything they want and are raised well."

Suge Knight, American Producer

17

"The easiest way to convince my kids that they don't really need something is to get it for them."

"The easiest way to convince my kids that they don't really need something is to get it for them."

Joan Collins, American Actress

16

"I've taught statistics, math courses and what I've found is that often if you teach them algebraically the formulas, you'll have one group of kids doing well."

"I've taught statistics, math courses and what I've found is that often if you teach them algebraically the formulas, you'll have one group of kids doing well."

Robert Sternberg, American Educator

Kids, Statistics

16

"I'm not a role model to my kids. They're a role model to me."

"I'm not a role model to my kids. They're a role model to me."

Susan Powter, American Celebrity

16

"Anyone who still supports George Bush would still let Michael Jackson babysit their kids."

"Anyone who still supports George Bush would still let Michael Jackson babysit their kids."

Hal Sparks, American Actor

16

"By looking at the questions the kids are asking, we learn the scope of what needs to be done."

"By looking at the questions the kids are asking, we learn the scope of what needs to be done."

Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian Singer

Kids, Needs, Questions

16

"This is the other thing: we make the cost of raising kids higher than it has to be just because we feel they need all this stuff, like gadgets, certain schools, and activities that are nice but aren't really necessary."

"This is the other thing: we make the cost of raising kids higher than it has to be just because we feel they need all this stuff, like gadgets, certain schools, and activities that are nice but aren't really necessary."

Patricia Heaton, American Actress

16

"I want my permanent address to be in Oklahoma. Someday, when I get married and I have kids, that's where I want to raise my kids."

"I want my permanent address to be in Oklahoma. Someday, when I get married and I have kids, that's where I want to raise my kids."

Carrie Underwood, American Musician

16

"I would never want any of my kids to go into this industry; not until they are old enough to understand and if this is something that they really want to do."

"I would never want any of my kids to go into this industry; not until they are old enough to understand and if this is something that they really want to do."

Morris Chestnut, American Actor

Kids, Old, Want

16

"He just had a very unique way of expressing himself physically with his kids."

"He just had a very unique way of expressing himself physically with his kids."

Dennis Wilson, American Musician

16

"It's up to each person's parents whether they think it's too frightening or too violent, how much their kids can handle, what they want to teach them, what they want to show them."

"It's up to each person's parents whether they think it's too frightening or too violent, how much their kids can handle, what they want to teach them, what they want to show them."

Gina Philips, American Actress

Kids, Parents, Want

15

"We have been in Victoria for 3 years now after moving here from Vancouver. Victoria is a great place to live and we plan on staying especially as the kids are now in school."

"We have been in Victoria for 3 years now after moving here from Vancouver. Victoria is a great place to live and we plan on staying especially as the kids are now in school."

Jonathan Brown, American Athlete

Kids, Now, School, Years

15

"I think kids slowly begin to realize that what they're learning relates to other things they know. Then learning starts to get more and more exciting."

"I think kids slowly begin to realize that what they're learning relates to other things they know. Then learning starts to get more and more exciting."

Norton Juster, American Architect

15

"No parent is there forever. So I won't be here forever with these kids."

"No parent is there forever. So I won't be here forever with these kids."

Anthony Quinn, Mexican Actor

15

"It's great, because different groups of kids can laugh at each other and still enjoy the show."

"It's great, because different groups of kids can laugh at each other and still enjoy the show."

Daisy Berkowitz, American Musician

15

"I would take plays and I would cut out all the other dialogue and make long monologues because I felt the other kids weren't taking it as seriously as I did."

"I would take plays and I would cut out all the other dialogue and make long monologues because I felt the other kids weren't taking it as seriously as I did."

Sally Field, American Actress

15

"I get paid for what most kids get punished for."

"I get paid for what most kids get punished for."

Jerry Lewis, American Comedian

15

"Will Smith is young, he's cool and my kids have his CDs."

"Will Smith is young, he's cool and my kids have his CDs."

Robert Conrad, Polish Director

15

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