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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

105

"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

100

"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

61

"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

58

"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

54

"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

51

"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

51

"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

49

"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

44

"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

43

"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

42

"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

41

"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

41

"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

40

"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

39

"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

39

"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

39

"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

39

"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

39

"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

38

"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

37

"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

37

"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

37

"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

37

"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

36

"I wasn't ever a huge fan of comics. Just not one of those kids, you know?"

"I wasn't ever a huge fan of comics. Just not one of those kids, you know?"

Gary Oldman, English Actor

36

"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

35

"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

35

"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

35

"I think that sometimes kids use the show as a jumping off point for talking about things with their parents."

"I think that sometimes kids use the show as a jumping off point for talking about things with their parents."

Luke Perry, American Actor

Kids, Parents, Talking

34

"I advise all the young kids to not overwork. You can't be out there blowing hard. You have to pace yourself."

"I advise all the young kids to not overwork. You can't be out there blowing hard. You have to pace yourself."

Freddie Hubbard, American Musician

34

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

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

Suge Knight, American Producer

34

"Kids are always asked, What are you going to be when you grow up? I needed an answer. So instead of saying, a fireman, or a policeman, I said, a reporter."

"Kids are always asked, What are you going to be when you grow up? I needed an answer. So instead of saying, a fireman, or a policeman, I said, a reporter."

Charles Kuralt, American Journalist

33

"George Lucas puts those types of characters in for the kids. Same with Jar Jar."

"George Lucas puts those types of characters in for the kids. Same with Jar Jar."

Peter Mayhew, British Actor

32

"When the ball dropped in 1999, I was holding dough and champagne in my hands and holding my kids."

"When the ball dropped in 1999, I was holding dough and champagne in my hands and holding my kids."

Method Man, American Musician

32

"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

32

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

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

Jessica Simpson, American Musician

32

"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

31

"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

31

"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

31

"Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don't belong there."

"Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don't belong there."

Joe DiMaggio, American Athlete

31

"The kids really enjoy what they do. I check with them constantly to make sure that they're really happy to be there."

"The kids really enjoy what they do. I check with them constantly to make sure that they're really happy to be there."

Jock Sturges, American Photographer

31

"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

30

"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

30

"If you're a good parent, see the changes that are happening in your kids."

"If you're a good parent, see the changes that are happening in your kids."

Keith Emerson, British Musician

30

"We'd go to the fraternity house. It was a good place to practice. But we really wanted the kids to overhear us. And whoever heard us would go nuts over it."

"We'd go to the fraternity house. It was a good place to practice. But we really wanted the kids to overhear us. And whoever heard us would go nuts over it."

Art Garfunkel, American Musician

29

"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

29

"I read while the kids play. I can see them from the kitchen window. And I'm a fast reader."

"I read while the kids play. I can see them from the kitchen window. And I'm a fast reader."

Reese Witherspoon, American Actress

Kids, Kitchen, Play

29

"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

29

"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

29

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