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"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

29

"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

21

"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

18

"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

15

"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

12

"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

12

"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

10

"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

10

"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

10

"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

9

"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

8

"One of the problems you have when you read with kids is that once they like something they want you to read it a hundred times."

"One of the problems you have when you read with kids is that once they like something they want you to read it a hundred times."

Norton Juster, American Architect

Kids, Problems, Want

8

"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

7

"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

7

"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

7

"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

7

"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

7

"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

6

"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

6

"I didn't do the typical things that young kids do."

"I didn't do the typical things that young kids do."

Balthazar Getty, American Actor

6

"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

6

"The kids put you on a pedestal. I didn't like it."

"The kids put you on a pedestal. I didn't like it."

Tommy Rettig, American Actor

6

"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

6

"I listen to kids play a lot."

"I listen to kids play a lot."

Itzhak Perlman, Israeli Musician

6

"Encourage your kids' artistic side. Toughen up everything else."

"Encourage your kids' artistic side. Toughen up everything else."

Michael Madsen, American Actor

6

"Actually, the kids at school don't treat me any differently at all just because I'm on television."

"Actually, the kids at school don't treat me any differently at all just because I'm on television."

Beverley Mitchell, American Actress

Kids, School, Television

6

"I'm gonna put a curse on you and all your kids will be born completely naked."

"I'm gonna put a curse on you and all your kids will be born completely naked."

Jimi Hendrix, American Musician

6

"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

6

"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

5

"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

5

"I think what's happening here is, there's a group or maybe one person who is saying this is gonna be the definition and this is what we want to get the kids to do now."

"I think what's happening here is, there's a group or maybe one person who is saying this is gonna be the definition and this is what we want to get the kids to do now."

Grandmaster Flash, American Musician

Kids, Now, Saying, Want

5

"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

5

"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

5

"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

5

"I don't watch a lot of TV anymore. A lot of it isn't the kind of thing you can feel comfortable with watching with your kids. And I still feel that way even though, now, my kids are in their 30s."

"I don't watch a lot of TV anymore. A lot of it isn't the kind of thing you can feel comfortable with watching with your kids. And I still feel that way even though, now, my kids are in their 30s."

Tim Conway, American Actor

5

"As we're bombarded with the imagery that we are and now, post 9-11, it's hard not to get hardened by the world and the amount of violence that's allowed to be shown to kids these days."

"As we're bombarded with the imagery that we are and now, post 9-11, it's hard not to get hardened by the world and the amount of violence that's allowed to be shown to kids these days."

Mark Ruffalo, American Actor

Kids, Now, Post, Violence

5

"We were taught manners and we had to do our chores - Katie and I grew up as normal kids."

"We were taught manners and we had to do our chores - Katie and I grew up as normal kids."

Oliver Hudson, American Actor

5

"I want to get married again and have kids and even adopt."

"I want to get married again and have kids and even adopt."

Sophia Bush, American Actress

5

"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

5

"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

5

"The packaging has to really sell the product today, because kids can go out and buy a CD and then 10 kids can burn them. So you have to really be on your toes."

"The packaging has to really sell the product today, because kids can go out and buy a CD and then 10 kids can burn them. So you have to really be on your toes."

Jerry Only, American Musician

5

"Kids look up to me, and it's really incredible to be in that position."

"Kids look up to me, and it's really incredible to be in that position."

Corbin Bleu, American Actor

5

"If you read in front of your kids, it's very likely that they'll become readers, too."

"If you read in front of your kids, it's very likely that they'll become readers, too."

John Lithgow, American Actor

5

"We were just a bunch of high school kids who got into the Ramones together."

"We were just a bunch of high school kids who got into the Ramones together."

Santiago Durango, American Musician

5

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

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

Jerry Lewis, American Comedian

5

"I'm one of six kids, and the eight of us lived for over a decade in either a bus or a boat."

"I'm one of six kids, and the eight of us lived for over a decade in either a bus or a boat."

Paul Farmer, American Educator

5

"I've had lots of kids come up and ask for my autograph, I've had a grandmother stop me and ask me if I know a good place to buy underwear."

"I've had lots of kids come up and ask for my autograph, I've had a grandmother stop me and ask me if I know a good place to buy underwear."

Prince William, British Royalty

5

"When kids play, they are working on imagining the kind of world we live in."

"When kids play, they are working on imagining the kind of world we live in."

Daniel Greenberg, American Educator

Kids, Play, World

5

"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

5

"I want to live 50 more years. I'm 33 years old... and I want to live to at least be 80 and see my kids grow up and see my grandkids. That's important to me."

"I want to live 50 more years. I'm 33 years old... and I want to live to at least be 80 and see my kids grow up and see my grandkids. That's important to me."

Alonzo Mourning, American Athlete

Kids, Old, Want, Years

5

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